Keeping Downwind

Lisa Huntress: Federation's most notorious bounty hunter. Apex predator of pirates, nightmare to criminals, and migraine for the powerful and corrupt. Nemesis of a telepathic alien species ruled by a collective hivemind with the mindset of a creepy stalker. She's a shoot-first carnivore with an arsenal that defies physics. But her legendary skills face their greatest test yet.

The mission: Solving an alien ambassador's murder.

The battleground: An oceanic world's colony, previously unaware of the indigenous inhabitants.

The stakes: The fate of three generations of settlers, in accordance with Federation law.

Armed with only pulp detective novels and crippling social anxiety, Lisa must navigate a world of amphibious intrigue. Local law enforcement eyes her warily - a walking weapon of mass destruction turned reluctant sleuth. As she dives into a sea of suspects, Lisa realizes she's the punchline in a cosmic joke.

Can this amazonion introvert crack the case before tensions boil over? Or will she drown in a tide of alien humor and political chaos?