The Ark - A Review
There's nothing quite like a good old-fashioned murder mystery. Especially one that takes place in outer space. In The Ark by Patrick S. Tomlinson, the remnants of humanity, roughly 50,000 people, have fled a doomed Earth and now live on a generation ship destined for Tau Ceti. Bryan Benson is one of them - a retired sports hero who has been given a cushy job as Chief Constable in Avalon Sector. It would be a stress-free job if not for a missing person case suddenly landing in his lap. When that missing person turns up dead - blown out an airlock - it becomes a murder investigation, and one that eventually leads nearly all the way to the top. The timing of the murder couldn't be worse for the ship, which means it couldn't be better for an interesting plot. The Ark is just abut to execute a flip to begin final deceleration towards Tau Ceti. Any mishap or disruption could affect humanity's very survival. A murder investigation causing headaches for the chain of command is