The Central Galactic Concordance has been stable for two centuries, but
trouble is brewing. As a pandemic sweeps across hundreds of civilized
planets, someone is stealing the vaccine...
Brilliant investigator Luka Foxe's hidden mental talent is out of
control, making him barely able to function in the aftermath of violence
and a rising body count. The convoluted trail leads to a corrupt pharma
industry and the possibility of an illegal, planet-sized laboratory. In
the face of increasing threats, he must rely on an enigmatic, lethal
woman he just met, but she has secrets of her own.
Mairwen Morganthur hides extraordinary skills under the guise of a
dull night-shift guard. The last thing she wants is to provide personal
security for a hot-shot investigator, or to be plunged into a murky case
involving sabotage, treachery, and the military covert operations
division that would love to discover she's still alive.
Two more deaths won't bother their enemies one bit. Their only hope
for survival is revealing their dark secrets and learning to trust one
another.
What do you do when your talent, the one that lets you excel at your job, is killing you? That's a fascinating question at the heart of the story, one I keep pondering in relation to workaholic environments, financial struggles, and burnout. In Van Natta's future, humanity's mental talents get them into new kinds of trouble that highlight questions we confront in our present.
Mairwen and Luka are fully-fleshed out characters, adults who learn to rely on each other without becoming codependent. Watching them connect and forge a relationship was a fulfilling treat. There's a bit of mystery to intrigue the reader, too!
Author site: Carol Van Natta - SF Author and Playwright
Recommendation by Lee Koven.
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Thanks for recommending my book. I'm rather fond of it, too.
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