The Scanner Darkly Is a Science fiction book Written by Phillip K. Dick in 1977. The book is about a drug epidemic that is plaguing the southern part of California, specifically in the part of orange county. The drug that is an epidemic is called Substance D, which attacks the brain by causing the hemispheres only to be independent of one another which in turn causes severe hallucinations. The main character of the book is Bob Arctor, he works as a secret FBI agent codename “Agent Fred”. His mission is go undercover and crack down on citizens who use the drug Substance D, the only problem is that he is ordered to investigate on himself as the FBI do not know his identity. As Agent Fred, he wears a suit to conceal his identity due to protocol
