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    The Cold Between

    Written by Elizabeth Bonesteel

    Narrated by Katharine Mangold

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    About this audiobook

    Debut novel of adventure, romance and interplanetary intrigue from a new voice in science fiction.

    When her crewmate, Danny, is murdered on the colony of Volhynia, Central Corps engineer Commander Elena Shaw is shocked to learn the main suspect is her lover, Treiko Zajec. She knows Trey is innocent – he was with her when Danny was killed. So who is the real killer and why are the cops framing an innocent man?

    Retracing Danny’s last hours, she discovers that his death may be tied to a tragedy from the past. For twenty-five years, Central Gov has been lying about the mystery, even willing to go to war to protect their secrets. Secrets that hide a conspiracy so deep within Central Gov that it threatens all of human civilization throughout the inhabited reaches of the galaxy – and beyond.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 10, 2016
    ISBN9780008137823
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    Elizabeth Bonesteel

    Elizabeth Bonesteel began making up stories at the age of five, in an attempt to battle insomnia. Thanks to a family connection to the space program, she has been reading science fiction since she was a child. Formerly a software engineer, she currently writes full-time in central Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband, daughter, and various cats.

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    • 4/5
      The pacing was a little uneven, sometimes too fast, sometimes too slow. But I'm not really complaining, because it was a great read. I already got the next one.

      But...Elena should have told the captain of the Penumbra to broadcast a distress signal, because that would have made Valentis clearly in the wrong.

      There I go, trying to rewrite a book that I could never have written.

      It does have bits of murder mystery and bits of romance (OK, a seriously steamy chapter), but it is space opera at the core and that is not a bad thing.
    • 4/5
      This book was suggested to me based on my love for Lois McMaster Bujold. It's not *quite* as good as Bujold, but it does have several of my favorite aspects of her books: great characterization, a plot which mixes politics, diplomacy and action, people from different societies needing to coexist, love between mature adults, and positive gender relations.

      Bonesteel (is that her real name?) has written a fast-paced, high-stakes story with plenty of twists and reversals -- a story which kept me up too late on a work night, which is of course one of the highest praises for any book.

      I've bought the next book in the series and am looking forward to reading it, not just because I anticipate a fun plot but because I genuinely want to find out what happens next to the characters.
    • 3/5
      The setting of the book a bit of a murder mystery and it seems that it may link back to a missing starship from 25 years ago. Elena is on shore leave on the planet next to a wormhole that sends out an EMP blast every day like clockwork. While she is out having drinks and consoling her broken heart her ex -boyfriend is murdered and by coincidence the man she spent the evening with is framed for Danny’s murder. Once she is back up on the ship she finds out Trey, the man she whiled away a night of passion is being arrested as Danny’s killer. With the captain giving her some time to figure out what is going on things start moving very quickly and she realizes that she doesn’t know as much about Danny as she thought as it seems he was working on the disappearance of a Central Corps ship in the area of the wormhole.

      Things move off planet and towards the wormhole as things don’t appear to be what everyone first thought. The story is good and the mystery of the wormhole is pretty much solved by the end of the book but there are more questions and a good ending for most of the people involved.

      Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss.
    • 4/5
      It basically is a detective story in space with some interesting complications and the bad guys are fairly devious.
    • 3/5
      Unfortunately, a rather tepid read for me.The underlying mystery and action sequences in this book were pretty well-rendered and the plot moves along at a reasonable clip. However, the dialogue was often awkward and character interactions also felt a bit contrived. The main set of characters are also either really moral and altruistic good guys or laughably hissable bad guys.For a debut novel, it's not all bad and there is hope that Bonesteel will improve with time but this debut novel just didn't really grab me.
    • 4/5
      I think this has potential. It was readable and not confusing. I didn't like the instalove aspect but it has strengths in its characters. They are clearly defined and interesting. The plot was nothing original but it certainly has options for more novels. I'd pick up the next one to see where the author might go. She's not Bujold yet but she may get there.
    • 4/5
      The Cold Between by Elizabeth Bonesteel is the beginning of an interesting new SF series. Part military sci-fi, part space opera, part mystery and a little bit of romance. It’s an interesting and very entertaining book that has a nicely contained story that doesn’t leave you hanging, but still makes you want to continue the series to learn more about the characters and this universe.Elena Shaw is a strong lead character who is driven, competent and no nonsense. Elena hooks up with Treiko Zajec, a retired space captain and erstwhile chef, for a presumed one-night stand. When Elena’s former lover winds up murdered, things quickly get a lot more complicated. Strong secondary characters, particularly Elena’s friend Jessica and captain Greg, add to a story that’s fueled by mystery and conflict involving both planetary and galactic governments. The mystery dates back to a 25 year old tragedy involving Greg’s mom and may just be the tip of something even more sinister.Bonesteel does a good job of juggling different plot elements, but it is the strong characters that drive the story here. There’s a lot to like here and I’m looking forward to where she takes the story next in this new Central Corps series. Bonesteel is clearly a talented writer and The Cold Between stands out as something a little different than your typical military sci fi. Recommended read.I was fortunate to receive an advance copy of this book.