Bernice Summerfield arrives on Mars for an academic conference on the
fiftieth anniversary of the battle that saved the planet during the Galactic
Wars. As a result, her luxury hotel is double-booked, and Benny finds herself
spending far too much time with amiable-enough old veterans wallowing in
nostalgia.
Unfortunately, one morning the nice old duffer in the adjacent room
dies, and Benny's curiosity is piqued. The police say it's suicide, but
she's not so sure: he seemed cheerful enough the night before.
The key to the mystery seems to lie fifty years in the past with the
treachery of one woman. But is the famous traitor Telassar still alive,
and if so how is Benny's errant ex-husband Jason involved? As she investigates,
Benny discovers a menace much closer to home, and one which is far more
horrific than she first suspected.
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