Alien Blues
David Silver / Elaki Series #1
- “The crimes are out of The Silence of the Lambs, the cops out of Lethal Weapon, and the grimy future out of Blade Runner. Vivid and convincing.” —Lexington Herald-Leader
“Complex … Snappy … Original.” —Asimov’s Science Fiction
Life’s tough for Detective David Silver. His marriage is crumbling, a serial killer’s on the loose, and his new partner looks like a seven-foot stingray and smells like fresh limes. But when a murder case leads to a frightening conspiracy, Silver needs all the help he can get–even from an alien.
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More Praise for David Silver / Elaki Series
“A gritty SF Procedural … realistic and down-and-dirty.” —Locus
“Taut and suspenseful.” —Aboriginal Science Fiction
“One of the best new series in the genre. … Her cast of characters is interesting and diverse, the setting credible, and the pacing rapid-fire and gripping.” —Science Fiction Chronicle
“Hightower takes elements of cyberpunk and novels about a benevolent alien invasion and combines them with the gritty realism of a police procedural to make stories that are completely her own … and believable future with a believable alien culture … interesting settings, intriguing ideas, fascinating characters and a high level of suspense” —Forty Knox Turret