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Flint and DeRicci find themselves in their own race, one against time and a certain kind of madness that could threaten everything they know and love. Booklist calls Extremes -an exemplary futuristic detective thriller.- RT Book Reviews says, -This futuristic tale breaks new ground as a space police procedural and should appeal to science fiction and mystery fans.- But Locus Magazine covers it all: -Extremes is simultaneously thriller, deftly plotted detective story, and SF complete with a form of Mad Scientist. 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He violated the rules of his Retrieval Artist mentor and now has a lot to lose. But he can't reverse the events he set in motion-and the crisis he caused might destroy everything-and everyone-he loves. A nifty series cooks on. -Booklist Though it has several prequels and a multi-strand storyline with several viewpoint characters, Duplicate Effort has clear prose, discretely distributed backstory and a self-contained plot. 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But the woman didn't vanish, nor did anyone believe her dead. She Disappeared, along with her children, after being charged with crimes against an alien civilization. Costard believes the children hold the key to this mystery, but she can't find them on her own. So she returns to the Moon to hire Miles Flint. As Flint investigates, events move swiftly around him, and suddenly what began as a simple murder case turns into an incident that might destroy the entire solar system. Wonderfully plotted and written, this fourth entry in Rusch's Retrieval Artist series is a compelling read. -RT Book Reviews An exciting, intricately plotted, fast-paced novel. 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But Flint and DeRicci are no longer partners; in fact, they're on opposite sides of the law. Flint can't tell DeRicci about his client's role in a war between humans and a mysterious alien race. The Disappeared's death is only the first volley in an escalation of that war, a war that threatens to engulf the entire solar system. Miles Flint is back in this third volume of Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Retrieval Artist series, and the stakes have never been higher, the bad guys never so bad, and the risk of personal catastrophe never more imminent. In short, Rusch has outdone herself. -Wigglefish.com Rusch mounts hard-boiled noir on an expansive sf background with great panache. -Booklist Part science fiction, part mystery, and pure enjoyment are the words to describe Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest Retrieval Artist novel.This is a strong murder mystery in an outer space storyline. -The Best Reviews Mixing interstellar politics and police procedural, Rusch turns out a satisfying SF mystery. 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