title: Blood Orbit: A Gattis File Novel
author:  K. R. Richardson 
description: "Richardson has written a diabolically delicious twisty murder mystery set on a faraway planet against a backdrop of corporate greed, racial tensions, corrupt law enforcement, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.&#160;<b>This is&#160;<i>Criminal Minds</i>&#160;meets Sherlock Holmes in space, and you&rsquo;re going to want to drop everything you&rsquo;re doing and grab a copy now</b>.&rdquo;<br><br>&mdash;DIANA PHARAOH FRANCIS, author of the Diamond City Magic series<br><br>&ldquo;<i>Blood Orbit</i> is crime-driven science fiction with crystal-sharp writing on a large, planetary canvas.&rdquo;<br><br>&mdash;KEVIN J. ANDERSON, <i>New York Times</i>&ndash;bestselling author of <i>The Dark Between the Stars</i><br><br> &ldquo;That thing they say about a book grabbing you and just not letting go? Yeah, that&rsquo;s the thing&#160;<i>Blood Orbit</i>&#160;does&mdash;really well.&rdquo;&#160;<br><br>&mdash;JOHN SCALZI,&#160;<i>New York Times</i>&ndash;bestselling author<br><br>&ldquo;Using a brisk pace and an engaging and exciting narrative, Richardson establishes a world full of intrigue, injustice, violence, and mystery that will no doubt be built upon in further entries in the series. <i>Blood Orbit</i> is recommended for those looking for an effective blend of gritty space opera and police procedural or just for a fun, page-turning read.&rdquo;<br><br>&mdash;<i>BOOKLIST</i><br><br>"Richardson creates a vivid world, a tense and gritty story combined with top-notch worldbuilding. A page-turner that&rsquo;s hard to put down.&rdquo;<br><br>&mdash;YASMINE GALENORN, <i>New York Times</i>&ndash;bestselling author of the Otherworld series and the Wild Hunt series<br><br>&ldquo;At turns both cyber-bright and grim as old noir, <i>Blood Orbit</i> is a clever procedural with a killer cast of cops and robbers, on an alien world that&rsquo;s somehow very, very close to home.&rdquo;<br><br>&mdash;CHERIE PRIEST, Hugo Award&ndash;nominated author of <i>Boneshaker</i> and <i>Maplecroft</i><br><br>&ldquo;An intense tale of future crimes and the detectives we&rsquo;ll need to solve them, deftly set in world as alien as it is familiar.&rdquo;<br><br> &mdash;JASON M. HOUGH, <i>New York Times</i>&ndash;bestselling author of <i>Zero World<br></i><br>&ldquo;A clever, twisting, and savage science fiction crime story that fuses colonization fiction with genuine deep noir. The end result is original, culturally rich, and as ruthless as a novel about murder, secrets, and lies should be.&rdquo;<br><br>&mdash;WARREN ELLIS, <i>New York Times</i>&ndash;bestselling author of&#160;<i>Gun Machine</i>, <i>Normal</i>, and <i>Transmetropolitan</i><br><br>&ldquo;<i>Blade Runner</i> meets <i>The Big Sleep</i>, as only K. R. Richardson could write it.&rdquo;<br> &#160;<br> &mdash;JACK CAMPBELL, <i>New York Times</i>&ndash;bestselling author of <i>Vanguard</i><br><br>&ldquo;Richardson successfully grafts SF tropes onto a noir framework in this fresh and convincing futuristic thriller&hellip;.&#160; the storytelling is outstanding.&rdquo;<br><br>&mdash;<i>PUBLISHERS WEEKLY</i><br><br>&ldquo;Richardson takes sci-fi noir to a whole new level by dropping you into the site of a massacre in the rough-and-tumble streets of Angra Dastrelas and never letting you catch your breath. Richardson paints a fascinating world with a lush and complex story of family, revolution, and politics. It is a heart-stopping rush of a story.&rdquo;<br><br> &mdash;K. B. WAGNERS, author of the Indranan War trilogy<br><br>&ldquo;A deeply satisfying mystery that unfolds as expertly as Richardson&rsquo;s dark and secretive Gattis, a planet I can&rsquo;t wait to visit again.&rdquo;<br><br> &mdash;WARREN HAMMOND, author of the KOP series<br><br>"Captivating space noir in the tradition of Richard Morgan&rsquo;s <i>Altered Carbon</i>.&rdquo;<br> &#160;<br> &mdash;STINE LEICHT, Campbell Award finalist and author of <i>Of Blood and Honey</i><br><br>"A smooth blend of science fiction and police procedural. . . . [A setting] filled with potential, both narratively and thematically: an exotic planet fueled by corporate greed and the oppression of its native races."&#160;<br><br>&mdash;<i>KIRKUS REVIEWS<br><br></i>&ldquo;A heart-pounding crime novel set in a fascinating future, <i>Blood Orbit </i>is a tale of law enforcement protecting the underclasses. I loved the world, and, best of all, I grew to love the characters. Well done!&rdquo;<br><br>&mdash;BRENDA COOPER, author of<i> Wilders </i>and<i> Keepers <br><br></i>&ldquo;&lsquo;Who am I?&rsquo; meets whodunit in a cyber-noir tangle.&#160;Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler would both recognize Richardson as a worthy addition to their shelves.&rdquo;<br><br> &mdash;LAURA ANNE GILMAN, author of the Paranormal Scene Investigations series<i><br></i>
zlib_text: > > SHIFTING TRUST
  
  > > CRESCENT CITY WITCH #2
  
  > MEREDITH CLARKE
  
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  > CONTENTS
  
  >  _Chapter 1_
  
  >  _Chapter 2_
  
  >  _Chapter 3_
  
  >  _Chapter 4_
  
  >  _Chapter 5_
  
  >  _Chapter 6_
  
  >  _Chapter 7_
  
  >  _Chapter 8_
  
  >  _Chapter 9_
  
  >  _Chapter 10_
  
  >  _Chapter 11_
  
  >  _Chapter 12_
  
  >  _Chapter 13_
  
  >  _Chapter 14_
  
  >  _Chapter 15_
  
  >  _Chapter 16_
  
  >  _Chapter 17_
  
  >  _Chapter 18_
  
  >  _Chapter 19_
  
  >  _Chapter 20_
  
  >  _Chapter 21_
  
  >  _Chapter 22_
  
  >  _Chapter 23_
  
  >  _Chapter 24_
  
  >  _Chapter 25_
  
  >  _Shifting Blood Releases on 3/22!_
  
  >  _About Meredith Clarke_
  
  > > ONE
  
  “You guys! Coop! We’re inside!”
  
  As Max’s