A Colonial Murder by Eric Thomson Hardback Book 9781989314272

Chief Superintendent Caelin Morrow of the Commonwealth Constabulary is the most hated cop in the entire Rim Sector And with excellent reason She heads the Sectors Professional Compliance Bureau which hunts for corrupt Commonwealth officials whether theyre police officers members of the military judges bureaucrats and even colonial governors Her unit also investigates Constabulary officers destined for senior appointments to make sure theyre not hiding a habit of taking bribes abusing their powers or worseWhen Mission Colonys governor complains about the man recently appointed as head of her star systems Constabulary unit Deputy Chief Constable Maras turns to Caelin Morrow because something doesnt smell right Morrow had vetted Assistant Commissioner Braband less than a year earlier and he came up squeaky clean Honest cops dont go bad in the space of a few monthsBut within hours of landing on Mission Colony Morrow and her team must take charge of a murder investigation before a precarious situation spirals out of control The case involving the star systems leading citizens and highest officials will take them into the rotten heart of colonial darkness There corruption organized...