Author Daniel Young certainly had my guts tied twice in a row with Decoy.
The first time is when Taggard and company got caught ship and all when the Astral spaceships accomplished the impossible to get their spaceship, Usehiri, captured in some kind of stasis.
Surprise! The Astrals want them killed in order to get the Emberling into their hands.
The escape and the way it happened was an even bigger but tough surprise.
The second gut twister was when the Militia succeeded too in capturing Taggard's spaceship
And once again the crew's lives are at risk.
At risk or not, Decoy is another action oriented space opera where plenty more is happening too. That is, besides twisting your guts.
Enjoy