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Apollo Kagwa, who runs the antiquarian book shop Improbabilia, is shaken when his wife Emma disappears after committing a shocking act. Determined to find her, he is guided by a mysterious stranger and sets off on an odyssey across New York City. His journey leads him to a forgotten island in the East River, a secret graveyard, and a forest in Queens where immigrant legends linger, ultimately revealing unsettling truths about his past, his family, and the world hidden beneath the city’s familiar streets.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Authors: Victor D. LaValle
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