Mars. 2072. A huge mining corporation is extracting precious minerals from deep beneath the surface.

When John Washington, a seasoned detective, joined the newly formed Galileo Police Division, he and his colleagues assumed it would be easy work dealing with petty crime, worker disputes and corporate security.

Then, when a body is discovered in a remote satellite uplink tower, his routine is shattered and he must begin what no-one expected in this fledgling off-world colony; a murder investigation.

As the close-knit population comes to terms with this shocking development, power struggles erupt between those seeking to take advantage of the revelations uncovered by the detective.