Author: John Marrs
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: January 20, 2026
I thought I knew where this book was going, but no, I did not!! Oh yes, I guessed the first twist. But I was foolish to think the author was going to stop there. Because, come on, this is John Marrs. He just has to give you another twist…and another…and then the twists just keep coming.
Once Damon has a near-death experience, he can’t stop obsessing over the visions he had. He swears that he is not hallucinating, but seeing the people from those visions in real life. And those people have a message for him. One he must die again to interpret. And again. And again.
Before long, Damon’s compulsion has driven away his ex-wife and her girlfriend, and they’re not even sure they want him to father their child anymore. Because he’s a ghost of who he was before he drowned. And something has changed.
At one point Damon says, “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 97. 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘥.” Oh no, Damon, your life ends at Chapter 39 (IYKYK).
Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for an advance reader’s copy.
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