Ray Parallax is the best detective on Mars. Correction, Ray is the only detective on Mars. At least in the city of New Los Angeles. Between the collapsing economy, political corruption, and interstellar plague, there are plenty of problems to keep Ray busy. However, the most profitable case is onboard a mysterious space ship. A secret and vital mission is derailed when the ship's captain is brutally murdered. Ray has to solve it, but he is not going to get any help from the ship's crew. In fact, he'll be lucky to make it off the ship alive.