After Tova Sullivan&rsquo\;s husband died\ , she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium\, mopping f loors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope\, which she& rsquo\;s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son\, Erik\, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acqu ainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus\, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn&rsquo\; t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors&mdash\;unti l he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova. Ever the detective\, Marcell us deduces what happened the night Tova&rsquo\;s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to une arth the truth for her before it&rsquo\;s too late. \;
\nShelby Van Pelt&rsquo\;s debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible .
\nShelby will be in conversation with Jacki Potratz. Book sales an d signing to follow the author conversation. With support from Milwaukee's Boswell Book Company.
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