The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst

When Paul Iverson returns home to find his wife dead beneath their backyard tree, nothing makes sense. There are no witnesses — except Lorelei, their dog.

Desperate for answers, Paul embarks on a haunting experiment: to teach Lorelei to speak and uncover the truth behind his wife’s mysterious fall.

As his search spirals into obsession, Paul begins to uncover the tangled secrets of love, grief, and madness. The Dogs of Babel is a darkly beautiful tale of loss and the human need to make sense of the unspeakable — a story that lingers long after the last page.