Emissaries from the Dead

In "Counselor Cort," two murders disrupt life on One One One, a complex artificial ecosystem managed by dominant AIs and inhabited by various engineered species, including sentient sloth-like creatures. Sent by the Diplomatic Corps, Counselor Andrea Cort is tasked with identifying a murder suspect among a human community trapped in a precarious existence. As she delves into the investigation, Cort is determined to pursue the truth without jeopardizing the powerful hosts, even as she grapples with her own dark past and the exhilaration of taking life.