Profit and Loss
 Author Bruce Davis Country United States Language English Series The Profit Series Genre Science Fiction Published 2015 (1, CreateSpace) 2024 (2, Brick Cave Media) Media type Print (Paperback) Pages 110 ISBN 13 978-1-938190-87-2 Preceded by Thieves Profit |
Profit and Loss is a science fiction anthology written by author Bruce Davis. It was first published on December 26, 2015, by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, with a second edition by Brick Cave Media following in 2024. It is the second novel in The Profit Series, preceded by Glowgems for Profit and Thieves Profit and in 2014.
Plot summary
The Profit was living up to her name for the first time since Zack Mbele had stolen her from the Martian Navy in the chaos at the end of the Reunification War.
He was earning a good living for my crewmates, and himself, and it was all honest money. It was what Cleo had always wanted – a home built on a stable business. Zack once thought it was what he wanted, too. So why did it chafe on him so?
On Highpoint after a successful charter job, Zack decides to look up Akira Kensai, an old acquaintance. But Akira is dead and his brother, Tanaka Kensai, turns to Zack for help in solving the mystery of his death. When people start dying, Zack realizes the plot is bigger than just the death of one honest man, especially when Zack's old enemy, Kwai Hong is involved.
Meanwhile, Deuce rediscovers an old lover. Grace is now a torch singer in a high class bar on Highpoint's Promenade. But Deuce knows her from old and still loves her, even if her past is full of hidden dangers.1
Awards and nominations
Critical reception
Editions
- Profit and Loss Two Stories from the Profit Logbooks (Paperback)
Published June 2, 2015, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 108 pages
- Profit and Loss: Shorts from the Profit Logbooks (Paperback)
Published July 30, 2024, Brick Cave Media, 110 pages
- Profit and Loss: Shorts from the Profit Logbooks (Kindle Edition)
Published July 30, 2024, Brick Cave Media
References
- "Profit and Loss". Goodreads, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217219157-profit-and-loss, Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- "Profit and Loss Editions". Goodreads, https://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/222869374-profit-and-loss-shorts-from-the-profit-logbooks, Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- "Profit and Loss (The Profit Logbooks book 3) Editions". Goodreads, https://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/45537851-profit-and-loss-the-profit-logbooks-book-3, Retrieved September 6, 2024.
External links
- Profit and Loss at Brick Cave Media
