The heart-stopping and heartbreaking story of Cara, a young woman dying of a horrific disease, and Meryem, her grandmother and the world’s preeminent expert on the plague. With only months to live, Cara falls in love while Meryem searches for a cure.

Tragedy swallows an idyllic small town when a boy is found dead atop the local lighthouse. While hunting for his killer, a young detective who harbors her own destructive secret discovers a threat that could unravel the very fabric of reality.