Back Door Area

The Greater Garden jurisdiction can count on a dependable police force to fight crime. But Officer Gowoon's uncanny talent for crime-solving has provoked resentment from her peers.To defuse the tension, the GGPD chief sends the headstrong snail on a dangerous patrol, leading a bunch of unruly police candidates. This could easily sink Gowoon's career, as their band of sloggers must glide through Back Door Area, the most dangerous place in the Garden.Deadly traps, drama, disputes, nothing will stop Gowoon from protecting her recruits and her career!Corruption and back-stabbing, danger and sexual tension... your backyard has never been so interesting!A 9000-word story by Michèle Laframboise, a multiple award-winning author of SF novels, who doesn't hesitate to dirty her hands... in the garden soil! Michèle Laframboise feeds coffee grounds to her garden plants, runs long distances and writes full-time. A science-fiction lover since she can walk, she has published 19 novels and over 50 short-stories in French and English. She is also a comic enthusiast who drew a dozen of graphic novels and maintains an illustrated blog.Her short-stories have appeared in Asimov's, Solaris, Galaxies, Fiction River, Compelling Science Fiction, Future SF and other venues.Michèle uses her scientific background to create stories filled with humor, adventure and wonders. You would like to live in her worlds! With the coming of spring, the Greater Garden Police Department has to deal with a hotbed of crime, where beer traps and predators threaten law-abiding snails.Officer Gowoon slogs her way through sticky cases, wary of the lightning-fast giants who roam the territory. Her acute sense of smell makes her the best sleuth of the service, which her hermaphrodite colleagues resent. She can count on her partner Zgouish for assistance, but his bad-slogger charm instills fuzzy feelings under her shell...Corruption and back-stabbing, danger and sexual tension... your backyard has never been so interesting! Fans of Watership Down, prepare for a whole new animal realm experience!