Bath Haus

A Thriller

By: P. J. Vernon

Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Daniel Henning

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.

Pretty good, lacks depth

This book was okay. The plot started off interesting and exciting but quickly became a repetitive cover up that never really worked and there weren't any interesting connections to deepen the story. Got pretty tedious and uninteresting at points and the characters poor decisions made it hard to care whether or not they or their relationships survived. Also, about a quarter into the book I noticed that the narrator for Oliver was using a subtle whiny, panicked tone to his voice that never seemed to change for the rest of the book and got REALLY annoying. All of that being said - I felt compelled to finish it so it was interesting enough!

Great Listen!

I loved the multiple voice actors for the different perspectives. Bath Haus was filled with twists and turns and the final one had me gasping. This book got 4 stars because it was such a slow buildup to the real action.

allot more sex than thriller

really interesting at many points but it almost feels the writer cares more about sex than the story sometimes needed a better balance. Ending is good will give it that.

Great thriller for the gay community

I loved the structure of this book, and a story that relates to many. So much character development that shifts in the end, and loses a star overall.

A wild ride!

I couldn’t stop. The story drug me in every time I had a few moments to listen. The narration was top notch.