Pet Noir

An alien spy turns up dead in the capital city of The Republic., a handful of worlds stuck between the powerful Interstellar Confederation and the huge Coreward Alliance. Police Chief Al Bates needs to solve the murder before the political ramifications destabilize the precarious balance between the three. Unfortunately Bobbie Lacey, an infamous information broker on the margins of his authority, the one person who can help him plays by her own rules.