Survival Instincts

Former cop Daniel Bennett has survived a brutal jail sentence only to find himself stranded on a backwater colony planet. Outcast, homeless, and desperate, his survival depends on becoming a host for parasitic juvenile aliens. The juveniles look like spiders - an arachnophobe's worst nightmare. And when he discovers that his only friend on the planet stands accused of a grisly double murder, Daniel must unravel the truth before his friend is shipped back to the hellish penal station.
Survival Instincts -the first in M. E. Owen's new series - introduces you to the enigmatic alien Skertz as well as a driven ex-cop haunted by his past. A science fiction twist on a traditional private investigator, lovers of both science fiction and mystery will find they can't put this book down.