Trisha Portman, the protagonist of Enter Sandman, seems to have the perfect life: good looks, a dream job at a hot Soho art gallery, a handsome boyfriend, devoted friends. But she's still waiting for her big break. One day a mysterious painting addressed to her arrives at the gallery --- a work that might just catapult her to the top. Instead, it takes her on a disturbing odyssey.

Her search for the anonymous artist brings her back to her college days and to James Morales, her heavy-metal nemesis and a misanthrope extraordinaire. A brilliant artist, he has rejected art for finance; for some unfathomable reason, he refuses to use his gift.

Fate had thrown this pair together in college, and now their prickly relationship resumes in New York City. As young professionals, their notions of success are as conflicted as their personalities. Once Trisha takes a step into James's tormented life, however, she finds an unlikely soul mate, one who helps her through a life-altering misfortunate.

Stephanie Williams, in this unforgettable first novel, explores the tyranny of the superficial, the power of friendship --- and the mystery of what people choose to leave behind.