Dark Paradise — Dennis Schmidt

Why would a paradise planet call for a Questioner in the first place? That's an interesting question, yes. But the truly interesting question is why they tried to murder him when he arrived... It began with a ritual murder...an unprecedented assault on a Questioner. It exploded into planetary warfare. There's trouble brewing in Dark Paradise. Ranthar---the paradise planet. Civilized for untold millenia, the peaceful, long-lived Ranth are suddenly destroying each other--and themselves--in a savage orgy of violence. Facing his first murder case in a hundred years, the Ranth detective Krral wants no interference from Seeker or any other peacekeeping Questioner. But the alternative is Armageddon. Reluctantly he makes a Call... Whoever is behind the bloodshed is willing to sacrifice the entire planet--and only Seeker stands in the way.