BOOKS OF THE MONTH

A roundup of the best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror

Lisa Tuttle

Old Soul By Susan Barker A chance encounter between two travellers who have missed their flight reveals a strange connection: each is haunted by an unexplained death. Although Jake’s best friend Lena died in London a decade ago, while Mariko’s twin brother died recently in Japan, the circumstances were similar. In both, a rare physical condition that should have been known since birth was only found postmortem. Both had been recently involved with a female photographer, a European in her 30s or 40s, who disappeared soon after the death. Jake is determined to track her down. The mystery deepens, as the story moves back and forth in time, from Japan to Germany, from rural Wales to the artistic circles of 80s New York, and Jake assembles a picture of a…

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Guardian Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 14 February 2025

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