Part of Alex Benedict, book 6
First published 2011
Alex Benedict and his pilot Chase Kolpath stumble onto a mystery four decades in the making. The celebrated physicist Chris Robin disappeared without explanation, leaving behind controversial theories about parallel universes that split the scientific community. Robin's ideas about endless alternate realities made him famous among some circles and reviled in others. Benedict and Kolpath uncover evidence that Robin sent multiple interstellar yachts on secret missions beyond the outer planets. Each vessel vanished completely. The antiquities dealer and his partner follow the physicist's trail into uncharted space, but their investigation draws hostile attention. Someone wants Robin's secrets to stay buried. As Benedict and Kolpath piece together what happened to the missing scientist, they realize his theories about alternate universes might be more than speculation. The deeper they dig, the more dangerous their situation becomes. Their search for answers about Robin's fate threatens to make them disappear as well.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, space-opera
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Outer Planets
Period: Four Decades
375 pages · Hardcover · Ace