Mirna Z. (otherworldgirl) reviewed on
Frannie is a single thirty-something writer, professor of creative writing and lover of all things linguistic from New York City. Burned-out and cynical, she lives vicariously through words, until one night she witnesses an indiscreet moment between a man and a woman in a bar. When the woman turns up dead, a homicide detective with a habit of hiding himself behind anecdotes and the manners of a macho dinosaur walks into her life. Intellectually both repelled and stimulated -- and physically just the latter -- Frannie is soon taking an increasingly sinister walk on the wild side. I read this in a few hours, it's very well written as well as gripping and darkly erotic. The ending pulls no punches and will leave you shuddering with terror.
