You could read this book as a stand alone, but if you start at the [[Wasp-Waisted by David Barrie|beginning]] you'll know a lot more about the background to Guerin's relationship with Agostini and it's hardly a hardship. But don't worry - even if you read the books out of order there are no spoilers for other books in the series.
[[David Barrie's Captain Franck Guerin Novels in Chronological Order]]
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