The Absolute Book
When the murderer of Taryn Cornick’s sister is himself murdered just days after his release from prison, detective Jacob Berger is certain she has something to do with it. But evidence is lacking, and the case goes cold. Years later, Taryn is traveling the world to promote her book—a history of lost and destroyed libraries—when strange things start happening: threatening phone calls that capture the attention of the authorities, a mysterious illness, and the interest of a young man she’s seen exactly once before. As Taryn and Jacob try and sort out what’s happening to them both, a clue emerges from Taryn’s family library in the form of a book known only as the Firestarter. The story that unfolds brings them across worlds and through hell and back, and raises questions about what it means to remember your history, and what kinds of covenants bridge both libraries and land.