For romance novelist Lewis Hathaway, and other entitled members of the Marquis Club, living their lives embracing the writings and philosophies of the Marquis de Sade, the French nobleman whose work inspired the words sadism and sadist, sets them deliciously apart from the rest of society. When Darlene Beatty, a single mother, becomes trapped within their web of depravity, she finds herself reluctantly heading down a road of violent retribution.
As veteran F.B.I. agent, Casanova “Coop” Braydon deals with his wife’s terminal cancer and the impact it has on his family, for the first time in his career he compromises his integrity and finds himself under the thumb of Claudio Caponi, head of the Anastasia Crime Family, in his bid to deal with an ambitious captain and psychopath, Johnny Roselli.
Realizing the world is full of darkness, both Darlene and Coop find themselves desperate to regain control of their lives, yet unsure of its possibility – a point made clear as their fates converge, and the lines between right and wrong continue to take a murderous turn.
