by Mira Jacob
First published 2014
Neel, a talented but disillusioned surgeon, reluctantly returns to his childhood home in Albuquerque after a long absence. His arrival triggers a series of unsettling occurrences, as his parents' troubled past and his sister's eerie sleepwalking episodes resurface. Neel finds himself drawn into a supernatural mystery that forces him to confront his family's darkest secrets and his own troubled relationship with his parents. As the ghostly visions intensify, Neel must navigate a shifting reality and uncover the truth about his family's past before it consumes them all.
Genres: literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, supernatural-elements
Setting: Albuquerque
Period: contemporary
512 pages · Paperback · Bloomsbury Publishing