DESCRIPTION

Former stand-up comic Allyson Roy debuts with a sharp and witty voice in Aphrodisiac, a hugely entertaining debut thriller set in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Something about Gwen Applebee’s death doesn’t add up. Sex therapist Saylor Oz knows for certain that late perfume-maker and fashionista extraordinaire wouldn’t have been caught dead wearing a fanny pack. So why was there one strapped around Gwen’s waist when her body was discovered? Not to mention the coded message embedded in her “suicide note.” It seems Gwen stumbled upon an ancient formula with great powers, and someone was willing to kill for it.
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BEHIND THE BOOK

One theme that runs throughout Aphrodisiac is the idea that most people have a deep down secret wish to experience what it is like to be irresistible to the opposite sex. None of us is perfect, and in a society inundated with super-gorgeous media celebrities, that idea can plague even the most sensible, intelligent women (especially if you add in some major disses from high school). Like our protagonist, Saylor Oz.
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