As World War II looms, London housewife Alma Fielding is astonished as china flies off the shelves, stolen jewelry appears on her fingers, and in the middle of a car journey, a turtle materializes on her lap. Ghost hunter Nandor Fodor arrives to investigate the poltergeist, and by unravelling Alma's peculiar history, he finds a different type of haunting: a tale of trauma, alienation, loss, and revenge. In this gripping account by the author of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, Fodor becomes obsessed with untangling the mystery, while Alma becomes ever more disturbed.

"Fascinating…. An astute psychological study enlivened by dry wit, eccentric characters, and informed analyses." —Kirkus Reviews