Caitlin Mullen, PLEASE SEE US

Caitlin Mullen, PLEASE SEE US

Caitlin: Please See Us takes place over the course of a single summer in Atlantic City. At the beginning of the novel we learn that the bodies of two women are hidden in the marsh behind this seedy Atlantic City motel. No one knows they're there, even that they're missing. Then we meet Clara. Clara is our first main character. She is a recent high school dropout. She's working as boardwalk psychic. She and her aunt run this shop, but they're having trouble making ends meet. The casinos have been shutting down. There haven't been as many tourists in Atlantic City. Clara also starts having these disturbing, violent, powerful visions. She doesn't understand what they mean or where they're coming from. Then we meet Lily. Lily's our second main character. Lily has recently moved back to Atlantic City after starting her career in New York City in the art world. That all fell apart in one disastrous, ill-fated evening for her. She's working as a receptionist at a casino spa. Lily and Clara set out to try and figure out what Clara's visions might mean. What is happening to women in Atlantic City? Is there any way they can possibly help these women?