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A fast-paced, enthralling science fiction mystery which will leave fans craving for the next book.

"The story's fast-paced nature and its captivating setting on the moon, replete with cutting-edge technology, offer all the hallmarks of an enthralling science fiction tale." -- Maria Yinks, San Francisco Book Review

"Werne's storytelling technique ... deftly balances interstellar politics with an amalgam of end-to-end action and Sherlock Holmes-styled sleuthing. The conversations between the characters are the icing on the cake as Werne displays an innate ability to extract comedic instances from even the most serious-sounding situation." - Readers Favorite

On the moon, Kate Devana is the law.

When an anti-technology terrorist cult dubs themselves The Orionids after the October meteor storm, knife a wedding guest, and then sets off a devastating bomb, Kate Devana must find a way to stop them before they become an extinction-level event.

She's the chief of security for the Lunar Colony and a Marine and a Guardian, trained to fight behind enemy lines while outnumbered in space.

But she finds herself scrambling to keep the place from becoming the new Wild West. She's a department of one, an eight-hour rocket ride from the nearest Earth police station, and she's busy preventing the drunk uber-rich celebrities from killing each other. Her only backup will come to investigate political enemies if they come at all.