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The Third Claw of God (Andrea Cort, Bk 2)
The Third Claw of God - Andrea Cort, Bk 2 Author:Adam-Troy Castro Andrea Cort became a "war criminal" at the age of eight when an unexplained darkness invaded her soul. Now, decades later, the Devil is calling her. — Employed by the Diplomatic Corps but secretly aiding the AI masters of the universe, Counselor Andrea Cort despises the powerful Bettelhines -- unrepentant death merchants who have prospered from t... more »he annihilation of civilizations. Now curiosity compels her to answer a cryptic summons to their home world, where the only law is Bettelhine law. But a murder attempt greets her arrival at Xana's orbital entry port -- and far graver peril awaits aboard the elevator transport meant to carry Andrea to the planet's surface.
Trapped miles above Xana-surrounded by suspicious Bettelhines, their slavishly loyal retainers... and a corpse liquefied by a 15,000-year-old weapon -- Andrea must unmask an assassin or die an equally hideous death. But the true reason for her summons -- and sordid secrets weaving through her own dark past -- threaten to destroy Andrea Cort more completely than the Claw of God.« less