A century into the future, humanity has achieved interstellar travel via 'wormholes,' establishing numerous colony worlds and solving Earth's energy crises, all thanks to the powerful North family—successive generations of clones. When a North clone is brutally murdered in Newcastle, Detective Sidney Hurst is thrust into a high-stakes investigation. The bizarre circumstances eerily mirror an unsolved massacre years ago on the distant planet St. Libra, where a North clone and his entire household were slaughtered. Angela Tramelo, convicted of the St. Libra murders, has always maintained her innocence, claiming an alien monster was the true killer. Now, with the Newcastle murder suggesting Angela might be right, Sid must navigate a complex web of corporate and political interests, a skeptical police force, and the North family's own rivalries. Meanwhile, Angela, freed from prison, joins a perilous mission on St. Libra to hunt the elusive alien, blurring the lines between hunter and hunted as the killer prepares to strike again across the stars.
Critical Reception
"Praised by Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist, 'Great North Road' is celebrated as a mesmerizing, gripping, and astonishing achievement in science fiction, blending intricate mystery with profound social and scientific extrapolation."