In
Universal Harvester, he explores the role of novelist as tarot card reader; as he uncovers each scene, he seems to say, «This could mean X, or it could mean the opposite of X. Let's flip over the next card to see what it reveals.»
About midway through his latest novel,
Universal Harvester, author John Darnielle drops a potent clue to a larger reveal, but in typical Midwest fashion, it's unadorned, unheralded, that one massive bass lurking beneath the deceptively calm waters of an otherwise unassuming lake.