Harry Ricks is the man who lost everything. One "romantic" mistake cost him his family and his job. When a scandal broke out that ruined his life, Harry fled ... to Paris.He drags out a miserable existence in one of the miserable quarters of the French capital and believes that no one and nothing will save him. But all of a sudden, love comes into Harry's life ...However, Margit, a lonely, elegant and sophisticated Hungarian immigrant who captivated his imagination, keeps her distance. Harry is offended that she receives him exclusively in her apartment in the Fifth arrondissement of Paris only twice a week.However, Harry's discontent soon fades into the background. He is increasingly visited by the thought that some dark force entered his life along with his beloved ... The action of the new book by the famous American writer Douglas Kennedy, unfolding in the scenery of unexpected Paris, captures the reader from the first page. This novel of exile and revenge, in which it is so difficult to distinguish fiction from sinister reality, excites the imagination and confirms the reputation of Douglas Kennedy as a true master.