Shoplifter

Three murders, unpunished! One desperate love, unrequited! The Shoplifter is a beautifully written yet disturbing drama. The author explores the intimate life of a man who struggles to find his place in a society he doesn't feel he is a part of. The Shoplifter is a dark tale that reflects the best of noir literature. And, if a film is made from this book, it will undoubtedly be one of the best in noir cinema ever.

The Shoplifter is a forceful drama that blends the rational with the absurd and dreams with stark reality. The story unfolds in a hallucinatory triangle of wild passion, adultery, and crime. In this uniquely so human tragedy, the author explores the layers of despair a man falls through when life corners him. Maximilian Tal is a wounded man who struggles to escape from the imposed status quo embodied by his wife, Charlotte Destaigne. On his quest for happiness, Max meets Bella Tsê, a beautiful yet untrustworthy woman. Turning over page after page, the reader will follow Max, Charlotte, and Bella in their struggle to escape from the spiderweb destiny has knit about their lives.