Coruscant Nights II : Street of Shadows Coruscant Nights II : Street of Shadows is the second installment of the by Michael Reaves . It was released on August 26 , 2008 . Before the final title , the book was to be called " Chiaroscuro " and later " Sins of the Father " . A preview of the book was published in " " . Publisher ' s summary . With the Jedi all but wiped out in the grim aftermath of Order 66 , the Empire ' s power seems unchecked . But one lone Knight continues to fight the good fight — against all odds and when all else fails . " Deep in the bowels of Coruscant , Jedi Jax Pavan seekes out a living as a private investigator ; a go - to , can - do guy for the downtrodden . Now a mysterious Zeltron knockout named Deejah approaches Jax with a case that needs to be cracked : to find out who killed her artist lover Volette , brutally murdered hours after his triumphant unveiling of a dazzling new light sculpture with obvious links to lightsaber pyrotechnics . " " Finding Volette ' s killer won ' t be easy — too many secrets , too many suspects , and all kinds of motives . But with the droid I - 5YQ ' s help , and ex - reporter Den Dhur ' s excellent snooping skills , the investigation is soon operating like a well - oiled machine . " " Unfortunately , there ' s a far more efficient machine hunting Jax . It ' s a deadly game of cat - and - mouse as the clock starts ticking toward the final explosive showdown … to see who strikes first and who will die first . " Plot summary . The novel starts off in 19 BBY on Naboo where Gregar Typho , who was once the late Padmé Amidala ' s bodyguard , is visiting her grave . The narrative reveals that he loved Padmé deeply , and vows that he will find and track down her killer , thus avenging her death . Skipping over some time after , Jax Pavan , Laranth Tarak , Den Dhur , I - 5YQ and Haninum Tyk Rhinann are living as private investigators in the bowels of Imperial Center . They come across a new case when they are encountered by Dejah Duare where she leads the party to her apartment to find her lover , Ves Volette , has been murdered . Force - using bounty hunter Aurra Sing is tasked by Darth Vader to go to Imperial Center to hunt down Jax . During their investigation to Ves Volette ' s murder , Jax and I - Five work out that Volette was killed by an Umber 3PO unit owned by a wealthy family who purchased Volette ' s artworks . The 3PO unit destroys itself so that its masters won ' t suffer . The reasoning for the droid ' s murder of Volette was because it was worried that the Caamasi ( Volette ) was having an affair with the wealthy woman , and thus , might destroy the marriage between the family . This raises something to I - Five about sentience , which he wants to achieve , because this droid went beyond its protocol to defend its masters ' honor . Gregar Typho learns that Darth Vader was somehow responsible for Padmé ' s murder , along with the " death " of Anakin Skywalker . So he decides to kill Vader on Imperial Center in order to avenge her death . But Vader catches Typho off guard and asks why he was hunting him . Typho reveals about his wanting to avenge Padmé , and , to a lesser degree , Anakin . Vader confirms of his murder of Padmé and Anakin , and Force - chokes Typho to death . But Typho died knowing that he somehow hurt Vader more than killing him would have ever done to avenge Padmé . With the case of her lover ' s murder solved , Dejah Duare decides to leave Imperial Center for her home , accompanied by Jax and his party . But they are attacked by Aurra Sing . Jax and Sing fight , and Sing is defeated , if not killed ( later sources reveal that Sing may have survived her duel with Jax ) . Because of the Jax - Sing fight , Dejah decides to stay with him . This prompts Laranth , who Den knows loves Jax , to leave the group , with Dejah replacing Laranth in the position . The novel ends with Rhinann plotting to leave Jax ' s group and regain favor with Vader . Cover gallery . This is a gallery of the cover variations of " Coruscant Nights II : Street of Shadows " .