The Wages of Sin

<p>One young woman dies and another vanishes on the same chilly spring night. Connor Cardwain sees no reason to link his cleaner Merissa's murder to a mystery anchored within a high-end warship sales team but reconsiders his position when he realises both women were connected to a foreign runaway. </p><p> Armed with an enterprising widow an imperial spy and his own wits Connor sets out to find the missing woman in a city streaked with vice and a planet upturned by other ganglanders' ambition. If he fails to beat arms dealers aristocrats pirates and human traffickers at their own game he and all his team will pay the price - and the wages of sin are death. </p><p></p><p>We were introduced to Zoë's universe not to mention Connor Cardwain et al in her acclaimed debut novel <em>Sailor to a Siren</em> the first book in the <em>Underside</em> series: </p><p></p><p>If you like your space opera fast and violent this book is for you - Jaine Fenn </p><p></p><p>a perfect example of how to write entertaining and fast-paced space opera for adults with compelling characters and gritty scenes ... she is a talented author who has managed to pack a lot of story into a single novel and she has done it well. (More please!) - RisingShadow </p><p></p><p>Zoë Sumra's world-building is the best I have seen in a very very long time ... an outstanding debut novel - Marion L. Thorpe </p><p></p><p>Visit bit.ly/WagesOfSin??With a fantastic cover from artist Alex Storer</p>