When Chicago police detective Ethan Krol arrives at a murder scene, the last thing he expects to find is a father and son dead of drowning with sea water in their lungs, hundreds of miles from the ocean in a dry high rise apartment. Yet that strange crime scene sets Ethan on the strangest trail he's ever investigated, taking him across the country in search of some sort of rational explanation. Meanwhile, a strange-talking, not-quite-human being arrives in Bristol, England, where she partners up with young woman who helps her navigate the world in pursuit of the same murderer Ethan's tracking.
This is an intriguing mix of science fiction and police procedural, and while I like that mix and the characters (especially Bristol native Hollie), the way it comes together at the end is a little off. Honestly, I was disappointed in this, if only because Oyebanji's debut novel, Braking Day, was so stinking good. I'll definitely continue to read his stuff though, as I know he has it in him to completely wow me.
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