The Arx: Hitchcockian Noir and a Dash of Sci-Fi

Frank Langer is a broken man. Once he was one of the best detectives on
the Vancouver, BC, homicide squad. Today his life is one long continuous
nightmare. By day, he is beset with guilt. By night, his sleep is
wracked by such horrors he can't sleep more than two hours at a time.
His only solace is found at the bottom of a bottle.

But Frank is
still a damn good detective, and when he's asked to help a young mother
find her kidnapped baby, he stumbles onto a plot that threatens to end
humankind as we know. The problem is, in Frank's condition, no one
believes him.

In The Arx, Canadian author Jay Allan Storey's
third book, Frank Langer must confront his own demons in order to reveal
to the world the true nature of the hidden threat that gives the book
its name.

The Arx's Hitchcockian plot is part noir mystery, part
sci-fi, part social commentary. Frank Langer is a classic noir
character. Shattered and used up, he still has enough humanity to care
for humankind in general and love one woman in particular. And he's
willing to risk everything to save them.


I rate The  Arx as 5-star read!