CONTAINS TWO COMPLETE NOVELS!<br><br><b>For the first time in a single volume, Peter F. Hamilton's acclaimed novels—<i>Mindstar Rising </i>and<i> A Quantum Murder</i>—set in a near-future so real it seems ripped from tomorrow's headlines</b><br> <br>In <i>Mindstar Rising, </i>Greg Mandel, gifted—or cursed—with biotechnology that makes him a living lie detector, is hired to investigate corporate espionage by Event Horizon, a powerful company about to introduce a technology that will solve the energy problems of a world decimated by global warming.<br><br>Set two years later, <i>A Quantum Murder</i> once again teams Mandel with Event Horizon and its beautiful young owner, Julia Evans, in a locked-room mystery that combines the ingenuity of an Agatha Christie novel with cutting-edge speculative brilliance.<br><br>Read together, these novels take on fresh depth and complexity, underscoring the magnitude of Peter F. Hamilton's creative talent.