Wrong Turn

Arabella thought she understood the pattern—houses that remember, clients who belong to them before they even sign the papers. But when she shows the Okafors a craftsman bungalow with a yellow nursery, the boundaries between her own history and the work become impossible to ignore. The mobile above the crib shouldn't be turning. It definitely shouldn't be playing a lullaby her grandmother...

Arabella takes on her second listing at 1203 Tidewater Lane—a charming split-level that seems perfect for retired librarian Astrid Eklund. But the house has an unusual feature: a hallway that leads to different rooms depending on which direction you walk. When Astrid mentions speaking with the missing Meridian just last week, Arabella begins to realize that some disappearances in Ash Cove might no...

When artist Viktor Restrepo comes looking for a cheap, bright studio space, Arabella shows him a beautiful cedar-clad houseboat with perfect north light and one impossible detail: it sits three feet higher in the water than every other boat in the marina. Even at low tide. Even when the mudflats are exposed just sixty feet away. As Viktor falls in love with the space and its strange acoustics, Ara...

Real estate agent Arabella thought she knew the rhythm of house showings in the coastal town of Ash Cove. Lockbox codes, hardwood echoes, and the careful dance of helping buyers fall in love with a space. But when she takes the Matsumotos to see a charming saltbox cottage, the familiar patterns begin to shift in ways she can't explain. Every house on her roster uses the same lockbox code. Her...

Arabella finally uses the key Dulcie gave her, unlocking more than just Meridian's desk drawer. Inside, she discovers a leather ledger filled with unfamiliar addresses and a disturbing pattern: every client's name marked with the same word. When Dr. Hiroshi Sato arrives for a showing at 156 Fog Bell Road—a Victorian house with a thermostat that's been set to 68 degrees since 1894, desp...