From the pre-title blurb, it seems that this mix of policier and sci-fi is the
standard fare for this author and I am not too sure of his success in mixing the two genres. The hero is (aren't they all nowadays) seriously flawed but
still having the support of his superior and for some reason he becomes
involved with a legless heroine whose body and face are very attractive. The
plot is well-constructed, the sci-fi element reasdonably well introduced but
inconsistent and the policier element rather submerged by this and the
growing attraction of hero for heroine. Maybe a further reading will
convince me but I am in no great hurry to search out other of Mr David's books.