Atlas of Unknowable Things

Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormick Templeman has the two things  I want from a mystery novel: a snarky narrator and clues that build to an exciting and meaningful conclusion.

Just when I thought I knew what was going on, I did not know what was going on - and I loved it!

Robin Quain is working on her dissertation when her friend Charles steals all her research, publishes it (with the opposite conclusion she was going for), and profits handsomely from it - burning all his bridges with her along the way.

Robin - reasonably - is determined to find the final answers she needs to support her original conclusion and write an even better paper to undermine and destroy his work.

This path leads her to a residency at Hildegard College in the Rocky Mountains where she is sure one of the professors has the keys to the artifact she seeks.

From the time she arrives, everything is off. The professor she went there for is missing, she sees mysterious lights and hears strange noises, and the rest of the staff is just weird.

Her search for the artifact and the professor uncover more odd and conflicting details, and the truth makes her question everything she thought she knew.

Atlas of Unknowable Things is a clever modern Gothic mystery with a touch of the occult and - most importantly- a fun read!

I read the ebook along with the audio which was perfectly narrated by Jess Moran.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Dreamscape Media for the advance copies for my honest review. Pub. Date: 10/7/25

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