"This is a shockingly well done scifi noir investigation that leans into stereotypes and does it just right!

The story structure alone is very well done alternating POV’s between two women who are polar opposites and begin to fill in the details and clues of a deeper than usual murder mystery � we as readers can start to appreciate each character’s strengths and weaknesses in ways that the characters cant.

The real star of this story is the setting, a believable future where The City In the Sky (Cuidad de la Ceilo) aka CdC is very large space station now present in Earth’s orbit, representing hope and future to all those down below. But as we are reminded in this story, nothing is as squeaky clean as it appears.

We first follow Dr Alice Blake, a by-the-book government executive who has come to clean up corruption on CdC who is thrust into the spotlight when a corpse is found � the first murder in space initating a public investigation. She decided she needs a local guide and gets Nikki “Fix� freeman, whose moral flexibility is well known and allows her to survive. Nikki is our other POV and a surprisingly good foil for Alice and good at her job when she wants to be, until she is framed for the next murder�.


Would recommend this book as a highly competant well-executed future thriller with a very believablr future exploring topics about exploitation, power, and even questions nature of free will by allowing knowledge transfer thru implantations�. And so much more!!!"

"Spectacular. Strange. Fascinating. Unlike anything I’ve read before and likely over my head at times. The power of language to frame our perception, the misery and ethics of addiction, ethics of first contact, and so much more."

"Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes.

There is nothing more enjoyable than reading a book and finding yourself lost in the words. The was brilliant, poignant and a joy to read. A story that will live in my mind for the rest of my life, and maybe make me appreciate it a little bit more along the way. 10/10 "