Alejandro Detweiler has achieved every measure of success a young man could claim. If becoming an officer in the Aerospace Guard, among the best of the elite, is not enough, he has also joined hands with Abrianna Wright, the spice merchant’s daughter, both beautiful and wise. Together, they are prepared for any challenge the Saturn System might have. But in the capital city of Base One, the dead sometimes don’t stay buried long. Another murder has shaken the community, with consequences for Al and Abrianna. Soon, they are swept into the investigation, and led finally to the Resident’s Community, the shadowy group of Earthly visitors who rule the System. There, Al and Abrianna enter a maze of corruption and betrayal. What they discover will roil the System’s fragile governance and imperil their own hopes for the future.