Where the Ships Die — William C. Dietz

In the vast reaches of space, there are natural means of intergalactic travel known as "gaps" or "wormholes."

There are only four known wormholes in existence.

Whoever controls the wormholes, controls the universe.

The coordinates for the wormhole called the Mescalaro Gap are unknown, hidden behind a veil of mystery, lost in a conspiracy of murder. Its power will belong to the first human who finds it--or the alien race who would kill for it...