First published 2020
Shel Murray arrives at a national park to lead a research team studying mysterious deaths among one of the last bonobo troops. The park operates under the control of a shadowy conglomerate. Her team discovers strange behaviors in the animals and signs of an unknown predator. Meanwhile, her partner John recovers from a violent attack that left him with severe head trauma. He retreats to an isolated house wrapped in fog to rebuild his damaged memory. John begins questioning everything about his situation. Fresh wounds appear on his body without explanation. He hears disturbing sounds at night. His doctor's motives seem unclear. Mold spreads across the front of his house in an unsettling pattern. Both Shel and John face mounting dangers through their separate ordeals. A surprising development raises the stakes higher than ever before. They now have more to protect than they ever imagined possible.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: National Park
320 pages · Hardcover · Atlantic Books
Content warnings: medical-trauma, violence