Twelve Times Zero

A hard‑boiled detective confronts a terrified foreman who swears his crime is tied to a flash of blue light and an impossible love triangle. The interrogation unfolds in a stark basement, where the man’s trembling confession hints at something far beyond a simple murder—an incident that may have rippled across a hundred worlds. As the police push for a straight‑forward story, the foreman’s desperate recollections of a night at a chemical plant and a rendez‑vous with a mysterious scientist keep the listener guessing whether the truth is human or alien.

The novel blends classic noir tension with speculative wonder, letting the audience piece together clues from a shattered romance and a bewildering burst of radiation. Every detail—cold‑sweat faces, the smoking cigar, the relentless spotlight—adds to a claustrophobic atmosphere that feels both familiar and unsettlingly cosmic. Listeners are drawn into a mystery that teeters on the edge of earthly tragedy and interstellar mystery, eager to discover just how deep the light’s influence truly goes.