Personal Effects follows the extensive notes of therapist Zach Taylorβs investigation into the life and madness of Martin Grace, an accused serial killer who claims to have foreseen, but not caused, his victimsβ deaths. Zachβs investigations start with interviews and art sessions, but then take him far from the hospital groundsβand often very far from the reality that we know.
The items among Graceβs personal effects are the keys to understanding his haunted past, and finding the terrifying truth Grace hoped to keep buried:
β’ Call the phone numbers: youβll get a characterβs voicemail.
β’ Google the characters and institutions in the text: youβll find real websites
β’ Examine the art and other printed artifacts included inside the cover: if you pay attention, youβll find more information than the characters themselves discover Personal Effects, the ultimate in voyeuristic storytelling, represents a revolutionary step forward in changing the way people interact with novels.