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Unexpected Rain

Published
Dec 2010
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Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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260
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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.

Reviews

‘An unexpectedly unique, science fiction, mystery … strong character development in this solid debut … the engaging plot kept me pulled in to the very end' – SciFiChick.com

‘I really enjoyed Unexpected Rain. I like the world LaPier has created and think there is a lot of potential for more stories in his universe' – Invested Ivana, One Book Two (OneBookTwo.com)

‘This noble offering by a new voice pays homage in storytelling to past masters by doing what they did best: Having fun AND danger without getting bogged down by HARD SF rules. LaPier turns in a modern buddy romp in the Classic SF Vein!' – Nick Cole, author of The Wasteland Saga and Soda Pop Soldier

About the author

Born and raised in Upstate New York, Jason LaPier lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and a couple of dachshunds. In past lives he has been a guitar player for a metal band, a drum-n-bass DJ, a record store owner, a game developer, and an IT consultant. These days he divides his time between writing fiction and developing software, and doing Oregonian things like gardening, hiking, and drinking microbrew. He can be found on Twitter @JasonWLaPier

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First Edition Dec 2010 Createspace ISBN 1451534973
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Nov 2015 HarperCollins (UK) ISBN 0008120714
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Feb 2011 ISBN B004OYTBTY
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