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A review by anna_hepworth
Matters Arising from the Identification of the Body: A Guerline Scarfe Investigation by Simon Petrie
5.0
Disclaimer: I have read this book as part of the judging process for the Aurealis Awards.
This review is my personal opinion, and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the panel, the judging co-ordinator, or the Aurealis Awards management team.
I loved this story. The world-building is fabulously detailed, but only trickles out in such manners that it supports the story. The characterisation is controlled, and compelling. The plot and the pacing are finely tuned suspense of investigation of an apparent suicide that becomes so much more. Good hard SF/SF in space fiction, good gritty detective fiction.
This review is my personal opinion, and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the panel, the judging co-ordinator, or the Aurealis Awards management team.
I loved this story. The world-building is fabulously detailed, but only trickles out in such manners that it supports the story. The characterisation is controlled, and compelling. The plot and the pacing are finely tuned suspense of investigation of an apparent suicide that becomes so much more. Good hard SF/SF in space fiction, good gritty detective fiction.