, ▁a ▁he aling ▁woman . ▁Ast air ▁I bra him : ▁X an ther ' s ▁mother , ▁a ▁Ph D ▁candidate ▁and ▁a ▁ther ap ist . ▁Cas : ▁a ▁computer ▁scient ist ▁in ▁Mar fa , ▁Texas , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁W izard . ▁Ö z g ür ▁" O z " ▁Tal at : ▁a ▁Turkish - American ▁detect ive ▁in ▁the ▁Mur der ▁Investig ation ▁Unit ▁of ▁the ▁L AP D . ▁Sh nor h k ▁Z ild j ian : ▁an ▁Armen ian - American ▁tax i ▁driver ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Is and ò r no : ▁an ▁exist ential ist ▁in ▁El ▁T aj ín , ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁the ▁Nar cons , ▁be ings ▁who ▁may ▁or ▁may ▁not ▁exist ▁outside ▁the ▁narr ative ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁and ▁provide ▁comment ary ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁ ▁This ▁book ' s ▁intr icate ▁and ▁inter w oven ▁plot ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁Finn eg ans ▁W ake , ▁but ▁a ▁more ▁apt ▁Joy ce ▁comparison ▁might ▁be ▁U ly ss es , ▁considering ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁novel ▁takes ▁place ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁only ▁one ▁day : ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁chap ters ▁are ▁all ▁bra cket ed ▁by ▁tim est amps ▁that ▁indicate ▁the ▁exact ▁moments ▁when ▁they ▁begin ▁and ▁end . ▁As ▁the ▁title ▁indicates , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 0 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁tor r ential ▁rain