Rod Fleming
Brian Macmaster is a journalist licking the wounds of a divorce in Paris where he hopes to recapture the flame of his writing passion. One night in the bar of the Hotel Pavillon, where he has rented a room on a monthly rate, he meets two women, Anna maria Schiavetti and her friend, Rafaela Evangelista de Vargss. Macmaster is immediately attracted to the newcomer. But there is a problem: she's transgender. Despite this, Macmaster finds himself falling for her and this leads him into a spider's-web of intrigue, deception and extortion, finally culminating in a political scandal that overthrows the French government and also lands him in prison. This is a sexy, powerful, relentlessly paced novel that is not only a page-turner but explores one of the most fascinating subjects, not to mention taboos, of contemporary culture.
