Award-winning author Walter Mosley breaks new ground in this noir novel about a man who finally reaches breaking point When Cordell Carmel catches his long-term girlfriend with another man – the thick-necked chauvinist Johnny Fry – something profound happens to him. Overnight Cordell’s calm life dissolves. Finding himself prey both to thoughts of murder and an insatiable libido, he begins a dark sexual odyssey in search of retribution and gratification, leading him deep into the erotic heart of New York City.