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Million-copy-selling Chris Brookmyre takes his fiction further than ever before in this wildly inventive and sharply-plotted novel set in the unforgiving emptiness of space.

Longlisted for the Mcilvanney Prize for Crime Writing 2018

"This is as close to a city without crime as mankind has ever seen."

Ciudad de Cielo is the 'city in the sky', a space station where hundreds of scientists and engineers work in earth's orbit, building the colony ship that will one day take humanity to the stars.

When a mutilated body is found on the CdC, the eyes of the world are watching. Top-of the-class investigator, Alice Blake, is sent from Earth to team up with CdC's Freeman - a jaded cop with more reason than most to distrust such planetside interference.

As the death toll climbs and factions aboard the station become more and more fractious, Freeman and Blake will discover clues to a conspiracy that threatens not only their own lives, but the future of humanity itself.

©2017 Chris Brookmyre (P)2017 Little, Brown Book Group Science Fiction Fiction Crime

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"Fascinating, fast-paced but thoughtful." (Iain M. Banks)
"Entertaining and intelligent." (Patrick Ness)

"Razor sharp." (The Big Issue)
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i was surprised with Brookmyres switch completely away from his tartan noir. Thoroughly enjoyed it

please teach robin how to pronounce glenfiddich !

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There were good bits and not so good. Some long winded exposition that could have been woven in more subtly. But interesting ideas in there.

Good but not brilliant

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This is a good story re realistic future some of the technologies they are playing around with today and all-female cast that does not detract from the story there is male characters but not important once the female rolls being masculine and feminine enjoying and intelligent well worth a listen

Good story

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enjoyed the Parlabane series so have this a go. very happy that I did. great story and performance.

excellent

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Bloody and crude. No likeable characters. Good setting. Terrific performance. Stuck it as long as I could, but...

Icky Sticky and...

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