Maps, a murder and a mystery – the Canopus has them all. Thrown together, Kovis and Glory must unscramble all three or the star cruiser Atria and the refugees from Meridiana will remain lost forever.
Colonel Kovis battles to complete the task for which he volunteered and to discover what’s missing from his assistant Glory’s records. Being accused of a crime he didn’t commit comes out of the blue. Faced with disgrace and the risk of losing the woman he’s come to care for, Kovis will need to overcome his customary reticence to unravel the truth.
Prefect Gloriana is struggling. Returning to the ship she thought she’d left forever, ordered to assist a man she has reason to dislike, her gut warns her of danger. All the clues suggest there is something rotten in the heart of the Interstellar Union of Planets. Drawn inexorably both into the mystery and into Kovis’s arms, she must overcome her self-doubt before she can uncover the true criminal.
Together, Kovis and Glory must crack the Canopus Conundrum before its secrets are lost forever – but there’s a killer on the loose and time is running out!