The underworld of events we see on television, the abyss of extreme situations ...
Nobody wants to leave the comfort zone of stable work or income that ensures a normal lifestyle with which to cope with routines and common expenses.
The issue becomes even more relevant when there are children at home.
That particular perspective shows us in this novel the necessity as the impulse towards that other side of the world. The idea of "it could be your turn" turns the thriller into the harrowing sensation of a possible drift from anyone's circumstances.
Roz is divorced and supports her son George. The money you get from your work turns into red numbers as soon as it goes through your checking account. His economic situation is increasingly difficult.
At that moment is when he decides to look for another type of income with which he can appear normal in the face of his environment and especially his son.
But easy money really is never that easy. It ends up collecting debts in the form of freedom or will.
The offer for his sexual services from a wealthy old acquaintance, Scott Elias, means his entry into the dark side, his baptism of blood in the liturgy of evil.
Because she just wanted to close her eyes, take the money and forget about everything ... Scott's marriage to Nadine augurs a quick agreement without consequences.
But Scott, her buyer, seems to have bought a lot more than a night of sex. At times, Roz discovers how she has lost the north of her life, any sketch of destiny, all her will, her soul.
Because beyond Scott's sudden obsession, the matter is complicated with Wayne, Roz's boss, who ended up knowing about the affair and who also cuso taking sexual advantage of the affair, eventually ending up disappeared.
A police investigation, sex, violence, death ... Words that for Roz sounded up to that moment like a scary movie, or a lurid television report. All this, so far away, becomes part of Roz's daily life. And you certainly don't know how you got there.
And yet Scott may underestimate Roz. A cat can run when you go after him with a stick in his hands. But once locked in an alley, the cat will jump on you and try to tear your eyes out if necessary for its escape ...
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