The Trilisk Revolution — Michael McCloskey

Telisa Relachik studied to be a xenoarchaeologist at a time when humans had found alien artifacts but hadn't encountered live aliens. She joins a group of artifact smugglers and ends up with a life more amazing than she could have imagined. Upon learning that the unifying Terran government has been infiltrated by Trilisks, Telisa is galvanized to face the task she's been afraid to undertake: defeat the Space Force and topple the rotten leadership of Earth. The Trilisk Revolution is the fifth book in the PIT series.