From TheReading Cafe.com: "a character driven, sci-fi thriller of murder and mystery; a noir-type story with less in your face violence and $ex; a dark and spirted tale of secrets and lies. The premise is dramatic; the characters are determined and dangerous. There is a slight romance developing for our story line heroine, but everything is implied." First Sergeant Jill Tower is back from war and her problems are just beginning. Admiral Falkirk McGowan's son-in-law has been murdered and Jill has a looming deadline to discover the killer. Everyone from his mistresses to his smuggling rivals had a motive. Soon Jill and her sassy AI assistant, PENY, are pulled along a twisting trail of clues into the seedy underbelly of Nakon City following a bloody revenge plot decades in the making. Along the way, Jill ignites a sizzling affair with a young soldier. But killers lurk in every shadow, determined to bury the truth. Jill must fight for her life in this electrifying page-turner. In a neo-noir world where the stakes are high and betrayal runs deep, who can Jill trust? A dark future thriller that will hook you into the world of the Nakon Trilogy.