Description
The protagonist of the story is a successful cardiac surgeon who has a happy life with his wife and two children. However, his perfect life starts to unravel after he befriends a 16-year-old boy. The boy, Martin, is manipulative and uses the protagonist to get what he wants. Eventually, the protagonist discovers that Martin is willing to do anything to get what he wants, including harming his family.
Steven Murphy is a successful cardiac surgeon who lives a happy life with his ophthalmologist wife Anna and their two children Kim and Bob. However, his perfect life starts coming apart at the seams after he befriends 16-year-old Martin.
Steven spends much of his time hanging out alone with the teenager and also invites him round to his upper-class home to socialise with his kids.
However, when Steven visits Martin and his mother for dinner, the teenager's motives for their unusual friendship become clear and it transpires he's willing to go to great lengths to get what he wants, to the detriment of Steven and his family.