How Sere Looked for a Pair of Boots, by Alexander Jablokov

[Asimov's]

★★★★☆ Intricate Plot in a Complex Setting

(SF Mystery; Sere) Sere takes a case for her niece, who’s sure her boyfriend was wrongly imprisoned for violating security at an alien incubator. (21,887 words; Time: 1h:12m)

Although this follows the previous story, “How Sere Picked up her Laundry,” there’s no strong need to read that story before this one.

How Sere Picked Up Her Laundry, by Alexander Jablokov

[Asimov's]

★★★★★ Colorful, Exciting, and Fun

(SF Mystery; Sere) A struggling private investigator in a city full of alien refugees, Sere risks her life seeking connections between some mysterious aliens and an exterminator who blew himself up. (19,217 words; Time: 1h:04m)

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