This was a re-read for me. I remembered enjoying the book more than I thought I would after the first few chapters, but either it gets better the more often you read it or I had forgotten just how much I enjoyed it the first time.

Major Yanaba Maddox gets more than she bargained for when Intergal medically retires her to an arctic planet and then blackmails her into agreeing to "spy" on the locals. There are strange things happening on Petaybee, and the company is determined to get to the bottom of things. They get more than they bargained for, as well, once the truth comes out. I've never wanted to live on an arctic world, but for this planet I'd change my mind.