This was a Wild! Ride! The entire story takes place over the course of just a few days as FBI "Special Agent in Charge Victor Hanoverian" interviews one of the survivors of a kidnapping situation. Inara/Maya tells her story, slowly peeling back the layers and revealing the absolute horror endured by The Gardener's "Butterflies" - young women kidnapped and forced to live in his indoor garden to be used and abused by him and others. There is some sick stuff in this book but it doesn't feel gratuitous, it feels raw and real and painful. But it's not all pain and horror, we also get to see the women's quiet strength that knows no bound. Forced into an unimaginable situation beyond their control, they are forced to choose each other as their support system and family, forming bonds that cannot be broken not matter how intense the pressure. I flew (no pun intended) through The Butterfly Garden and it's a top rate thriller but be warned, there are some very dark situations throughout.