Murder on the Galaxy Belle

Skinner P J
Works of: Fiction
Publisher(s): Parkin Press

A bankrupt woman inherits a battered cargo spaceship with a hostile crew. But is one of them a murderer?

When Stella Maris inherits a rust-bucket space cargo vessel, her plan is simple: sell it, take the money and start over. Unfortunately, the Albatross comes with unpaid, disgruntled crew members who refuse to hand over the spaceship until she settles their wages.
Then her buyer walks away, leaving Stella stuck with a spaceship she doesn’t want and a crew who don’t trust her. A last-minute offer for a delivery run to the luxury spaceliner Galaxy Belle offers a way out. One job, settle the crew’s debts, and go their separate ways.
But during the cargo handover, a VIP passenger is found dead and Stella’s crew are suddenly the prime suspects. Security locks down the docking bay. No one leaves. Everyone is under suspicion. And Stella’s charming, infuriating pilot, Kit Devereux, was the last person seen with the victim.
Now Stella and her ragtag crew must work together as detectives to clear his name and uncover what really happened before the authorities decide guilt is more convenient than the truth. But Stella cannot decide whether to trust the silver-tongued rogue, or whether she is helping a murderer walk free.