Unexpected Rain - Softcover

Lapier, Jason

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451534973 ISBN 13: 9781451534979

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub, 2010

Synopsis

Jack Jackson - just "Jax" to his friends, if he had any - finds his life turned upside-down when a small, domed neighborhood on the fourth planet orbiting Barnard's Star loses life support on his watch. Just a lowly operator, Jax is accused of mass homicide, arrested, and faced with a mound of impossible evidence against him. His only ally is Stanford Runstom, an officer of Modern Policing and Peacekeeping. Runstom is a detective at heart, passed over for promotion time and time again, just waiting for a chance to blow open a meaningful case and make something of his career and his life, even if it means risking everything. Together, the two will try to exonerate Jax by finding the real killer, still at large and protected by layer upon layer of obscurity. They'll face off against space gangs, greedy politicians, and corrupt cops along the road that takes them off the planet Jax has never left before in his life and into the depths of space.

About this title

Review:

‘An unexpectedly unique, science fiction, mystery ... strong character development in this solid debut ... the engaging plot kept me pulled in to the very end’ – SciFiChick.com

‘I really enjoyed Unexpected Rain. I like the world LaPier has created and think there is a lot of potential for more stories in his universe’ – Invested Ivana, One Book Two (OneBookTwo.com)

‘This noble offering by a new voice pays homage in storytelling to past masters by doing what they did best: Having fun AND danger without getting bogged down by HARD SF rules. LaPier turns in a modern buddy romp in the Classic SF Vein!’ – Nick Cole, author of The Wasteland Saga and Soda Pop Soldier

About the Author:

Born and raised in Upstate New York, Jason LaPier lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and a couple of dachshunds. In past lives he has been a guitar player for a metal band, a drum-n-bass DJ, a record store owner, a game developer, and an IT consultant. These days he divides his time between writing fiction and developing software, and doing Oregonian things like gardening, hiking, and drinking microbrew. He can be found on Twitter @JasonWLaPier

About this edition

• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1451534973
• ISBN 13: 9781451534979
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260