I finally gave up on the very dull historical murder mystery I was listening too on my commute, and replaced it with Jack Campbell's 'Dauntless' (1st book of the Lost FLeet series).
Excellent choice! Within five minutes we have a space battle, a desperate mission, and a ruthless massacre leaving the unlikeliest person in charge! I was literally cheering as I biked along the river path, punching the air and shouting, 'Yes! A MacGuffin! We have a MacGuffin!'