Quandary Aminu vs The Butterfly Man
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When an illicit trade deal goes wrong and Quandary is blamed for it, she goes on the run to avoid the crosshairs of a bioengineered killer that only lives for 24 hours. If Q can evade it for that long, she just might survive.
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Quasar links out; the story lives on Tor.com, where the author gets the click.