After Tova Sullivan´s husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who sees everything, but wouldn´t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors - until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova. Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova´s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it´s too late...
Shelby Van Pelt´s debut novel is a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. ´You won´t be able to put it down because when you´re not reading this book you´ll be hugging it.´ Jamie Ford ´Truly original and touching´ Helen Hoang Over half a million copies sold worldwide!