Bath Haus

<b><b>Nominated for a 34th annual Lambda Literary Award <b>-</b> A scintillating thriller with an emotional punch: </b> The tension builds to unbearably claustrophobic levels. To say more would rob readers of the 'no he didn't' suspense that makes <i>Bath Haus</i> an unexpectedly twisted heart-pounding cat-versus-mouse thriller (<b><i>Los Angeles Times</i>).</b> <p/></b>Oliver Park a recovering addict from Indiana finally has everything he ever wanted: sobriety and a loving wealthy partner in Nathan a prominent DC trauma surgeon. Despite their difference in age and disparate backgrounds they've made a perfect life together. With everything to lose Oliver shouldn't be visiting Haus a gay bathhouse. But through the entrance he goes and it's a line crossed. Inside he follows a man into a private room and it's the final line. Whatever happens next Nathan can never know. But then everything goes wrong terribly wrong and Oliver barely escapes with his life. <p/>He races home in full-blown terror as the hand-shaped bruise grows dark on his neck. The truth will destroy Nathan and everything they have together so Oliver does the thing he used to do so well: he lies. <p/>What follows is a classic runaway-train narrative full of the exquisite escalations edge-of-your-seat thrills and oh-my-god twists. P. J. Vernon's <i>Bath Haus</i> is perfect for readers curious for their next must-read novel.