The Catch

Two years after graduating college, Ellie Adler seems to have it all together—a budding career in journalism, an older lover, and a circle of clever friends. But her anchor has always been her father, James, whose warmth and easy charm knit together the messy branches of his three marriages. Ellie has always believed she was his favorite—until the day he dies, and everything unravels.

At the reading of his will, Ellie expects to inherit his most treasured possession: a baseball that holds a world of memories between them. Instead, the ball is left to a complete stranger, and Ellie is given something baffling and almost cruel. Reeling from grief and betrayal, she sets out to find the mysterious recipient—and uncovers truths about her father that shift the ground beneath her, forcing her to reckon with who he really was, and who she is becoming.

The Catch is a sharp, tender exploration of love, legacy, and the unexpected gifts—welcome or not—that change us forever.