Science Fiction novelette, first published in Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2009 Translated into Russian for Russian SF magazine ESLI, 2010.
What do you do with criminals sentenced to life without parole when lifespans may last hundreds of years? Controlled Experiment combines science fiction with three of the classic styles of the mystery-- the private eye, the police procedural, and the husband and wife detective team. Can a lifelong romance survive into a world where death is indefinitely postponed?