"Ah, I know that look on your face, Captain Schroeder. You think we are paranoid, but we are paranoid by necessity."
Jupiter, 2269.
While at the funeral of a friend, Rico Schroeder is drafted into a murder investigation. The victim was an expert in antimatter physics, competing for the largest cash-prize in human history. Suddenly, his friend's death seems like much more than just an accident as well. As Rico pursues the killer, he must contend with a partner he doesn't trust, a scheming crime lord who owns an asteroid, a past lover whose help he needs, and the paranoid ruler of the dwarf planet Ceres. Rico's in a high-stakes game of chase that could lead to war in the solar system-unless he can stop the killer in time.