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Science fiction

THE SPARE MAN

Mary Robinette Kowal

Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in space with her talent for creating glittering high-society in this stylish SF mystery, The Spare Man.

Tesla Crane, a brilliant inventor and an heiress, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between the Moon and Mars. She's traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and the festering chowderheads who run security have the audacity to arrest her spouse. Armed with banter, martinis and her small service dog, Tesla is determined to solve the crime so that the newlyweds can get back to canoodlingand keep the real killer from striking again.

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Book Published 2022-10-01 by Tor

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"Kowal's comedy-of-manners SF mystery is a rollicking case of knowing when to throw decorum out the window in order to get results. Highly recommended for fans of the author's Regency fantasy series The Glamourist Histories, as well as anyone who loves a good mystery in an out-of-this-world setting." --Library Journal (starred review) "Kowal (The Calculating Stars, 2018), seamlessly blends science fiction and detective fiction in her latest release. ... From the luxurious depictions of high-class life, to the witty banter and one-liners of the main characters, this book takes the best of both genres and serves them up with a unique cocktail recipe opening each chapter. Kowal delivers a fast-paced thrill ride that places a traditional hard-boiled detective story in space. Whether there to find out whodunit, or to experience the layered and interesting world building that Kowal is known for, readers of traditional detective stories and science fiction alike will not be disappointed." --Booklist "Kowal expertly weaves in red herrings and twists right up to the unmasking of the killer, and punctuates the suspense with moments of sparkling wit and the antics of Tesla's therapy dog, Gimlet. The author's nuanced portrayal of Tesla's disabilities and the complexities of the technology that assists her to navigate them is particularly welcome. This is a page-turner." --Publishers Weekly A perfect latter-stages-of-a-pandemic read, The Spare Man is a balm for those who are re-learning how to be in a changed (real) world. ?Locus