No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; The bindings are tight and

No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, age-toning is the only flaw to note. Appears unread; no spine crease. In a universe where humans and aliens coexist under the Earth Alliance, treaties dictate that humans must abide by alien laws when on their territory. However, these laws can be bewildering, with sanctioned murder and no sanctuary available, leading to punishments ranging from death to losing a first-born child. Enter the Retrieval Artists, a group of private detectives dedicated to aiding the 'Disappeared' in finding their way back home. [Adapted from the publisher] Forensic anthropologist Aisha Costard has been summoned to Mars to examine skeletal remains recently discovered beneath a building erected by the Disty aliens. The bones belong to a human who vanished thirty years ago with her children. She is believed to have been one of the Disappeared, outlaws wanted for crimes against alien civilizations. [GoodReads]