Private detective Lenny Samuel is hired by a Hollywood film studio to protect an actress, Gail Lane, who has been threatened with death.

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The protagonists are Sophie Amundsen, a 14-year-old girl, and Alberto Knox, her philosophy teacher. The novel chronicles their metaphysical relationship as they