The Minerva Conspiracy. Stone Chalmers, #3

Stone Chalmers. Earth's top operative. But every spy has a breaking point. The high-tech colony of Minerva has submitted to Earth's control-or so its leaders claim. Stone's mission: travel to this newly-rediscovered world and investigate reports of strange beliefs simmering beneath the submissive surface. With a cloud over his career from his last mission, Stone has no leverage to refuse. Weeks trapped on a ship towing a wormhole to Minerva give him time to prepare-but nothing can prepare him for what he finds.
A pervasive cult dominates the colony. Its enforcers threaten his body. Its priests threaten his mind. And behind the cult lies a conspiracy more dangerous than any Stone has faced: Minerva's leaders used their surrender as a weapon. If Stone can't stop them, Earth's grip on its colonies will shatter forever. The third adventure in Stone Chalmers' complete four-novel series. New to the series? Start with The Freeland Vendetta and download a sample.
Previously published as To All High Emprise Consecrated.