"Manipulation" is a frankly depressing thriller written in a tight, tense style that will keep you in suspense throughout every page. The main character, Julia, finds herself in a personal hell when her life is turned upside down by an act that tempts her to steal large sums of money. Trying to get out of this whimsical image of the world, she finds herself drawn into a dangerous tangle of conspiracies and intrigues, where every step could be her last. Will she be able to solve the mysteries of her past and find a way out of this abyss of intrigue and lies - a secret that seems to be encoded in the title of the book "Blind Junction"?