Thief, spy, assassin, Intergalactic Police investigator... Jaime keeps the peace however necessary, ensuring civilisation-ending discoveries stay secret as a random example. One in no way tied to the rush job the IGP just assigned her.
IGP want Jamie to infiltrate Aphelionthe self-contained, AI-run, politically neutral space stationand locate an item which sounds awfully like a surrofish egg, a tool of mass destruction that supposedly died out centuries ago.
But plenty of other species lay space eggs. Okay, maybe not plenty, but lots.
A handful.
At least a few.
This job? Definitely not suspiciousor likely to shatter the stability of the entire galaxy forever Probably
A sparkling, action-packed short novella for readers who love their heists flavoured with technology and sass.