. Another of the Alex Benedict--or probably more correctly, Chase Kolpath--stories that began with A Talent for War. The series follows Alex and Chase as they solve the historical mysteries of their time. In Seeker, the mysteries continue when they're approached by a walk-in looking for an appraisal on an heirloom. What looks like a common souvineer teacup turns out to be a 9000 year old teacup from a missing colony ship from Earth's early expansion. Chase and Alex manage to follow the tiny clues that would seem to dead-end their investigation, time and again, to a satisfying end. I'm not going to tell you what it is...go read it yourself. It's worth the time. McDevitt writes in a very conversational style that makes this an easy couple of days reading.Jack McDevitt's Home Page
