The Waters & The Wild

Haunted by a past crime and a past lover,a psychoanalyst tries to protect his daughter from his mistakesΓÇöbut at what cost? ΓÇ£This dazzling gothic-tinged thriller takes us deep into a labyrinth of secretsliesand deceptions.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöDan ChaonNew York Times bestselling author of Ill Will Daniel Abend is a single parent in New York Citywith a successful therapy practice and a comfortable life: an apartment on the Upper West Sidea teenage daughtera peaceful daily routine. When one of his patients commits suicideit is a tragedybut one easily explained: The young woman suffered from depression and drug addiction. But soon afterDaniel receives an ominous note that makes him question the circumstances surrounding his patientΓÇÖs death. He is provided with a provocative series of cluesΓÇöa mysterious keya cryptic poema photograph with a chilling message. A few days laterhis daughter abruptly disappears. Daniel is swept into an increasingly desperate search for his daughterand for the truthΓÇöa search that stretches back decadesto when he was a young man living in Parisfalling in love with a woman who would ultimately upend his life. As he is tormented by a steady flow of anonymous lettersDaniel recognizes that he must confront the secrets of his past: There is a debt to be paidan account to be settled. Advance praise for The Waters & The Wild ΓÇ£Elegantelegiacenigmatic: three words to describe The Waters & The Wild. DeSales Harrison crafts a series of intricate psychological layers that blur the lines between what is past and presentreal and unreal. This is a compelling debut that is equal parts character study and literary labyrinth.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöMatthew PearlNew York Times bestselling author of The Dante Club and The Last Bookaneer ΓÇ£A crypticbeguiling puzzle-box of a bookThe Waters & The Wild is chilling in its acuity and deep in its sorrowsΓÇöa mesmeric exploration of guilt in the vein of Vertigo or The Secret Historywith the frantic nightmare-logic of a thriller.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöDavid Gilbertauthor of & Sons