Vonnie Winslow Crist 

Murder on Marawa Prime

   In the science fiction adventure tale, Murder on Marawa Prime, murder, romance, and flawed science experiments make for a life and death race across Marawa Prime. Two people end up dead by the end of the journey. But just who are the assassins and who are the victims? 

   “Vonnie Winslow Crist serves up some deliciously dangerous interstellar noir in Murder on Marawa Prime. One part Raymond Chandler, one part Agatha Christie, and a huge dose of her own exceptionally clean prose and understated worldbuilding, this is a fast-moving nail-biter on a planet at once iconic and alien. Just one word of warning: don't aggravate the geneered singing opossum.” —Charles E. Gannon, author of The Tales of the Terran Republic series

   “Just how easy is it to get away with murder on Marawa? When Flynn steps into a dead man's shoes, he's prepared for trouble. He's not expecting to fall for a woman with mismatched eyes, a troubled past and an assassin on her trail. A fast paced story of assassins, genetic engineering, singing opossums and betrayal, Vonnie Winslow Crist writes the future fantastic.” —Deborah Walker (also writes as Kelda Crich)

  “Inventive and entertaining—a real thrill-ride!” —Gail Z. Martin, author of The Ascendent Kingdoms Saga and Chronicles of the Necromancer series

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   "full of action, adventure, intrigue, and mystery" -- John Samuels, www.CDANews.com

 "Murder on Marawa Prime is an SF and a noir mystery, set on a fascinating and well-drawn planet, all packed into a novelette that will leave you wanting more.

  Flynn drives a tour bus on Marawa Prime. He got his job after the death of the previous driver, and he enjoys it. Especially when he meets Natsu, a beautiful young woman who carries a genetically-engineered opossum.

  Then a murder attempt sets Flynn and Natsu fleeing. Before Flynn knows it, he's knee-deep in the politics of genetic engineering, vendetta killings, and betryal. The story's tightly plotted, and author Crist does an excellent job of keeping multiple balls in the air while revealing the unique and deadly secrets that have brought murder to Marawa Prime." -- Don Sakers, Analog Science Fiction And Fact