Buck Slade is a private investigator. He's not a very good detective but that's his profession because, frankly, since the doc-com collapse he hasn't been able to find a job as a System's Programmer and Java Websphere designer. Then Mellanie Mantix hires him to find her missing brother who, she suspects, has been abducted by aliens. What follows is a wild ride to the dark side of the moon, a plan for an alien invasion, an alien power struggle, a sentient robot named Yvette, and a truly unusual way of space flight.

Although not quite over-the-hill, Doug is certainly approaching the summit. He lives in Etobicoke which is a polite way of saying West Toronto. When not exercising such creative talents as he may possess, Doug may be found gardening or out somewhere fishing. He comes with a large bald spot, a dark sense of humour, and a fondness for chocolate eclairs ? or chocolate anything actually.