Kill by Numbers

Former assassin Raena Zacari thinks shes left the past behind. The Imperial torturer who trained her is dead; the human empire is disbanded; and she is finally free.But Raena is troubled by a series of nightmares that always seem to end with her shooting an ex-lover in the head. She needs to get her mind clear because theres a flaw in the most commonly used starship driveand the band of media-obsessed pirates shes fallen in with is right at the heart of the controversy.With humanity scattered across the galaxy, shes going to have to rely on the alien crew members of the Veracity to help her put the pieces together. It doesnt help that the Templars wiped out in a genetic plague while Raena was imprisonedhave left booby-trapped biotechnology scattered across the galaxy.Kill by Numbers mixes military science fiction with sweeping space opera that features aliens, androids, drug dealers, journalists, and free-running media hackers. Kill by Numbers is the second book in Loren Rhoadss epic Dangerous Type trilogy.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.