At a Los Angeles party in 2031, the host disappears and guests begin appearing in unexpected versions. Emily St. John Mandel connects the puzzle to a fractured political world.
Kirkus praises the world-building and moral dimension, noting links with Mandel's earlier novels. The appeal is the balance between solving a speculative puzzle and asking what each possible reality costs. Expect recurring motifs and shifts in time rather than a straightforward, single-track mystery.
WHO IS IT FOR?
For readers who like speculative premises with a darker or unsettling edge.
