Port: The First Tessa Germaine Joint

Welcome to the world of Port - a future where teleportation is possible, where all the conveniences (and the associated political dynamics) of being anywhere at any time are a daily part of life. Five-year-old Tessa Germaine witnesses an argument between her mother and father, watches as her father leaves never to return. Twenty-five years later, Tessa fully realizes her destiny. Part of the class of 2048, she is promoted into the Port Division of the FBI, the same division her father helped to form when last she saw him. Now Tessa is part of a team that investigates teleportation incidents - accidents and acts of sabotage. And as fate would have it, she is partnered with her father's old partner, Frank. Frank is days from retirement and more than happy to welcome Tessa to her father's world before he heads to Florida to stick his feet in the sand. Except Tessa and Frank's first case leads them down a path, a path that not only uncovers truths about her father's death but peril for the entire world. Port tells the tale of a future that confirms the more things change, the more they stay the same. Part crime novel, part rippled reflection of a future where big ever takes advantage of little, Port flips the conventions of the near future sci-fi thriller. And by the time we reach the chilling finale, we may question Tessa's loyalty to her father's memory in favor of the unbelievable machinations of those she challenges.