Private detective Calvin Specter is drawn into a surreal investigation when he's hired to look into the disappearance of Daniel Whitlock, a quiet man who lives in the mysterious town of Pottlebury, NH. Calvin is accompanied by Owen, Daniel's sharp and perceptive young nephew, and soon finds himself entangled in a town that bends the rules of memory, time, and reality itself.
From the outset, Pottlebury is wrong, not violently, but subtly. The town shifts. Corridors in houses don't stay put. People forget things they shouldn't, and remember things that never were. Along the way, they are aided by a mysterious woman named Martha, the sharp-eyed head of the local historical society; and eventually, Elijah, Calvin's long-forgotten cousin, whose very existence had been erased from Calvin's memory.
As the investigation deepens, Calvin realizes Pottlebury is built upon a mnemonic structure, a latticework of places and people that hold the town's fragile identity together. They encounter fragments of the past: childhood drawings, spectral whispers, rewritten gravestones, and artifacts that trigger forgotten truths. Calvin uncovers painful memories of his own, including his connection to Elijah and forgotten chapters of his childhood.
To solve the case, Calvin must do more than find Daniel. He must remember him.
The Doors of Pottlebury is an elegant tale of memory, identity, and the fragile stories we build our lives around. For fans of eerie towns, emotional mysteries, and the quiet terror of being unmade.
