The last thing that Air Force Special Agent Greg Marcotte expects to find in the debris field of an exploded unmanned rocket is a dead body with bullet holes in its chest. A phone number in the victim’s wallet leads him to space reporter Justin Harris and a deeper mystery. Why did the dead man call Justin the morning of launch? Why won’t anyone discuss the rocket’s payload? And who else does the killer have in his sights? Justin and Greg must join forces to stop a murderer...who has Justin in his sights. This book was originally published in the anthology Footsteps in the Dark

It’s been exactly six months since space reporter Justin Harris and AFOSI agent Greg Marcotte met, and they have plans for their anniversary weekend. But those plans go badly awry when they receive word that Capt. Melissa Cross, an Air Force officer and former astronaut, has been murdered in her Merritt Island home. While the investigation sends Greg across the country, Justin works his contacts to find out why Capt. Cross was bumped from a mission to the International Space Station. As a second murder draws Justin deeper into the case, he and Greg are faced with more questions than answers. Where is the boat that Capt. Cross’s neighbor saw? Why are so many federal officials taking an interest in the Cross case? Who is the man found floating in the river? And why is Justin’s mom moving back to Cocoa Beach?