<p><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Louis is on the run from his memories - and himself. But Ida, his tormented lover, wants revenge and a place in the sun.</em></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">An elaborately plotted, literary crime noir of betrayal, murder, and redemption.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Louis, Ida, and their circle, all live on society's fringes: victims of humiliation, cruelty, and the medicalization of difference.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">They've been left atomized, cynical, and lonely - even exploiting each other - while variously seeking happiness via everything from religion to medication, sex, and fame.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">In desperation, they turn to crime.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">This newly revised version of&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">The Aching Lust for Crime</em><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">&nbsp;moves between dark humour, social satire, and tragedy.</span></p><p></p>