Dead Space is a 2021 science fiction murder mystery novel by Kali Wallace.
Scientist Hester Marley begins working for Parthenope Enterprises, a mining corporation in the asteroid belt, to pay off her medical debt after losing two of her limbs in a terrorist attack.
The novel centers around a murder mystery and deals with themes related to racism, xenophobia, corporate corruption, and worker's rights.
"[3] Laura Hubbard, in a review for BookPage, described the narrative as an exploration of grief through Hester's loss of limb.
[3] Annie Deo of Nerd Daily praised its central plot, and described its handling of themes as a "a nuanced, thought-provoking contemplation of timely issues".