Rogue in Space
Crag is a rogue human, a criminal on the run. When he is set up for transporting a dangerous drug, his judge, Olliver, offers him a deal: go into the psyched and have his memory wiped, or become Olliver's partner in crime, and venture to Mars to steal a dangerous weapon. Of course, not all is what it seems, though it's not far off, and mostly the book telegraphs what's going to happen, right down to the end.
Extraterrestrial beings, American Science fiction, Fiction
Fredric Brown
Fredric Brown was born in Cincinnati.  He wrote science fiction and mystery fiction.  His first novel, What Mad Universe, a popular parody of pulp science fiction, was published in 1949.