Rule of Evidence by John G. Hemry - SF - SFBookcase.com - Reference of Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels/Authors.

Series: Paul Sinclair
Volume: 3
Genre: SF
ISBN: 0441012620
Pages: 276 pages
Publisher: Penguin
Price: 6.99
Reader Rating: 9 out of 10
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Rule of Evidence by John G. Hemry

Description: The struggle for justice among the stars is a never-ending fight...

At the very endge of South Asian Alliance territory, the USS Michaelson is conducting maneuvers alonside her sister ship, the USS Maury, in a show of military strength. The Michaelson's legal officer, Lieutenant Paul Sinclair, is pleased, since his girlfriend, Lieutenant Jen Shen, is serving aboard the Maury as an engineer. The operation is going by the numbers - until the Maury is wracked by devastating explosions and its engineering section is destroyed.

Paul is overjoyed when Jen is found alive, but his happiness is short-lived. Jen, as the sole survivor in Engineering, is suspected of negligence - or worse, sabotage - and faces court-martial. Now Paul must find out what really caused the explosions. But the more he learns, the more he faces the terrible possibility that the woman he loves may be guilty of sabotage and murder...