Cibola Burn (Expanse, #4)

by James S.A. Corey

“I’ll call up to the Israel and start having them put packages together,” Murtry said. Holden breathed a sigh of relief. “I have to admit, I kind of expected you to fight me on this.” “Why? I’m not a monster, Captain. I will kill if it’s necessary to do my job, but your Mister Burton’s much the same. All of these people dying down here helps my cause not at all. I just want the squatters to go away as soon as we figure out the power problem.” “Great,” Holden said, and then a moment later, “You don’t actually care about them, do you? All this time you were fighting against them. Now you’re willing to help, but it’s only because it’s helping them leave. You’d be just as happy if they all died.” “That would also solve my problems, yes,” Murtry said.