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Marina Willett, a psychiatrist, is struck when her husband Charlie’s fascination with H.P. Lovecraft turns deadly. After Charlie disappears, the police call it suicide, but Marina doubts the story and dives into Lovecraft’s obscure life. Her investigation crosses from a small Ontario town to New York, Florida and Mexico City, uncovering relationships between the famed horror writer, a gay teenage fan and scholar, a student who became a Beat writer, and a Canadian appliance salesman who knows the origins of Lovecraft’s alleged diary. The novel weaves mystery and historical detail, exploring themes of love, deception, and the power of stories.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Paul La Farge
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