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193 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
The plump one with the cunning eyes would be Beti; the slender one who moved timidly, almost delicately, would be Loli; Valentina exuded sexuality with her iridescent skin; and little Carmela had an air of mystery about her. (p. 25)
The security guards weren't so composed once they saw that Beti had got out and was slithering towards them, hissing, her flat head raised, her eyes deadlier than ever. Terrified, they took off like a shot. But Carmela had a different nature; she was barely out of the car when she threw herself in the air and wrapped her body around one of [the:] guards' neck. He couldn't even defend himself. The impact and the pressure on his windpipe killed him instantly. (p.27)
Roger is [Rita's:] partner, a Frenchman in love with the tropics, with whom she's lived for six months. A leftist who can cook and fuck wonderfully, but who's stubborn and domineering, qualities he showed again last night when he went to bed angry that she refused to believe that there could be political motives behind the snake attacks. "A destabilizing factor," he called it. Even that's possible now. (p.101)