Devil's Planet — Manly Wade Wellman

Originally published in Startling Stories in 1942, 'Devil's Planet' was Manly Wade Wellman's fourth published science fiction novel, and it combines an adventure story set on Mars with a locked room murder mystery. Dillon Stover lands on Mars with a mission to continue his grandfather's work to bring a sustainable water supply to the parched planet, but before he knows it he finds himself accused of murder and on the run.