The Shira Calpurnia novels by Matthew Farrer tell the story of Shira Calpurnia, a member of the Adeptus Arbites who is transferred to the Hydraphur system. This system is of major importance for the Imperium, being a major port of the Imperial Navy. It is a place of high society, proper etiquette, countless intrigues, and assassins and murderers who hide behind the thin veneer of civilization.
An omnibus has been published by the black library incorporating all three books in the trilogy.
