Dust to Dust: Maxwell's Demons Episode 1
Release Date: Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
Published by: Old Town Press
Pages: 140 pages
In 'Dust to Dust: Maxwell's Demons Episode 1,' Police Chief Rosalia Morais and her elite team investigate a mysterious murder on Mars that could endanger the entire city of Maxwell.
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Return to the world of The Last Dance and The Last Campaign, Martin L. Shoemaker's bestselling science fiction mysteries!
Maxwell City, Mars. 50,000 residents, plus visitors, merchants, diplomats, scientists, and soldiers. It's the largest city off Earth, and the most dangerous. Police Chief Rosalia Morais and her force have their hands full with day-to-day crimes; so when there's murder and mystery on Mars, Maxwell's Demons are on the case! This elite team of experts in science and survival are ready for the challenges of the Red Planet and the deadly criminal forces scheming in darkened tunnels and in the halls of power.
This day starts with a uniquely Martian mystery. a corpse in a spacesuit, far from the city, with a sandstorm looming. The Demons must puzzle out the murder before Martian dust buries and destroys the clues. Their search leads them to the distant Power and Services District. What they find there threatens to destroy Maxwell City itself!
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Maxwell City, Mars. 50,000 residents, plus visitors, merchants, diplomats, scientists, and soldiers. It's the largest city off Earth, and the most dangerous. Police Chief Rosalia Morais and her force have their hands full with day-to-day crimes; so when there's murder and mystery on Mars, Maxwell's Demons are on the case! This elite team of experts in science and survival are ready for the challenges of the Red Planet and the deadly criminal forces scheming in darkened tunnels and in the halls of power.
This day starts with a uniquely Martian mystery. a corpse in a spacesuit, far from the city, with a sandstorm looming. The Demons must puzzle out the murder before Martian dust buries and destroys the clues. Their search leads them to the distant Power and Services District. What they find there threatens to destroy Maxwell City itself!
Publishers Weekly said of