The Echo of It All

New Orleans in the spring of 1976 smells like mildew, sin, and sea spray.A relentless rainy season has filled the city with bad omens, but Keningale Perks ignores them all, hoping for a chance to prove himself as an antiques appraiserMeek, ambitious, and hopelessly underestimated, Keningale's life changes the moment he lays eyes on an artifact so elusive that most experts believe it exists only in legend. According to legend, the idol grants immortality to whoever possesses it.The legend is true.It just leaves out the horror.The idol creates blood-feeding immortals with fiery eyes and living shadows at their heels.When Keningale refuses to feed, starvation drives his shadow to the surface. As it begins to take control, Keningale undergoes a horrific transformation that threatens his humanity and the very awareness that makes him who he is.Told through Keningale's intimate first-person narration, the observant eye of Pearl, and an omniscient third presence, this novel weaves three threads into a single gothic nightmare.