by Roxane Gay
First published 2014
Mireille Duval Jameson has it all - wealth, privilege, and a loving family. But her gilded world shatters when she's kidnapped off a Port-au-Prince street and held for ransom by ruthless captors. As her wealthy father navigates a convoluted system of corruption to secure her release, Mireille must find the will to survive brutal conditions and fight for her freedom. Forced to confront the realities of class, power, and violence in her homeland, Mireille's only hope is the man who loves her most.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
368 pages · Paperback · Grove Press, Black Cat
Content warnings: kidnapping, violence