Alexis Locke gave the first forty years of her life to an agency that never thought twice about putting her in harm's way. After fifteen years of voluntary retirement and solitude, Alexis is asked to investigate the deaths of five seemingly unrelated scientists, one of whom happens to be the son she gave up at birth. As she follows the clues to her son's murderer, Alexis stumbles upon a plot that's as big as the galaxy and spans the future as well as the past. And then she finds out that she's the main player. R. Peter Ubtrent was born in New York City but moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of eight. Although he has lived in both Florida and California, he seems to have settled in Edgewood, New Mexico for the moment.Writing since high school, Peter has self-published seven science fiction novels, six in one series called 'Dark Pilgrim' and one stand-alone titled 'Eternity's Handmaiden.'Peter has obtained bachelor's degrees in astrophyics, history, and Secondary Education, has a Master's degree in military history and has a Doctorate in military studies.When he's not writing, Peter works in his gardens or builds wooden and plastic models. He has been married to Genevieve for over sixteen years.
