Ghost flower

It offers opportunities to discuss identity, trust and how poverty or insecurity can affect decisions. The mystery also invites readers to test their theories against clues while noticing when explanations remain deliberately uncertain.

Consider whether the reader would welcome a tense atmosphere involving a death described as suicide or possible murder, danger, ghostly warnings and social or romantic references including same-sex relationships.

As you read, what does Eve owe other people when she has accepted money to take another person’s identity—and how do the clues change your view of whom she can trust?

Read in short sections if suspense feels intense, pausing to separate established clues from suspicions. Afterward, compare predictions with the ending and discuss whether the ghostly events receive a satisfying explanation.