A dark and heartfelt sci-fi thriller by Lyn Alden, international bestselling author of Broken Money.In the late 21st century, society is more fractured than ever. Billions satisfy their every whim in virtual worlds, leaving those in power free to tighten their grip on the real one.Then five bodies turn up at a rest stop in the New Jersey Pine Barrens—the blood torn from their veins, a van hurled the length of a football field, and three of the dead with no identities at all. For military investigator Asim Rahal, it’s the strangest case of his career.When the killer seizes a newsroom on live television, claiming she’s a new species of human and warning of worse to come, the case erupts into a national crisis. But the trail points to a military program that officially doesn’t exist. And Asim’s own chain of command is protecting it.Every hero asks what’s worth dying for. The harder question is what’s worth killing for.“A compelling and exciting new voice in cyberpunk, Lyn Alden has created a world and story that suck you in and leave you on the edge of your seat. Unputdownable!”-Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Hugo-nominated editor“You are definitely going to want to get your hands on this.”-Bradley Rettler, Professor of Philosophy, University of Wyoming

When everyone else dies trying… they call her.An exciting sci-fi assassin and mystery thriller set thousands of years in the future, in a time when humanity has spread through the stars.Heather Kilgore is the deadliest assassin in the Fringe. Young, focused, and coldly efficient, the star nation of Prometheus sends her in to finish the job where others have failed. But when a man she once loved turns up dead on a contested planet, she must unravel the mystery or risk plunging the entire sector into war. Partnered with an old mentor turned rival, relentlessly pursued by a local detective, and fighting unseen foes at every turn, can Heather find the real enemy before they strike?Readers looking for a hard-hitting technothriller with heart will love Rogue Agent. A fast-paced story of spies, assassins, traitors, and double agents, this book will keep you guessing as you work with Heather to discover who is killing everyone around her and what she’ll need to do to save her star nation from ruin.Set in the reader-favorite universe of Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes and The Worst Ship in the Fleet, this standalone series will thrill and delight.Order today!

(Available in Print and eBook)She was built to commit the murder.Now she must solve it.When the alien aristocrat she was built to assassinate turns up murdered instead, what's an android assassin supposed to do? For Desire - a half-scale, hyper-advanced android with an attitude - it’s simple: ditch her undercover brothel job, hack her way off the space station, and hunt down the real killer.But in a society where machines are disposable property and androids without a purpose are sent for recycling, rogue androids are even more illegal than purpose-built assassins. Determined to survive, Desire escapes the station and begins hunting the real killer-only to collide with "The Law," a rule-bound rookie officer of galactic justice assigned to the case.With aristocratic families covering their tracks, telepathic elites striking from the shadows, and conspiracies waiting at every turn, the two unlikely allies must put aside their differences to uncover the truth.Because someone wanted the aristocrat dead.And someone even more powerful will do anything to make sure no one learns why.In this first installment of a new sci-fi mystery series by Tristis Ward, a rogue assassin android and a devout officer of galactic law become the galaxy's most unlikely detective team in a witty cross-galaxy adventure of conspiracies, secrets, and dangerous truths.Desire & The Law: Assassin at Allgate is perfect for readers who enjoy the rogue-AI wit of The Murderbot Diaries, the political scope of Ancillary Justice, and the adventurous spirit of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.

Welcome to the Dismolle Peace Force, the most dysfunctional crime-fighting outfit in the galaxy.Their budget is stretched so thin the station commander is running a lottery scam to cover costs.They hire trainees by printing job ads on the back of old fast food flyers.Their armoury consists of one training pistol and several hundred boxes of old records.If you love cozy sci-fi, absurd galactic bureaucracy, and oddball team-ups, jump in now!1. Peace Force: When Harriet Walsh signs up, she doesn't expect to be given her first case with no training, no equipment and absolutely no idea about police work.Joined by a teenage pickpocket and an opinionated AI patrol car with a passion for the beach, Harriet has to figure out how to run an investigation before the whole operation collapses.2. Alpha Minor: Harriet's troublesome young trainee has a mind of her own, a talent for ignoring orders and a worrying habit of getting into trouble. Keeping Alice out of danger may be Harriet's toughest assignment yet.3. Sierra Bravo: A criminal gang takes over part of Dismolle, forcing Harriet to call on a group of retired Peace Force officers. They're outnumbered, outgunned—and some of them are very, very rusty.Three novels of science-fiction adventure, crime, mystery and comedy featuring Harriet Walsh and the dysfunctional Peace Force team of Dismolle.

Winner — 2026 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal, Science FictionFinalist — Self-Publishing Science Fiction Competition 4Kirkus Reviews — 24 Indies Worth DiscoveringTALES FROM THE QUANTUM VAULTIn his debut novel, Bryan Chaffin transports us to the year 2139, where corporate combines have their own Senate seats, the surveillance-state is all-encompassing, humans live most of their lives in the Omninet, and sentient AIs are partners with the world government. It's not all bad, though. There are docbots, you never have to wait for a taxi, and if you can afford it, you can get your coffee made the old fashioned way, strained from the algae tanks.ACCIDENTAL INTELLIGENCEPrivate detective Mason Truman is being yanked around by invisible strings, and it's an AI doing the yanking. Miranda. She's subtle. Crazy. And she thinks she can see the future. It's enough to drive Mason nuts. Miranda believes her fellow AIs are up to some kind of grand conspiracy against the Terran Republic, and she wants Mason's help proving it. Conspiracies are above Mason's pay grade, though, the kind of time-sink that can put a crimp in more serious pursuits. Like drinking coffee. And staying alive.But Miranda won't take no for an answer. Mason can help or Miranda will make sure he becomes intimately acquainted with the finer conversational techniques of the secret police. So Mason digs until he uncovers a cache of stolen communications between a cabal of rogue AIs. They're planning what they call Eschaton—the divinely ordained end of humanity. Unless Mason and Miranda stop the arrogant pricks, the conspirators will destroy Earth.Mason and Miranda have one chance, a way of bottling up the rogue AIs. All Mason has to do is lure the conspirators to the right spot in a sim world. That's how Mason learns that when Miranda said she needed help, what she meant was bait.

Welcome to the Dismolle Peace Force, the most dysfunctional crime-fighting outfit in the galaxy.Their budget is stretched so thin the station commander is running a lottery scam to cover costs.They hire trainees by printing job ads on the back of old fast food flyers.Their armoury consists of one training pistol and several hundred boxes of old records.If you love cozy sci-fi, absurd galactic bureaucracy, and oddball team-ups, jump in now!1. Peace Force: When Harriet Walsh signs up, she doesn't expect to be given her first case with no training, no equipment and absolutely no idea about police work.Joined by a teenage pickpocket and an opinionated AI patrol car with a passion for the beach, Harriet has to figure out how to run an investigation before the whole operation collapses.2. Alpha Minor: Harriet's troublesome young trainee has a mind of her own, a talent for ignoring orders and a worrying habit of getting into trouble. Keeping Alice out of danger may be Harriet's toughest assignment yet.3. Sierra Bravo: A criminal gang takes over part of Dismolle, forcing Harriet to call on a group of retired Peace Force officers. They're outnumbered, outgunned—and some of them are very, very rusty.Three novels of science-fiction adventure, crime, mystery and comedy featuring Harriet Walsh and the dysfunctional Peace Force team of Dismolle.