Hold Tight

During World War II a gay navy sailor works undercover to catch Nazi spies in this fast-moving novel from the author of Gods and Monsters (Publishers Weekly). During shore leave in New York Seaman Second Class Hank Fayette a Texas country boy in the big city finds himself visiting a gay brothel where he is swiftly arrested during a raid. Facing the prospect of a dishonorable dischargeor worsehe is given another option: Return to the brothel near Manhattans West Side piers and work undercover as a prostitute. Nazi agents are rumored to haunt the area and Hank is a perfect lure to trap them. This military man is about to risk his life for his country in a way he never expected in a spy thriller that breaks new ground from the author of Eminent Outlaws and The Notorious Dr. August (Kirkus Reviews).