First published 2022
Harper Curtis stumbles upon an abandoned house in 1931 Chicago that serves as his gateway through time. The violent drifter uses this portal to stalk young women who appear to him surrounded by a distinctive glow. He calls them the luminous ones, and they become his targets across different decades. In 1992, Kirby Mazrachi survives Harper's brutal attack but her life falls apart afterward. She teams up with Dan, a former homicide reporter who covered her case, to track down her attacker. As Kirby investigates, she uncovers other victims who weren't as fortunate. The evidence defies logic, with clues spanning impossible timeframes. Her search leads back to that same abandoned house where Harper first discovered his deadly power. Kirby must confront both her trauma and the supernatural forces that enabled her attacker's crimes across time.
Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: supernatural-powers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Chicago, United States
Period: 1931, 1992
413 pages · Paperback · RBA
Content warnings: murder, sexual-assault, violence