A review by sherwoodreads
Assassin's Orbit by John Appel

This space opera starts off with a murder mystery, and widens into a political situations with increasingly important stakes. The pacing is brisk to fast, with plenty of action--and at the heart of pretty much all the action are a bunch of ass-kicking seniors in their sixties. The main villain was obvious from the gitgo, but there is plenty of space for shades of gray, and a couple of surprises. (No spoilers--it's so much more fun not to know what's ahead.)

I really, really enjoyed this book. The narrative voice is fun and vivid, the diversity is awesome, and there is enough resolution to be satisfying, while leaving very, very tempting threads for what I really hope will be future volumes.

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