A vault hidden inside the Sun. A thief with nothing left to lose. And a cadet team with everything to prove.When Richard, Ashton, Dooley, and Whizzy are assigned to a routine training mission near Mercury, they expect a quiet summer in orbit. Instead, they uncover the beginnings of a high-stakes crime-a solar observation satellite has been hijacked, and Earth Command's most sensitive data may be gone forever.As the team races into the blistering edge of the Sun's corona, they discover a deeper conspiracy: a hidden black-market scavenger network, stolen heat-shielded ships, and a mysterious vault buried in solar fire.To stop the thief, they'll have to enter one of the most dangerous zones in the solar system.And this time... not everyone wants to be saved.Perfect for readers who enjoy clean, clever sci-fi filled with teamwork, mystery, and heart.Book 7 in the Space Cadet Richard series continues the legacy-with new challenges, new faces, and solar secrets that will change everything.