The Ark

Patrick S. Tomlinson

Nov 2015 · Children of a Dead Earth Book 1 · Watkins Media Limited

About this ebook

Introducing a thrilling deep-space science fiction mystery series in the tradition of James S.A. Corey’s The Expanse

When a geneticist goes missing aboard a generation ship, it’s up to sports star Bryan Benson to solve the mystery before landfall.

Humankind has escaped a dying Earth and set out to find a new home among the stars aboard an immense generation spaceship, affectionately named the Ark. Bryan Benson is the Ark’s greatest living sports hero, enjoying retirement working as a detective in Avalon, his home module. The hours are good, the work is easy, and the perks can’t be beat.

But when a crew member goes missing, Benson is thrust into the center of an ever-expanding web of deception, secrets, and violence that overturns everything he knows about living on the Ark and threatens everyone aboard. As the last remnants of humanity hurtle towards their salvation, Benson finds himself in a desperate race to unravel the conspiracy before a madman turns mankind’s home into its tomb.

Ratings and reviews

A detective story on a generation ship. The premise is interesting. Then the story starts immediately bad. The detective, a retired athlete turned chief of police is directly contacted to investigate a missing person by a civilian. To establish his competence the author has him correct the actions of a subordinate. This fails because his actions are nonsensical. False leads are chased while evidence is ignored. Generic overdone twists occur while the detective constantly ignores any actual evidence. If the detective gets close to the actual evidence the author will quickly distract him at random. The resolution is even random. Were these the only issues then I could say try it if you like overdone detective stories. However it gets worse. There are so many inconsistencies that it became painful to read. I've listed a few examples in my Amazon copy of this review.

Couldn't put this down!! Now on to book 2. Lol

The Ark

About the author

Patrick S. Tomlinson is the son of an ex-hippie psychologist and an ex-cowboy electrician. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a menagerie of houseplants in varying levels of health, a Ford Mustang, and a Triumph motorcycle bought specifically to embarrass and infuriate Harley riders.

When not writing sci-fi and fantasy novels and short stories, Patrick is busy developing his other passion for performing stand-up comedy.

You can find Patrick online at his website: www.patrickstomlinson.com, on Twitter @stealthygeek and on Facebook.