Puppet

the long version

Living a no-strings-attached life in glamorous Palm Beach, beautiful steely-nerved criminal attorney Amanda Travis knows exactly what she life: spinning classes, the color black, and one-night-stands. Here's what she dislikes, the color pink, nicknames... and memories. Which is why she has shut the door on two ex-husbands, her estranged mother, and her hometown of Toronto. Then comes the news that will shatter Amanda's untouchable world, her mother, who has always held a strange power over everyone she encounters, has shot and killed a complete stranger. Forced to return to Toronto, Amanda must confront her demons and unravel the truth behind her mother's violent act - while the taunting, teasing name from her past dances in her head Puppet...telling her that someone-else is orchestrating her fate.