Table of Contents

Chapter 1, in which the characters are introduced and a strange turn of events compels you to read on

Chapter 2, in which Stanislav decides to enter the dark cave

Chapter 3, in which a favorite umbrella is left at a restaurant

Chapter 4, in which Boris wonders whose baby Natasha is carrying

Chapter 5, in which a penny is found on a city street

Chapter 6, in which Sergio aches with unrequited love

Chapter 7, in which tickets for the concert are completely sold out

Chapter 8, in which a gibbon escapes from the zoo

Chapter 9, in which Nadia has a tad too much to drink

Chapter 10, in which Anna’s son saves his own money to purchase a comic book

Chapter 11, in which a poem is written on a cocktail napkin

Chapter 12, in which a public restroom cannot be found

Chapter 13, in which Melanie unwittingly sets the time machine to 1506

Chapter 14, in which a hunt for wild boar is organized

Chapter 15, in which Naveen accidently runs over Remy

Chapter 16, in which Jasminka discovers a key slipped under her door

Chapter 17, in which something unnerving happens on the subway

Chapter 18, in which Viktor wonders what the dog just ate

Chapter 19, in which a rare bird is sighted in Oklahoma and multiple modes transportation are employed in a dash to the scene

Chapter 20, in which paranoia overtakes Bucky and Slim

Chapter 21, in which Wayne comes face to face with a wallaby

Chapter 22, in which Vladmir’s butterfly collection mysteriously disappears

Chapter 23, in which Irina stumbles upon a hidden camera

Chapter 24, in which the resolution satisfies you, but enough intrigue remains to compel you to purchase the sequel