QSFer Valerie J. Mikles has a new queer cozy sci-fi mystery out (ace): The End of a Cloning Line.
When an alien is implicated in a murder, it’s up to one ace to solve the case.
Starr’s new security gig at the prestigious (though ethically questionable) Dupli City University was supposed to be easy. Her expectations crash like a UFO when she thwarts an alien abduction, just hours before a notorious clone is found dead in his lab.
The research-stealing, womanizing marvel of science, has a long list of disgruntled ex-colleagues wishing him dead, including his current research associate—an incognito extraterrestrial who has been secretly altering the dead man’s DNA.
Now, this amateur sleuth is caught between human authorities, an alien assassin, and a top-secret government organization. And if her investigation exposes the alien presence, Dupli City gets wiped off the map.
Can she stall her own abduction long enough to solve a murder and save her city?
Ace Alien Detective: The End of A Cloning Line is a humorous, queer sci-fi mystery. If you like quirky amateur sleuthing, campus politics, and alien abduction, you won’t want to miss this captivating whodunit. Buy it now and laugh all the way to space.
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Author Bio
I’m an aromantic, asexual, agender person who is currently using she/her pronouns. Writing has given me the opportunity to discover and represent so many identities, and in turn find myself. I feel like diverse identities should exist in literature without being a central aspect of the plot. I have created several short films about asexuality, inspired by my own journey to self-discovery. Learn more about my creative side and my writing at http://www.valeriejmikles.com
I’m also a PhD astronomer and former black hole hunter. I defected from academia and currently work for NOAA as a Senior Systems Engineer on a polar-orbiting weather satellite. My motto in life is that I can be everything I want, just not all at the same time.