"Must Read: Five Stars"
"The Epiphany Colony: The Murder of Vincent Cortez by Aaron Cahoon is a gripping Sci-Fi detective thriller set in Epiphany Colony in the 2200s. Vincent Cortez, a journalist, is found murdered in his home and they charge his wife Jill, a gentle police officer (and highly unlikely killer) with the crime." -Raju Chacko, Reedsy Discovery
It took many years and the work and sacrifice of thousands, but humanity has finally begun its journey into the stars. Orbital colonies as well as terrestrial colonies dot the solar system across the moon, Mars and her moons, and to the reaches of the asteroid belt. Our story is about one such colony at the crossroads between frontier and more "civilized" space.
With the first draft as seen on Royal Road, the Epiphany Colony is a story following private detective Brad Asher and police detective Elaine Seol as they work to investigate the death of a prolific (and controversial) journalist whose investigative work hints towards a conspiracy that threatens the security of the titular colony as well as all Earth Federation occupied space.
Journalist Vincent Cortez was found murdered in his home via a gunshot wound to the head, allegedly slain by his young wife, but the speed of the investigation and the relative silence of reporting surrounding the incident never sat right to police detective Elaine Seol, who handed the case off to her childhood friend and colleague private detective Brad Asher, if for no other reason than simple peace of mind. Now it's up to the two of them to quickly discover what truly happened that night and stop it before another life is claimed, or worse.
"I recommend this book highly for lovers of the C/T/M/H (Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Horror) genre" -Raju Chako