A new extended edition of this supremely hardboiled thriller, to tie in with the release of a major hollywood film version, starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Lynne RamsayJoe has witnessed things that cannot be erased. A former FBI agent and Marine, his abusive childhood has left him damaged beyond repair. So he hides away, earning a living rescuing girls who have been kidnapped into the sex trade. Now hes been hired to save the daughter of a New York senator, held captive at a Manhattan brothel. But hes stumbled into a dangerous web of conspiracy - and hes about to pay the price.