Esperance

_Esperance_ is a genre-defying novel combining a murder investigation with science fiction. American detective Ethan Krol is charged with solving how some people drowned in sea water, without any ocean nearby. During his investigation he meets an odd pair: the Scottish Hollie Rogers and Nigerian Abi Eniola. There is something strange about Abi and her high-tech gadgets and physical abilities. Is Abi involved in these murders? If so, how? Esperance is a novel about the scars the Atlantic slave trade left behind. It has the pace of a crime thriller, with the depth of a speculative novel.