On the run and holed up in a luxurious mansion in Buenos Aires, Jose Maria is the silent witness of the cruelty and humiliation suffered by his lover. Scenes of violence and rape conspire to turn his life into the darkest nightmare. Is murder the only way out?<BR>Jose Maria is in love with Rosa, a maid working in a Buenos Aires mansion. Accused of a terrible crime, he hides in the attic of the house. His clandestine existence turns him into a compulsive voyeur and - increasingly - a protagonist in a tale of rage, drugs and alcohol. A metaphor for the decline of a social class and a country, this is also a tale of love and suspense. Humour, misfortune and erotic fantasy come together, offering the reader an inside vision of contemporary Argentina.