Abandoned Echoes - The Black Gates of Objer, #1

The Dead Zone. Where some mysteries should stay buried.  Zurah Winters is the security hack for a three-person crew whose latest job is a transport request. Except the drop-off location is in the one place declared off limits. The Dead Zone. Ignoring the ominous warnings, Zurah's boss greenlights the mission. What should have been a straightforward job, spirals into a complicated mess of deceit, peril, and concealed truths.  As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, Zurah will uncover a family secret, discover an unexpected ally in a Neetho doctor, and form an unlikely partnership with Alex, the enigmatic heir to the Goldsmith Consortium.  Among the ruins of an ancient alien civilization, Zurah and her allies will face a dormant adversary who is poised to unleash an unstoppable force which could plunge the known worlds into darkness.  Will Zurah be able to trust her new found allies in order to protect the known worlds? Or will she cut her loses and leave before it's too late?