Eventide (Paperback or Softback)

They took to the stars to build a cleaner society.

Now one man is about to get his hands dirtier than he ever imagined.

For years, Investigator John Romaine has traded his principles for a comfortable life in space. The deal is clear: do as his corporate bosses tell him and they won’t send him into the dirt and danger of their planetary colonies.

So he’s stunned when they deploy him to an unregistered world to solve the suspicious death of a corporate Marine. And even more astounded to discover that the planet is home to aliens, the first sentient species humans have encountered.

The pressure mounts to accuse the aliens of murder, the clues aren’t adding up--and with conflict flaring between the locals and the Marines, Romaine is forced to do two things he’s never done before...

Fight for his life. And choose a side that’s not his own.

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If you like heart-pounding action, high-stakes investigations, and rich scifi world-building, you’ll love Peter J Aldin’s standalone space opera, Eventide.