Alex Prévost—kidnapped, savagely beaten, suspended from the ceiling of an abandoned warehouse in a tiny wooden cage—is running out of time. Her abductor appears to want only to watch her die. Will hunger, thirst, or the rats get her first? Winner of the prestigious 2013 Crime Writers Association International Dagger Award, Alex has an original and absorbing ability to leash incredulity in the name of the fictional contract between author and reader.