THE STARS TURNED INSIDE OUT

NOVA JACOBS

Author Nova Jacobs's The Stars Turned Inside Out combines two unlikely elements, hard-core physics, and good old-fashioned plotting, to produce a fascinating novel. The story occurs within CERN, The European Organization for Nuclear Research. Scientists use nuclear colliders and other innovative equipment to study the primary constituents of matter—the fundamental particles.

The body of a newly arrived scientist is found dead, apparently irradiated by the equipment dedicated to accomplishing the goals of the project. However, little or no evidence has been discovered, including video surveillance data that is surprisingly substandard. CERN hires an investigator to find out how and why the novice employee died. The detective may have less than obvious motives, which are a driving force behind her inquiry. The Stars Turned Inside Out is a captivating novel offering a physics tutorial along with an entertaining and engaging mystery.