Judit had thought her choices were lousy before.

Now, she has forbidden aliens in control of the engines, a ship designed to break down regularly, and the Cartel hunting them through every system in known space.

What's worse?

She cannot trust the crew. Even Saxon has been compromised by the death of Camelot.

But Judit cannot fight the entire galaxy on her own, though Isten help her, sometimes she's angry enough that she thinks she can.

Somehow, this crew has to come together. Learn how to run a con together to save themselves. Or everything—all those second chances—will be lost.

Project Nyx—the second book in the space opera series The Long Run—continues the chase through alien space stations, corporate machinations, and the importance of finding just the right threat to get your crewmembers to behave.

Be sure to read all the books in this completed series, starting with Project Nemesis!