Forensic anthropologist Aisha Costard has been summoned to Mars to
examine skeletal remains recently discovered beneath a building erected
by the Disty aliens. The bones belong to a human woman who vanished 30
years ago with her children. She is believed to have been one of the
Disappeared, outlaws wanted for crimes against alien civilizations.
To investigate the mystery of the skeleton, Aisha turns to Retrieval
Artist Miles Flint. Following the trail back three decades and seeking
the whereabouts of the victim's missing children, Miles discovers a
deadly secret that could threaten the stability of the entire solar
system.