A tense standalone sci-fi thriller, this electrifying procedural throws you into an action-packed race to solve a series of impossible murders
In the vein of Blake Crouch, Andy Weir, and Neal Stephenson, but grappling unflinchingly with issues of racism, intergenerational trauma, and justice, Esperance is both whip-smart and thrilling
Ethan Krol is a white cop in Chicago with the misfortune of landing an impossible crime. In an apartment on the twentieth floor, a father and son are found dead—their lungs full of sea water, their fingernails covered in ceiling plaster. There are no other signs of a struggle, and the wife is drugged unconscious, but otherwise unharmed, in the bedroom.
Similar murders in Lagos, Nigeria and Providence, Rhode Island put Ethan on the trail of a mysterious Yemi. He has seemingly no past beyond nebulous ties to Nigeria, but what he does have is superhuman combat skills, a brilliant tactical mind, an arsenal of advanced technology, and a growing body count left in his wake.
But Ethan’s not the only one hot on Yemi’s heels. Abidemi Eniola has arrived in Bristol. . . but she’s clearly not from around here. She claims to be Nigerian, but she speaks English like John Wayne stepped out a western, yet she can use the primitive technology around her with miraculous results. For some local guidance, she enlists Hollie Rogers, a young woman eager to be swept away on a continent-hopping adventure, and then it’s off to the races.
As Ethan, Abi, and Yemi speed toward collision, they all have to face a harsh reality: in this world, there may be no such thing as true justice.
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In the vein of Blake Crouch, Andy Weir, and Neal Stephenson, but grappling unflinchingly with issues of racism, intergenerational trauma, and justice, Esperance is both whip-smart and thrilling
Ethan Krol is a white cop in Chicago with the misfortune of landing an impossible crime. In an apartment on the twentieth floor, a father and son are found dead—their lungs full of sea water, their fingernails covered in ceiling plaster. There are no other signs of a struggle, and the wife is drugged unconscious, but otherwise unharmed, in the bedroom.
Similar murders in Lagos, Nigeria and Providence, Rhode Island put Ethan on the trail of a mysterious Yemi. He has seemingly no past beyond nebulous ties to Nigeria, but what he does have is superhuman combat skills, a brilliant tactical mind, an arsenal of advanced technology, and a growing body count left in his wake.
But Ethan’s not the only one hot on Yemi’s heels. Abidemi Eniola has arrived in Bristol. . . but she’s clearly not from around here. She claims to be Nigerian, but she speaks English like John Wayne stepped out a western, yet she can use the primitive technology around her with miraculous results. For some local guidance, she enlists Hollie Rogers, a young woman eager to be swept away on a continent-hopping adventure, and then it’s off to the races.
As Ethan, Abi, and Yemi speed toward collision, they all have to face a harsh reality: in this world, there may be no such thing as true justice.
Esperance
A tense standalone sci-fi thriller, this electrifying procedural throws you into an action-packed race to solve a series of impossible murders
In the vein of Blake Crouch, Andy Weir, and Neal Stephenson, but grappling unflinchingly with issues of racism, intergenerational trauma, and justice, Esperance is both whip-smart and thrilling
Ethan Krol is a white cop in Chicago with the misfortune of landing an impossible crime. In an apartment on the twentieth floor, a father and son are found dead—their lungs full of sea water, their fingernails covered in ceiling plaster. There are no other signs of a struggle, and the wife is drugged unconscious, but otherwise unharmed, in the bedroom.
Similar murders in Lagos, Nigeria and Providence, Rhode Island put Ethan on the trail of a mysterious Yemi. He has seemingly no past beyond nebulous ties to Nigeria, but what he does have is superhuman combat skills, a brilliant tactical mind, an arsenal of advanced technology, and a growing body count left in his wake.
But Ethan’s not the only one hot on Yemi’s heels. Abidemi Eniola has arrived in Bristol. . . but she’s clearly not from around here. She claims to be Nigerian, but she speaks English like John Wayne stepped out a western, yet she can use the primitive technology around her with miraculous results. For some local guidance, she enlists Hollie Rogers, a young woman eager to be swept away on a continent-hopping adventure, and then it’s off to the races.
As Ethan, Abi, and Yemi speed toward collision, they all have to face a harsh reality: in this world, there may be no such thing as true justice.
In the vein of Blake Crouch, Andy Weir, and Neal Stephenson, but grappling unflinchingly with issues of racism, intergenerational trauma, and justice, Esperance is both whip-smart and thrilling
Ethan Krol is a white cop in Chicago with the misfortune of landing an impossible crime. In an apartment on the twentieth floor, a father and son are found dead—their lungs full of sea water, their fingernails covered in ceiling plaster. There are no other signs of a struggle, and the wife is drugged unconscious, but otherwise unharmed, in the bedroom.
Similar murders in Lagos, Nigeria and Providence, Rhode Island put Ethan on the trail of a mysterious Yemi. He has seemingly no past beyond nebulous ties to Nigeria, but what he does have is superhuman combat skills, a brilliant tactical mind, an arsenal of advanced technology, and a growing body count left in his wake.
But Ethan’s not the only one hot on Yemi’s heels. Abidemi Eniola has arrived in Bristol. . . but she’s clearly not from around here. She claims to be Nigerian, but she speaks English like John Wayne stepped out a western, yet she can use the primitive technology around her with miraculous results. For some local guidance, she enlists Hollie Rogers, a young woman eager to be swept away on a continent-hopping adventure, and then it’s off to the races.
As Ethan, Abi, and Yemi speed toward collision, they all have to face a harsh reality: in this world, there may be no such thing as true justice.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780756419929 |
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| Publisher: | Astra Publishing House |
| Publication date: | 05/20/2025 |
| Sold by: | Penguin Random House Publisher Services |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 368 |
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