Paloma: A Retrieval Artist Novel (Paperback) by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

from FicusFan

I enjoyed this book, like all in the series. The story of how humans in the future live with aliens, and the compromise of what is legal and what is right. The series deals with politics, public relations, and justice though in a very light way. In this story Paloma, the mentor of the POV charact...

from anissaannalise

The fifth installment of the Retrieval Artist series takes place over the course of about 24 hours. Paloma, retired Retrieval Artist, is found in her posh apartment, the victim of a grisly murder. Miles is her main beneficiary, quickly the prime suspect in her murder and also of an explosion of o...

from pwaites

Paloma is the fifth installment in the Retrieval Artists, a science fiction mystery series following former detective Miles Flint. The series starts with The Disappeared, but since each book is a stand alone mystery, you could theoretically read them independently. Miles Flint used to be a detect...

from amf0001

This has been the most disappointing book of the series so far for me. Rusch has an easy, readable style, but the the plot was less than gripping. It was more like a futuristic detective novel, rather than the exploration of alien culture that the other books have been. I guess because there were...

from MaryAnn12

A science fiction murder mystery by one of the genre's best….A book with complex characters, an interesting and unpredictable plot, and timeless and universal things to say about the human condition.