The Troupe

They fan out across the city, perfectly disguised--as a mime, a toy vendor, a con artist. Rabid with hunger, they bore into their victims, gorging on fear and desire, killing them in silence: a fat woman hiding raw sexuality under layers of flesh ... a gifted executive trapped in a dead-end job ... a frenzied salesman late for his next appointment ... a young woman battling childhood terrors ... her brother, a strung-out junkie ...

But when a strange woman saves the junkie's life, their real...