Murder, Plain and Simple

by Koen Martens

‘Murder on the Orient Express’ meets ‘Star Trek: Voyager’

Jennifer Mendoza, a washed out doctor on an interstellar luxury cruiser keeps a low profile. When a rich mining magnate is found dead under suspicious circumstances, she must step up and overcome her past.

Joining forces with the ship’s first officer, they follow the clues. Suspects are plenty, but motives thin. When another body turns up, the race is on. Together, they must unravel the victims’ pasts to find the killer roaming the ship.

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Published October 18, 2021

About the author

Koen Martens is a science fiction author and retired hacker with a degree in artificial intelligence. A software architect by day, Koen has worked with quantum computers, lithography machines, cloud servers and many other high-tech gadgets. Koen’s experience lends a great degree of realism to his writing and provides him with a healthy dose of scepticism towards humanity’s unhealthy relationship with technology.

While born in the Netherlands, Koen, together with his husband, now lives in Sweden. In his spare time, he can often be found roaming the woods of Örebro lan (getting lost despite the assistance of gps navigation) or online to stay in touch with his friends from hackerspace Hack42. Koen regularly enjoys live jazz at concerts and festivals, and plays and restores pinball games.

Reviews

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very fun read with interesting characters and cool setting. Enjoyed reading it.

[Ralf de Kleine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who doesn’t like some unresolved murder in a sci-fi setting.