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    Unexpected Rain

    By Jason LaPier

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    In a domed city on a planet orbiting Barnard's Star, a recently hired maintenance man named Kane has just committed murder.

    Minutes later, the airlocks on the neighbourhood block are opened and the murderer is asphyxiated along with thirty-one innocent residents.

    Jax, the lowly dome operator on duty at the time, is accused of mass homicide and faced with a mound of impossible evidence against him.

    His only ally is Runstom, the rogue police officer charged with transporting him to a secure off-world facility. The pair must risk everything to prove Jax didn’t commit the atrocity and uncover the truth before they both wind up dead.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateMay 7, 2015
    ISBN9780008108595
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    Jason LaPier

    Jason was born and raised in Upstate New York and now lives happily with his wife and a long-haired dachshund in Portland, Oregon. He loves gardening, hiking, cooking, and music. During the day, he masquerades as a mild-mannered software engineer at Elemental Technologies. Jason’s debut novel, Unexpected Rain (2015), a science fiction murder mystery, led to the sequel, Unclear Skies, published in 2016, and the conclusion of the trilogy is planned for 2017.

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    • 4/5
      Unexpected Rain blends the science fiction and mystery genres for a unique twist. LaPier's two detectives--one police officer gone rogue, one framed mass murder suspect--make for a good team as they romp through deep space in search of answers. I did think the plot made some logical leaps at a few points, and some space pirates make an all-too-brief appearance that threatens to steal the show.The resolution is satisfactory, with plentiful who-dunnit twists.