The Tesseract — Alex Garland

In the gritty streets of Manila, where danger lurks around every corner, fate intertwines the lives of three disparate groups of individuals.

An intricately woven, suspenseful novel of psychological and political intrigue, The Tesseract follows the interlocking fates of three sets of characters in the Philippines: gangsters in a chase through the streets of Manila; a middle-class mother putting her children to bed in the suburbs and remembering her first love; and a couple of street kids and the wealthy psychiatrist who is studying their dreams.

Secrets unravel as these characters' paths intersect, immersing you in a world of danger, longing, and unexpected connections.