First published 2026
Violet Esmie can still see the dead, just like she could eighteen years ago when she fled Fell, New York with her sisters Vail and Dodie. They ran after their little brother Ben vanished during a game of hide-and-seek, leaving behind a town plagued by unexplained deaths and mysterious drownings. Their parents withdrew into themselves while the girls endured terrifying visions and encounters with Sister, a malevolent presence that stalked Violet for years. Now Ben has returned as a ghost, reaching out to his sisters with a plea to come home. The three women must face the place they swore never to revisit, drawn back by their brother's spirit and his promise to reveal the truth they have both craved and dreaded. In Fell, the past refuses to stay buried, and the answers Ben offers may cost more than the sisters are prepared to pay.
Genres: mystery, fantasy, horror, contemporary
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Fell, New York
Period: 18 years ago
337 pages · Hardcover · Berkley
Content warnings: anxiety, depression