The narrator of Griffith’s new novel, after her award-winning Hild, is head of an Aids foundation in Georgia. Shortly after breaking up with her wife, she discovers she has multiple sclerosis: “Sufferer. Victim. Was that who I was now?” A new relationship falters and her job disappears as she faces the medical and social repercussions of her disease. With great insight and power, Griffith chronicles one woman’s fight to maintain her independence and grit in the face of a cascade of symptoms and complications. The plot twists into a sophisticated thriller when she is alerted to a serial killer who targets those who are losing strength and mobility. He may be using a mailing list she developed to help MS victims share information. And she is a target. (Credit: FSG Originals)