by Ben Tufnell
First published 2023
On a remote stretch of rocky coastline, an aging lighthouse keeper monitors an increasingly unpredictable landscape. Michael Reese has tended this lighthouse for decades, watching the North Shore's treacherous waters and recording minute changes in weather and terrain. But something is different this season—the coastline seems to be shifting, erasing familiar landmarks and challenging his meticulous records. When strange objects begin washing ashore and his communication with the mainland grows intermittent, Michael realizes he might be witnessing more than environmental changes. Isolated and uncertain, he must decide whether to document what he's experiencing or seek help from a world that seems increasingly distant. As the boundary between observation and survival blurs, Michael confronts the possibility that his decades of careful documentation might be the only evidence of a transformation no one else will witness.
Genres: adventure, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: isolation, unreliable-narrator
Setting: North Shore
208 pages · Paperback · Fleet