The Cold Between, Elizabeth Bonesteel
The Cold Between, Elizabeth Bonesteel
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The Cold Between
A Central Corps Novel

Author: Elizabeth Bonesteel

Narrator: Katharine Mangold

Unabridged: 13 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/08/2016

Synopsis

Deep in the stars, a young officer and her lover are plunged into a murder mystery and a deadly conspiracy in this first entry in a stellar military science-fiction series in the tradition of Lois McMaster Bujold.When her crewmate, Danny, is murdered on the colony of Volhynia, Central Corps chief engineer, Commander Elena Shaw, is shocked to learn the main suspect is her lover, Treiko Zajec. She knows Trey is innocent—he was with her when Danny was killed. So who is the real killer and why are the cops framing an innocent man?Retracing Danny’s last hours, they discover that his death may be tied to a mystery from the past: the explosion of a Central Corps starship at a wormhole near Volhynia. For twenty-five years, the Central Gov has been lying about the tragedy, even willing to go to war with the outlaw PSI to protect their secrets.With the authorities closing in, Elena and Trey head to the wormhole, certain they’ll find answers on the other side. But the truth that awaits them is far more terrifying than they ever imagined . . . a conspiracy deep within Central Gov that threatens all of human civilization throughout the inhabited reaches of the galaxy—and beyond.

About Elizabeth Bonesteel

Elizabeth Bonesteel began making up stories at the age of five, in an attempt to battle insomnia. Thanks to a family connection to the space program, she has been reading science fiction since she was a child. Formerly a software engineer, she currently writes full-time in central Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband, daughter, and various cats.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Felicia on December 19, 2016

I really liked this book. The cover has a dude with a tiny pony tail on it, which I think is just the worst. But inside, this is a really solid mystery-sci-fi-romance. I really liked the main characters and setting and world. The tiny ponytail aside, recommended.......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on December 28, 2020

3.5 stars. This space opera novel grew on me with the second read. The plot’s a bit opaque and convoluted, but I really enjoyed the characters. Review first posted on Fantasy Literature: The Cold Between is a gritty mystery mixed with romance, wrapped in a space opera setting. It begins with a brief......more

Goodreads review by Tim on September 25, 2017

So, we have a romance/SF/military murder mystery. I have always thought that books like that, with the possible exception of Bujold's Vorkosigan series, are likely to do none of the parts well. Indeed, I saw one review that compared this to Bujold. That's a bit like saying Coors Light and Trappist......more

Goodreads review by John on February 06, 2017

Really not my kind of book. Bones of a decent story, but the author weighs them down with talk talk talk about relationships--forming, foundering, hitting the rapids, enduring complications and misunderstandings, being analyzed--and that had me flipping forward from Chapter One. The author also make......more

Goodreads review by Mandi on March 09, 2016

First - this is Sci-Fi Fiction, as this book does NOT end with a HEA. There is definitely a romance element - as Trey and Elena fall in love, and are in love at the end of the book, but are not together at the end of the book. If you are looking for a Sci-Fi Romance, this is not it. There are some gr......more

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