Argon

The first child vanishes early one evening, rocking the calm border town of Argon. Twelve-year-old Robbie Larsen watches his friend disappear but buries the haunting truth in a bid for acceptance.

As the search stretches from hours into days, suspicion and fear cast some into a frenzy and turn the spotlight square on the newest citizens of Argon: the Larsens. When a second child disappears, Robbie discovers a dark secret that threatens to tear the town—and his family—apart.

Argon is a story of a search for community among strangers, the devastating effect of secrets we hide and choices we make, and the subtle inhumanity that lurks inside us all.

E. L. Patrick is a fourth-generation Canadian whose ancestral origin is steeped in mystery. He writes about people restored and devastated by choices, and about who we are behind the masks.

He lives in the heart of North America, in the majestic sprawl of God's prairie, with his wife and children.