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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Leon’s partner died in his bath, and although the police report said she took her own life . . . she didn’t. When he meets Margot, overweight, lacking in confidence and recently separated, he sees an opportunity. Her life’s a mess. Who better to help her put it back together than a man who’s recovering from his own girlfriend’s tragic demise? Dragging her into a very intense, sexual relationship, which she realises, all too late, is one giant power game, Leon moves her into his flat and sets her up with a new career, introducing her to all the contacts she could need. How could she ever manage without him? If his ideas go to plan, she’ll never need to worry about that.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Esther
Verhoef

ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Paul
Vincent

NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

If you like your crime fiction suspenseful, erotically romantic, tense and racy, this is the book. It is smoothly translated and has an attractive protagonist.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
The Netherlands
Original Language
Dutch
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Translator
Paul Vincent

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