Apollo Kagwe's father disappeared from his life, leaving his mother to raise him alone while Apollo dreams of his return. When Apollo has a child of his own with his wife Emma, he tries to be the best father he can, even in the weary sleepless haze of the early months. But something is wrong, or at least Emma thinks so, and one day she does something truly awful and disappears. Apollo sets out determined to find her, and discovers that something was wrong, and not what he thought.

A dark fairy tale set in modern New York that shoudd probably have reminded me more of Neil Gaiman than it did, but it didn't, not really, except for one specific bit. Well written, atmospheric, strong on character.