A gripping sci-fi novel.

Archaeologist Socorro Reyes has accepted the assignment of a lifetime, searching for remains of a species capable of teleportation on a distant planet. But, during a violent last-minute argument with her partner, there is a fatal accident and she must make a choice. Get to the starship Sojourner and complete her mission or stay on Earth and take the blame.

"Lady, you know your front door's hanging open, don't you?" The driver's eyes narrowed at me in the rear-view mirror. "Do you want to run back and shut it?"

"Fifteen hundred dollars if you get me to DC International in thirty minutes," I said, pulling my jacket closed.

"Suit yourself," he muttered as we accelerated steadily into the snow storm.