by Angie Kim
First published 2019
Young and Pak Yoo operate the Miracle Submarine, an experimental oxygen chamber they believe can treat autism and infertility. Parents bring their children for sessions in the pressurized device, hoping for medical breakthroughs. The Yoos have staked their American dream on this controversial treatment. Then the chamber explodes. Two people die in the blast. What seemed like a tragic accident quickly transforms into a criminal investigation. Prosecutors charge someone with murder, arguing the explosion was deliberate. The trial tears apart the small community of families who trusted the Miracle Submarine. Young and Pak watch their lives crumble as lawyers dissect every detail of their business. Secrets emerge about the families involved, revealing the desperate lengths parents will go to help their children. The courtroom becomes a battleground where grief, guilt, and hidden motives collide. Each testimony exposes new fractures in relationships that seemed solid. The case forces everyone to confront what they truly believe about healing, hope, and the price of pursuing miracles.
Genres: fiction, drama, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Miracle Submarine
Period: Contemporary
609 pages · Hardcover · Thorndike Press Large Print
Content warnings: medical-trauma