First published 2000
Two couples arrive at Oona's door carrying their own brands of desperation and doubt. The young medium possesses an ethereal beauty that matches her fragile demeanor, yet she speaks truths that should belong only to the dead. Her clients want to believe, need to believe, but fear wars with hope in their minds. Oona herself cannot tell whether the voices she hears spring from genuine supernatural contact or from the depths of her own fracturing psyche. The sessions continue, each revelation drawing the four seekers deeper into her world. Truth and madness blur as Oona's gift, real or imagined, weaves connections between the living and the dead. The couples must decide whether to trust this strange young woman who offers them what they most desire, even as shadows of terror and death gather around them all.
Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, paranormal
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Oona
320 pages · Paperback · St. Martin's Griffin
Content warnings: mental-illness