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><br><br></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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.