Owen Pick’s life is falling apart. He’s thirty-three,a virginand has just been suspended from his teaching job after accusations of sexual misconduct. He then discovers the dark world of incel–involuntary celibate–online forums and meets the mysterious and sinister Bryn. Across the street from Owen lives the Fours familywho have a bad feeling about their neighbor. Meanwhileyoung Saffyre Maddox spent three years as a patient of Roan Foursa child psychologist. Feeling abandoned when their therapy endsshe tries to maintain her connection with him. Thenon Valentine’s nightSaffyre Maddox disappears–and the last person to see her alive is Owen Pick. — Adapted from publisher’s description.