The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads

The twelfth episode of The Human Division, John Scalzi's thirteen-episode serial novel set in the world of his bestselling Old Man's War. Beginning on January 15, 2013, a new episode appeared in e-book form every Tuesday. United States diplomat Danielle Lowen was there when one of her fellow diplomats committed an unthinkable act, which had consequences for the entire planet.

Now she is trying to figure out how it happened before it can happen again. Putting the puzzle pieces together could solve the mystery, or it could threaten her own life.