Nominated for a 34th annual Lambda Literary Award • A scintillating thriller with an emotional
punch: “The tension builds to unbearably claustrophobic levels. To say more would rob readers
of the 'no he didn’t' suspense that makes Bath Haus an unexpectedly twisted heart-pounding
cat-versus-mouse thriller" ( Los Angeles Times ). 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. 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. 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 Bath Haus is perfect for readers curious for their next must-read novel.
