What it is about
Private investigator Richard Hart and his pilot Eddie are on a routine mission in a Zetoi city. But what started as an insurance fraud case, became deadly in an eye blink.
All of a sudden, the past comes back to Richard, and different groups, including the military, are involved in this new case.
Is the crew going to solve the mystery? And what has the new passenger of the Colibri to do with it?

What I liked
I started to read Colibri Investigations with The Wenamak Web. But this one made it for me. It is the second in a series, but all three novellas out now can, be read as standalone (I’m  reading them backwards, which works perfectly)
This novella felt like coming home. It made me smile and laugh and hooked me for everything Colibri Crew related from now on.
I also loved getting more background information about the drugs, the characters and more planet hopping.

What I didn’t like (sort of, because I have a hard time finding stuff I diddn’t like)
This might be silly but I wished it was a full-length novel. I liked it so much that I would have loved to spend more time with the crew. But I can see how the story works for a novella. It is not a pacing issue, it’s just me wanting more.
So is this a section of things I didn’t like? Not really. It is more of a follow-up to what I had to say about the Wenamak Web.
In The Wenamak Web, I criticized how it felt too close to Chambers Wayfarers. This changed in this novella for me. I can still see how Colibri Invigastigations are great for fans of Murderbot or the Wayfarers, but it is its own independent and unique thing.

Final Words
I can’t wait to discover everything about this universe. This novella felt like coming home to a comfy place with an intriguing mystery and fast-paced action.
It is the perfect combination of cozy action in space and a found family crew with its problems. It gives away just enough to make me return, and I’m glad I still have one novella left before I’ll have to wait.