The Keltons are a spacefaring family trying to make a living while evading their enemies. There's Lenore, ex-mercenary at her best when fighting; Diarmin, talented inventor with top-notch piloting skills; Quinn, fifteen-year-old master of disguises; and Allison, eleven-year-old computer genius. Together, they make a terrific team, solving cases, finding lost people or objects, consistently outsmarting adversaries, and just trying to make a living among the stars. Low on money and resources, the Keltons take on passengers. The first passenger is a brilliant scientist with a cargo that could save his plague-ridden planet. The other is a young woman transporting the spirit of a dead priest back to his homeworld. The job starts with illegal landings, fake permits and running from enemies who somehow keep finding them, all in a day's work for the Keltons. Then things go from bad to worse: a mysterious leak in the environmental systems, random thefts and accusations from a local patrol. But which passenger is responsible for the misfortunes? Or is it someone else entirely?
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The Keltons are a spacefaring family trying to make a living while evading their enemies. There's Lenore, ex-mercenary at her best when fighting; Diarmin, talented inventor with top-notch piloting skills; Quinn, fifteen-year-old master of disguises; and Allison, eleven-year-old computer genius. Together, they make a terrific team, solving cases, finding lost people or objects, consistently outsmarting adversaries, and just trying to make a living among the stars. Low on money and resources, the Keltons take on passengers. The first passenger is a brilliant scientist with a cargo that could save his plague-ridden planet. The other is a young woman transporting the spirit of a dead priest back to his homeworld. The job starts with illegal landings, fake permits and running from enemies who somehow keep finding them, all in a day's work for the Keltons. Then things go from bad to worse: a mysterious leak in the environmental systems, random thefts and accusations from a local patrol. But which passenger is responsible for the misfortunes? Or is it someone else entirely?