Soliloquy

Part blood and part android, Kylem was designed to spy. It's all he knows, so that's the life he has made for himself here on Earth.Employed by Section 69, Britain's most elusive intelligence agency, he usually fights the evil wrong-doers of this planet. At the moment, though, he's been grounded by his boss, Emily Prince, while she's away on compassionate leave. Filled with boredom from the endless mountains of paperwork thrust upon him, Kylem is desperate to get back out into the field, but there's no way his handler will defy Prince's orders.Filled with frustration and still racked with guilt over the death of Coman, his Sallow brother, Kylem decides to spend some 'quality time' with his blood family. He hadn't been there for Coman when he mysteriously disappeared, but he can make amends with them, especially with Christmas fast approaching. However, when his sister learns of the disappearance of his neighbour's son, she volunteers Kylem to help find him. Kylem is a little reluctant to take on the investigation, though. Peter Jolley is an unusual lad with Autism. Brilliant in many respects, he has been trying to convince those around him that Kylem is an alien. Ironically, he's right, but that doesn't help. Fortunately for Kylem, everybody seems to be writing his rantings off as the ramblings of a child who isn't quite right in the head.With little enthusiasm for the task, Kylem begins his enquiries and soon realises that Peter's ramblings are more than that. The boy knows a lot more about Kylem and his past than he's letting on—even knowing the Sallow language. But how? Coman can be the only link, but Coman is dead. Are their disappearances connected?