He Walked Around the Horses — H. Beam Piper

Science fiction author H. Beam Piper is regarded as one of the genre's most inventive practitioners, and this short but gripping tale puts his remarkable creative powers on full display. "He Walked Around the Horses" takes the real-world case of the mysterious disappearance of a nineteenth-century diplomat and melds it into a mind-bending science fiction story. Fans of speculative SF will love this gratifying read.