A missing engineer with a secret. A corporate war waiting for a spark. An ancient moon concealing much more than meets the eye.

When agricultural engineer Maria Cloudfellow vanishes from Hecate Station, investigator Marcus Tolemy assembles the best team he can to track her down: an injured space garbage collector, a corporate spy, a scheming logistician, and a cyborg with all the grace and technology of a top-loading water cooler. On the frontier of corporate-controlled space, an investigator has to do with what he has.

Marcus relies on observational prowess, cunning, and no small amount of luck as he unravels the mystery of Maria’s disappearance and the fate of Hecate Station. Pulling at every thread may be a great way to solve the case, but who knows what else might unravel. 

Packed with witty banter, corporate intrigue, and mind-bending scale, this puzzle-box space opera is loaded with subtle clues for observant readers who enjoy expansive sci-fi mysteries, large ensemble casts, and the occasional gambling-addicted, criminally negligent AI.