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Space Murder: Captain Liz Laika Mysteries 1 Kindle Edition

by Nikki Haverstock (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 493 ratings
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For everything there is a season…
Once the star student of her training class, Captain Liz Laika is now an outcast, a casualty of family scandal. Now stuck in the worst post in the Fleet, she should keep her head down. But when a Cerulean passenger is found decapitated, and Liz is framed for the murder, she has no choice but to fight for her life. No easy feat when she's facing kidnapping, ship-eating whales, horse-sized spiders and corrupt fleet officers with personal vendettas. And in the middle of the intergalactic murder drama, her ex-fiancé reappears. Captain Liz needs to clear her name--and fast.
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  5. Publication date
    October 4, 2019
  6. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07YL914DZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ranch Dog Entertainment, LLC (October 4, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 4, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 719 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 493 ratings

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Nikki Haverstock

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Nikki Haverstock is a writer who lives on a small ranch high in the Rocky Mountains. She has studied comedy writing at Second City and has published over a dozen cozy, space and paranormal mysteries that are heavy on the humor.

Before fleeing the city, she hosted a competitive archery reality show, traveled the world to study volcanoes, taught archery and computer science at a university and worked on her family’s ranch herding cattle. Nikki has more college degrees than she has sense and hopefully one day she will put one to work.

Nikki likes to write comedy pieces that focus on the everyday humor of friends, family and the absurdity of life. She tried stand up but the cattle weren’t impressed.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
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Bill Bush
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable cast of characters
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2023
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A good mystery that nears the end with seemingly too much to wrap up with not enough book left. The author pulled it off though. Very well done.
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MsMellie
4.0 out of 5 stars The Cover Pulled Me In
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2024
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I never comment on the cover of a novel but in this case it is what sold me. I think the dinosaur (or alien dinosaur) and the tiny dog sharing the page made me curious. After reading the description, I hoped the book we would get would be comparable to Anne Hackett's many space themed books.
Liz was definitely an interesting hero, having fallen from grace she was getting by doing things her own way. You have to give her points for that, it is not easy to soldier on in the face of such adversity. However, in this book, the adversity notches up a bit with a dead body of an important alien on board.
In addition to having to keep the peace with the rest of the delegation, she comes face to face with an ex and his Liz replica cold partner.
I wanted to believe their was going to be a reason to ship them (Liz and the ex) but I am still not sure how I feel about him. I guess that is something to discover in coming books.
This book read like a combination cozy mystery and space drama with a side of interesting characters. The large alien on her crew Horton was quite unique. Liz and her team are interesting and certainly worth a read or in my case a read of the next book in the series. I suspect more drama awaits and I am curious how the personal side of things will turn out.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Siawilin
5.0 out of 5 stars Misfits and rejects make for a great team
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2023
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Wow, a great story based on relationships and mistreated and misunderstood crew on an old cargo ship embroiled in a murder mystery as well as political intrigue. It was great to be able to read this first book of the Captain Liz Laika Mysteries for free. Now that I'm hooked, my big problem is lack of funds to buy the rest of the series, so I guess I'll to wait until my library adds her books to their collection of ebooks. Sad, but the best I can do for now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book#
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2022
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I started this book thinking I wouldn't like it because of the setting in space with aliens, but I really liked the author so I gave it a try. I ended up being totally intrigued with the story, the characters and the plot. I found myself rooting for the Captain and her crew. The book is very well-written and keeps you interested in what's happening to the very end. I found myself wanting more in this series and hoping the author would expand it to a multi-book series. You will be entertained and captivated if you take a chance on this book.
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Larry Busch, Jr.
3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2022
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Overall a good story, but needed more depth in the details. some of the conclusions / reveals at the end were a bit large. They could have been better set up with more detail.
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4.0 out of 5 stars different
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
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Well thought out, very spacey but not enough space.? Need more Sify in sify book. Cast was very good. Thanks
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed this book.
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023
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I would highly recommend this book if you like funny cozy murder mysteries. I really liked the characters and I am looming forward to reading the next book.
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Patricia the Fencer
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and great characters!
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2023
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This is a fast moving story full of a wonderful mix of characters of various alien species, humans and a lovable AI. For once I don’t mind it being the first in a series because I am not ready to say goodbye to them.
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Gina
5.0 out of 5 stars Non-stop sci fi action, buddy movie style
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2022
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There was never a dull moment, and I enjoyed the inventiveness and the range of dangers and problems, but what I liked even more was the really varied group of main characters.

The writing style never gets in the way of the story telling. This is classic sci fi brought up to date and I can't wait to read the next one.
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Isaro
5.0 out of 5 stars highly enjoyable
Reviewed in Canada on June 6, 2020
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lately I’ve gotten picky about what I read, and try to stay away from anything depressing. I mean, why bother? So when a new book by anyone named Haverstock shows up, I check it out. I just started, and like, Nikki Haverstock’s Casino Mage series, so Space Murder by NL Haverstock and Nikki Haverstock seemed worth trying. I’m so glad that I did. It has a bit of mystery, a lot of action, some suspense, some humor and the good guys won. And none of them died. That’s a big plus! Another is that this book can be read as a stand-alone, but also has a hook into the next in the series, whenever it shows up. I’ll be waiting!
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Holly B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this series
Reviewed in Australia on October 30, 2023
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I hadn't read any books by Nikki before but the premise of this story caught my eye and I thought I'd give it a go - and I thoroughly enjoyed it. So much so that the minute I finished book 1 I bought, and read, book 2 - then book 3. Good characters, interesting plots and well written. A cozy in space with a great crew - highly recommended.
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Nana42
5.0 out of 5 stars A different type of cozy
Reviewed in Canada on September 14, 2021
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This book is a mix of space opera, adventure and cozy mystery. Captain Liz Laika and her crew are a likable bunch of characters. Their story is full of action and mystery and I liked how they interacted with each other. I am looking forward to reading more of their adventures.
I received an ARC copy of this book and this is my honest and freely offered review.
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Kindle Customer Baz
4.0 out of 5 stars Action packed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2022
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Great characters brilliant storylines, a great mix of murder mystery humor action exploding spaceships an excellent read grabs you from the first page, well worth a look, Baz.
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