Thebestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testamentsweaves together strands of gothic suspense, romance, and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative, beginning withthe mysterious death of a young woman named Laura Chase in 1945.

Decades later, Lauras sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric familys history. Intertwined with Iriss account are chapters from the scandalous novel that made Laura famous, in which two illicit lovers amuse each other by spinning a tale of a blind killer on a distant planet.

These richly layered stories-within-stories gradually illuminate the secrets that have long haunted the Chase family, coming together in a brilliant and astonishing final twist.