It's fitting, I suppose, that a book about memory and dementia is vague and meandering.

Shortly before wandering out of her senior care facility, Lana's grandmother tells her a story that picks at the scab of a missing person cold case from decades ago. Forbidden to join in the search for her grandmother, Lana starts looking into the fate of the other woman as she has lots of free time for the investigation since she doesn't have school or a regular job. (I'm guessing she's twentysomething, but that's left vague.) Lots of noir private detective cliches float around as she digs in and starts upsetting people, including her girlfriend who is getting frustrated with their relationship.

There are some interesting ideas floating around, but none of them ever solidify into anything to make the book worthwhile. Meh. ( )