She can't fight and has never fired a gun in her life. She has little faith in others and hardly even cares about herself. Susan's few weeks journey doesn't take her across the world and won't turn her into a hero. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future.One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything.But those five, 'The Parasites', are also the most ruthless, deranged and cold-blooded bunch of psychopaths the city has ever known. Susan Ashworth, known in her neighbourhood as the crazy Cat Lady, is a lonely 40- year old on the verge of suicide.