Tova Sullivan finds solace in routine, working nights at the Sowell Bay Aquarium after losing both her husband and her son, Erik, who vanished decades ago. Cleaning tanks and tidying up keeps the memories at bay—until she befriends Marcellus, the aquarium’s clever and curmudgeonly Pacific octopus.
Unbeknownst to Tova, Marcellus harbors secrets of his own. With uncanny intelligence, he pieces together the mystery of Erik’s disappearance, something no human has managed to solve. As Marcellus devises ways to communicate the truth, Tova begins uncovering connections she thought lost forever.
As time runs out for Marcellus, Tova must decide if she’s ready to face the past—and embrace the future it might reveal. Can an unlikely friendship rewrite the story of a lifetime?
