In a post-apocalyptic Paris, Chet, a jazz singer, merely survives from singing gigs to shady jobs. He is haunted by the memory of a lost love the echoes of which he searches or misses in his fleeting conquests. Meanwhile Paris is in the thrall of a new drug, one that makes its victims forget the stifling heat, and Chet is dragged against his will in a conflict well above his grasp. 

Estelle Faye's second novel is elegant, sensual and dark. Her prose is absolutely beautiful, and clearly makes up for the slightly repetitive scenario, scanned by Chet's various injuries. Another of her strong points is her transvestite protagonist whose singular voice rings long after the book is closed.
Rep: bisexual MC, gay secondary character.