In 2017, inspired in part by Henry James’ , the acclaimed English novelist John Lanchester published a ghost story in . "Signal," an eerie story of contemporary life and the perils of technology, was a sensation among readers—and since then Lanchester has written several more. gathers the best of these, taking readers to an uncanny world familiar to fans of or . Household gizmos with a mind of their own. Mysterious cell-phone calls from unknown numbers. Reality TV shows and the creeping suspicion that none of this is real… is a book of disquiet that captures the severe disconnection and distraction of our time.