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Halcyon Years
A Science Fiction Novel by Alastair Reynolds
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Murder Mystery,
- Noir Mystery,
- Space Opera
This book is for you if you're into...
- Noir mysteries set aboard starships with thousands of passengers
- Private investigators caught between rival clients with secrets
- Science fiction murder cases where the sleuth might be next
A private investigator is hired to look into a mysterious, high-profile death aboard the starship Halcyon in this fresh new science fiction masterpiece from the creator of the beloved Revelation Space universe. Strap in for a gripping murder mystery.
Yuri Gagarin is a private investigator, who picks up small cases from his local community, runs into trouble with the local police, and generally ekes out a living as best he can. He's aboard the Halcyon - a starship, hurtling through space, carrying thousands of passengers with thousands more sleeping the journey away.
Only his usual investigative work - catching cheating spouses, and small time con artists - is about to take a turn. He's hired by a mysterious woman called Ruby Red to look into a death in one of Halcyon's most elite families . . . and then warned off the case again by a second mysterious woman called Ruby Blue. Caught between the two, he's about to be embroiled in a murder mystery in which - at any moment - he could be the latest victim.
Gripping, fast-paced fun, this is a classic noir mystery with a science fiction twist, which will keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat to the end. A fresh new masterpiece, from the master of science fiction.
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