Arthur Quinn As the Dust Settles

Mars was supposed to be humanity's fresh start.Instead, Redhaven Colony is running out of air, buried beneath corruption, and haunted by murder.When Governor Elias Winwood dies inside a sealed greenhouse dome, the authorities rule it a tragic systems failure. But something about the scene feels wrong to renowned galactic detective Arthur Quinn.Elderly, impeccably dressed, and endlessly eccentric, Quinn arrives on Mars with his unusual team: Dare Williams, a battle-scarred former Marine; Owen King, a grumbling engineer with a beard Quinn insists on tugging "for luck"; Laura Devon, a brilliant young tech specialist; and soon, a street hustler known only as Pockets, whose bizarre inventions somehow always work when disaster strikes.As Quinn investigates the Governor's death, he uncovers a conspiracy stretching from the ice mines beneath the Martian surface to hidden oxygen vaults deep within the colony. Air is being stolen. Records are being erased. Witnesses are dying.And somewhere inside Redhaven, someone is turning Mars itself into a weapon.With every clue buried beneath layers of lies, Arthur Quinn must untangle a deadly web of greed, politics, and survival before the colony tears itself apart.Because on Mars, the most valuable thing in the universe isn't gold.It's the next breath.Arthur Quinn - As The Dust Settles is a retro-inspired sci-fi murder mystery blending the charm of classic detectives with the danger and wonder of old-school space adventure.

Pages: 357, Paperback, Independently published