The Rift

<p><em><strong>Lies divide the world - but so does the truth.</strong></em></p><p>Tom Larsen once devoured the outlandish stories of the Bolingbrook Babbler mesmerized by tales of UFOs and monsters lurking in the shadows. Now a member of the skeptical movement he's more interested in debunking the garish lies he once believed.</p><p> </p><p>When a drunken incident allows a woman to publicly humiliate him Tom doubles down on a career of antagonistic commentary. Then three years later a chance to confront her and expose her anti-skeptic agenda falls into his lap.</p><p> </p><p>Determined to publicize the truth as he knows it Tom unwittingly unearths rifts that go beyond his town's - and even the galaxy's - borders. As he pursues his goal he forges new alliances with old enemies and encounters weredeer secret societies and even time travel.</p><p> </p><p>But each encounter changes Tom's perspective more than the last. And the closer he gets to the truth the less simple it looks...</p><p> </p><p><em>Aliens gender politics and conspiracy theories collide in this </em>X-Files <em>meets</em> Fargo <em>urban fantasy sci-fi set in Chicagoland.</em></p>