the Affair of Ambassador's Comet

Above Rigel 5, where the ancient Shepherd Comet blazes for the first time in forty years, diplomats from across the sector have gathered to renew humanity's most important interstellar trade agreement. Then Ambassador Corvin Halbrecht collapses at the gala reception - and the comet is blamed. A rare neurotoxin. A convenient suspect. A cover story built from science no one will want to challenge. Inspector Matthias Veyron arrives to find a station full of diplomats more concerned with political consequence than the truth, a young scientist wrongly accused, and evidence pointing toward a fraud that has corrupted the compact for two decades. In a world of grand alliances and calculated appearances, murder is almost always about something smaller. The Affair of the Ambassador's Comet is a gripping mystery of science, diplomacy, and quiet ambition - perfect for readers who enjoy Agatha Christie-style detection, atmospheric science fiction, and mysteries with genuine intellectual substance.

Pagina's: 160, Paperback, Independently published