Acclaimed author Emma Newman returns to the captivating universe she
created in Planetfall with a stunning science fiction mystery where
one man's murder is much more than it seems--an Arthur C. Clarke Award
Nominee.
Gov-corp detective Carlos Moreno was only a baby when Atlas left Earth
to seek truth among the stars. But in that moment, the course of
Carlos's entire life changed. Atlas is what took his mother away; what
made his father lose hope; what led Alejandro Casales, leader of the
religious cult known as the Circle, to his door. And now, on the eve of
the fortieth anniversary of Atlas's departure, it's got something to
do why Casales was found dead in his hotel room--and why Carlos is the
man in charge of the investigation.
To figure out who killed one of the most powerful men on Earth, Carlos
is supposed to put aside his personal history. But the deeper he delves
into the case, the more he realizes that escaping the past is not so
easy. There's more to Casales's death than meets the eye, and something
much more sinister to the legacy of Atlas than anyone realizes...