Mimi Lessing's attraction to a notorious seduction artist has thrown her marriage plans into chaos. She never imagined that the pleasures of sex could so overwhelm her imagination. Jake Teller's attraction to Mimi Lessing is causing him to rethink his greatest pleasures: the art of the chase, the gleam of submission, the thrill of giving women greater pleasure than they dreamed they could have. But a man who secretly admires Mimi & idealizes her as the emblem of virtuous womanhood, sees her with Jake & is filled with jealous rage. Soon the women Jake has slept with in the past begin being murdered, & investigators quickly focus on Jake. Then Mimi disappears. JAKE & MIMI is a relentlessly plotted thriller & a breathtaking exploration of the pleasures & limits of sex. Powerfully written & featuring sex scenes of transfixing erotic power, it is the rare kind of thriller that will appeal equally to men & women.