The Mallet

Detective Sofie Allen believes anarchy is only a scandal away. With crime lurking around every gangway of the elite-ruled space station, closing cases requires a delicate balance of politics and justice. But she sees the local power equilibrium shifting dangerously when the head of a ruling family is brutally murdered. Facing pressure to pin the homicide on a lowlife, Detective Allen desperately tries to contain the stress that could reveal her hidden genetic medical disorder. But as she pushes the investigation forward, she fears the lethal consequences will rain down on an innocent.

Life on an ore refining space station is miserable. When sickness spikes and ignites protests, only one cop can find the answers. Sofie Allen is forced to track down the source of the sickness on the Mallet. Her boss is determined to dump the political pressure on her. And worse, she might be a victim as her symptoms escalate. Will Sofie arrest the culprit before the Mallet is destroyed?

When the space station erupts into violence, Detective Sofie Allen races to find the trigger. Someone is pushing the workers to riot, and that means profits are dropping. Interference with commerce is the biggest crime you can commit on the Mallet.