When does the betrayer become the betrayed...

Oliver Park, a recovering addict finally has everything he ever wanted: sobriety and a loving, wealthy partner in Nathan, a prominent trauma surgeon. Despite their difference in age and backgrounds, they've made a perfect life together.

With everything to lose, Oliver shouldn't be visiting a gay bathhouse. But he does and a line is crossed. Inside, he follows a man into a private room and whatever happens next, Nathan can never know. Then, everything goes horribly 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...

A scintillating thriller with an emotional punch

About the Author

P. J. Vernon was born in South Carolina. Called a "rising star thriller writer" by Library Journal, Vernon's debut, When You Find Me, was both an Audible Plus #1 Listen and Associated PressTop Ten U.S. Audiobook. His second novel, Bath Haus, was praised as "a nightmarish white-knuckler" by O, The Oprah Magazine and recommended by The New York Times, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly and more. He lives in Calgary with his husband and two dogs.

Reviews

'What a ride! Taut as piano wire prose, propulsive plotting. Breathlessly twisty. Brilliantly addictive.' C. J. Tudor, author of The Burning Girls

'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 bestselling author of Survive the Night

'Bath Haus is the gay one night stand from hell-thrilling!' Silvia Moreno-Garcia, New York Times bestselling author of Velvet Was the Night

'[An] adrenaline-soaked pulse-pounder.' The New York Times

'This is the perfect novel for those looking for the proverbial 'beach read'. . .Suspenseful, sensual, and exceedingly clever, this thriller is the literary equivalent of sipping a glass of white wine while listening to your neighbors have a lovers' spat . . . before one of them picks up a knife. Vernon has an electric style that leaps off the page.' The Washington Post

'A wildly entertaining thriller with twists and tension to spare.' Entertainment Weekly

'Terrifying.' The New York Post

'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

'Bath Haus is utterly brilliant. It's perfectly paced, gripping from go, and its clean, elegant prose goes down like scotch on the rocks. Once I picked it up, I couldn't stop. It's one of the best thrillers I've read in a very long time.' Christina Alger, New York Times bestselling author of Girls Like Us

'A white-knuckle ride to the dark side of infidelity. . .Bath Haus [is] a smart, steamy thriller laced with heady questions about control and shame.' Daniel Nieh, The New York Times Book Review

'A nightmarish white-knuckler about the tenuous relationship between stability and control.' O, The Oprah Magazine

'Gone Girl + Grindr is all you need to know. But if that's not enough, imagine if your worst hookup story turned into an attempted murder and a runaway-train thriller chase...Tis the season for a healthy dose of visceral anxiety.' Queerty

'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 bestselling author of The Deviant's War

Book Information
ISBN 9781836432203
Author P. J. Vernon
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Oneworld Publications
Publisher Oneworld Publications
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 23mm