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Bath Haus
- A Thriller
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Daniel Henning
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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 listeners curious for their next must-listen novel.
Critic Reviews
A New York Times Editors' Choice Book
The Best Crime Novels of the Year by CrimeReads
A Newsweek Favorite Book of the Year
A Queerties Award Nominee for Best Read
Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Award Nominee for Best Mystery
A Lambda Literary Award Finalist for LGBTQ Mystery
Recommended by The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Washington Post, Lambda Literary, LGBTQ Reads, The New York Post, Oprah Daily, Crime by the Book, CrimeReads, Goodreads 2021 Pride Reading List, Jezebel, Entertainment Weekly, and Parade
"As taut as a tightrope. Each twist in this tale of a tryst gone very, very wrong spins the plot into a new and daring direction.” (Riley Sager, New York Times best-selling author of Survive the Night)
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“It’s like if your worst nightmare - and sexual fantasy - came true at the same time.... You won’t be able to put it down.” (Eric Cervini, New York Times best-selling author of The Deviant’s War)
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- Anonymous User
- 10-11-2023
An intense read
The story was compelling
The reading style of Oliver was a bit too much
As was some of the sexual content
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- Matthew
- 26-03-2022
well read but not my thing
I struggled to connect with the characters and the narrative felt unneccessarily crude. not my type if book
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- samantha bryant
- 12-08-2021
Nothing strong about this book
I listened until the end and it wasn't the worst book I have ever read.
The hardest thing about it was the narrator for Oliver...a shaking, quivering, nervous voice throughout the entire novel. His extreme co-dependence and the lengths he went to also really stretched the imagination.
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- Loz83
- 05-01-2024
Enthralling. Compulsive Listen
This story kept me on tenterhooks throughout.
The performance of Oliver in particular.
The anxiety over the situation he found himself in just spilled over into the narrative.
As far as the plot goes, I found it hard to empathise at times, particularly with Oliver as he seemed to stumble from one mistake to another.
Nathan on the other hand was a controlling POS.
No surprise to find this out once we are introduced to his mother Katherine Kline.
Overall found it to be an amazingly. gripping, psychological thriller
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- Sharan
- 10-01-2023
Irritating at best
I seldom write reviews, but I want to spare anyone else reading this. The story centres around Oliver, a recovering addict and his indiscretion in a bath house. The rest is his constant whining, lies and tedious monologues. His “husband” and friends are all vapid stereotypes doing vapid, stereotypical things.
I could barely get through it the narration irritated me so much.
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