Set in 1920s New York, the novella reworks an earlier Lovecraft tale by shifting perspective to a Black protagonist who becomes entangled with an occult text and a mysterious client.

A contemporary father and husband faces an escalating crisis when ordinary family life collides with an inexplicable disappearance and supernatural forces. The book tracks how personal grief and a search for answers intersect with occult intrusion, putting domestic stability, identity, and safety under pressure.