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 discharge or worse he is given another option: Return to the brothel, near Manhattan's 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).