Three to Conquer

It had been ages and ages since I've read Eric Frank Russell, and this was the perfect fit. It was a fast and entertaining read. Eric Frank Russell at one time was as popular as Heinlein and Asimov and he still stands up.

This is a story of a secret space mission to Venus that has gone wrong. The three astronauts that were sent met with a bad end and they were taken over by a Venusian parasite and arrived back on Earth without anyone aware of it, and the infestation has begun. Earth's only hope is a single telepath (at least he is the only one that is known. The pace of the story is quite fast and it was a quick read, I read it in one day. I liked it.