Cook tells the story of these tender souls and a love that knows no boundaries

The indispensable

and where Ballard finds his own guilty past waiting for him around every shadowy corner

young noble Inara and her little god of white lies

A classic of the science fiction genre

I See You've Called in Dead Poker Cook tells the story ofINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER One of NPRs Book We Love 2025 A Gotham Book Prize Finalist An Indie Next & LibraryReads Pick AudioFiles Earphones Award Winner Library Journal Audio "Editor's Picks of the Year 2026 Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List Pick "Razor sharp, darkly comedic, and emotionally piercing. With the satirical bite of Richard Russos Straight Man, the introspection of Fredrik Backmans A Man Called Ove, and the reinvention of Andrew Sean