Voice of the Whirlwind is a 1987 cyberpunk science fiction novel by American writer Walter Jon Williams.
The novel is part of a series which includes Hardwired (1986) and "Solip:System" (1989).
Steward Alpha's original employer, the Orbital Policorp, has collapsed in the aftermath of an off-planet war over alien artifacts.
Steward Alpha fought in the war and was a commander of great renown, and afterwards was a member of humanity's alien diplomacy group.
Now Steward Beta must discover the murderer's identity while investigating the effect of alien influence on human society.