Beth Barany
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Janey McAllister is still getting used to her new job as lead investigator at a fancy space hotel when a guest reports the theft of an incredibly valuable gem. And then along comes Orlando Valdez, insurance investigator and enigmatic pain in the arse.
I can't help but compare Into the Black to another novel I read recently. Christopher Brookmyre's Places in the Darkness is an existential crisis of a story that's also a detective novel set on a space station. This, on the other hand, is a romance that's also a detective novel set on a space station. Same, same, but different.
The mystery and science fiction side of this story were both compelling enough to keep me turning the page. I'm not a fan of romance (in stories or in life), so I found that side of it distracting. But that's just me – most people love romance.
Four stars because this needed another round of editing to remove the redundancies. But otherwise this was a great intro to a series.… (meer)