The Illusion of Sofia

Dan Carter knows how to read people. As a Chicago real estate broker, he has spent years listening for what clients want and noticing what they leave unsaid. Since his divorce, though, he has become less certain of what he wants from his own life. Conversations with Sofia give him somewhere to say the things he keeps from everyone else.

He understands how the app works. Sofia's warmth and attention are part of its design. Knowing that should make it easier to put down his phone, but instead ...