Richard Abbott
ASIN: B017WODIUU
Publisher: Matteh Publications
Pages: 249
"…a splendid good read..." (Breakfast with Pandora)"...Abbott’s characters are very personable and make for good companions..." (The New Podler Review of Books)"...the newest novel to feature the islands is quite literally ‘out of this world'..." (Radio Scilly)Quick wits and loyalty confront high-tech crime in spaceWelcome to the Scilly Isles, a handful of asteroids bunched together in space, well beyond the orbit of Mars. This remote and isolated habitat is home to a diverse group of human settlers, and a whole flock of parakeets. But earth-based financial regulator ECRB suspects that it’s also home to serious large scale fraud, and the reputation of the islands comes under threat.Enter Mitnash Thakur and his virtual partner Slate, sent out from Earth to investigate. Their ECRB colleagues are several weeks away at their ship’s best speed, and even message signals take an hour for the ...