伊瑞纳·格莉尔是一位具有豹一般性格的少女，她去新奥尔良投靠她的哥哥保罗，并且居住在一起。不久伊瑞纳发现了他们家族的秘密——在情欲高涨时会变成一头杀人不眨眼的黑豹。但伊瑞纳发现这个秘密时她已经变成了一只豹子，原因是她和哥哥…

The novel, written by Yoram Kaniuk, centers on former circus clown Adam Stein who was spared the gas chamber so that he might entertain thousands of other Jews as they marched to their deaths. Stein is now the ringleader…