Living Alone In New York, Frannie Teaches Creative Writing To A Motley Bunch Of Students, And Secretly Compiles A Dictionary Of Street Slang: Virginia, N., Vagina; Snapper, N., Vagina; Brasole, N., Vagina. One Evening At A Bar, She Stumbles Upon A Man, His Face In Shadow, A Tattoon On His Wrist, A Woman Kneeling Between His Legs. A Week Later A Detective Shows Up At Her Door. The Woman's Body Has Been Discovered In The Park Across The Street. Soon Frannie Is Propelled Into A Sexual Liaison That Tests The Limits Of Her Safety And Desires, As She Begins A Terrifying Descent Into The Dark Places That Reside Deep Within Her.