The third installment of the “Trains in Space” sequence see Frank once again confronted by a murder (almost) on his doorstep. Barely has he got home from the last adventure but he finds a beautiful woman waiting in his house – having broken in. Having ejected her he’s then called to her murder scene, since she stole his gun which puts him under suspicion. There follows the usual routine o on-planet and on-train shenanigens between Frank and his arch-enemy the Modhri. Once again there’s plenty of action and a few twists in the tail. it is, however, getting harder for Zahn to retain the tension of the onboard adventures. The limiting factor of the trains was an interesting one in an SF setting to start with but it’s now getting quite restrictive for this action-adventure series. Still good, but there it’s getting harder to sustain, I think.