A political intrigue/crime novel set on the moon, this novel features a character disturbingly similar to someone that everyone caught in the nightmare that is the 2016 US Presidential election will recognize. Generally well written, but the story might have been improved by fleshing out some parts and slightly trimming others. But perhaps the former criticism will be resolved if there's a sequel (as there frequently are with mystery/crime books). ( )

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Good quality pulp... except I kept wondering when the plot twist is coming and it never did. It's single-mindedly straightforward. And the protagonist is such a ridiculous caricature of every hard-boiled cop ever it's impossible to take the character seriously. ( )

I've never met a more polite or sex-crazed (at least verbally) android upon the moon, and I've read about a lot of androids on the moon.

Seriously, this is kinda the perfect mixture of traditional mystery meeting an SF adventure. We've got all the world building elements of seedy communities accessible only with a great deal of difficulty or by monorail if you're lucky, crime bosses who are literally a world away from the authorities, and of course, since we're dealing with a mystery, that ONE INCORRUPTIBLE COP.

Lol. How delightfully traditional. :)

So yeah, if you enjoy mob bosses and robots and indiscriminate murder and unimaginable ambition mixed with an investigation and tons of corruption, this book might just be perfect for you. :)

Mr. Black is easily one of my favorite robots in literature now. :) He just has that certain something, you know, Sir? lol
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A little wordy, some padding added to the story that wasn't really added to the plot, but all in all, a decent police drama with the Moon as the backdrop. ( )