First published 2005
A Victorian ghost haunts a struggling inventor. A copywriter in 2020 confronts a terrifying presence. A scavenger in a future NYC braves the ruins of a fallen civilization. Spanning three centuries, these three interlinked stories reveal the spectral echoes that linger in the cracks of the city.
Genres: literary-fiction, fantasy, ghost-stories, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: interconnected-stories, supernatural
Setting: New York, New York (N.Y.), New York (State)
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century, 21st-century
308 pages · Hardcover · Farrar, Straus and Giroux