Planetfall

When a scientist is killed at a remote colony, military intelligence are called in to investigate. The last thing investigating officer General Kate Leland expects to find is a plan to make humanity's first contact with an alien race. When Kate uncovers the colony administrator's plot to start a war, she has to face a choice: stop him and isolate humanity forever, or step out of his way. All Fall Down is the first book in the "planetfall" trilogy, and has been described by fans as Tom Clancy meets Iain M. Banks meets William Gibson.