At Empire's Edge - Empire Duology, Bk 1 Author:William C. Dietz Zak Cato is a xenocop. He's returning a fugitive shape-shifting Sagathi when things go horribly awry. Saved from being slaughtered with the rest of his men because he is drunk, Cato must now become the hero he was created to be, recapture the Sagathi, and exact revenge.
When you get a Dietz book, it's predictable. Admittedly, this one is thinner than most and lacks his humorous vein, but it's still basic Dietz. Don't bother to complain - just get something else.