Mina Cortez: From Bouquets to Bullets: 1 (The Accidental Inquisitor)

Shed never said I want to join the secret police when I grow up.Of course Mina Cortez hadnt known there were secret police. She just knew shed rather be a ballerina than a florist. But in 2154 though the world has mostly recovered from the supervolcano vocational education is still programmed based on aptitude testing. An implanted skill chip can give the recipient many things but not longer legs so Mina fully expected to end up inheriting her familys flower shop and landscaping business someday.Like three generations before her she had the nose for it.She didnt expect one of her best friends to be kidnapped. She didnt expect to be inducted into a covert organization by desperate authorities. She didnt expect to have to be grateful for her other best friends undead Chevy. She didnt expect programmed spy information to come with the taste of aluminum on her tongue - or a burning sensation when she fought its impulses. She didnt expect fights car chases family secrets bureaucrats acting as espionage cheerleaders electro-magnetic pulses or the frequent scent of gun oil.She definitely didnt expect to still have to deliver flowers while figuring it all out.This is the 2nd Edition of Mina Cortez From Bouquets to Bullets