Bath Haus
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- Author：P.J. Vernon
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Summary
Oliver Park， a young 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 a scintillating thriller with an emotional punch， perfect for readers curious for their next must-read novel。
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 a scintillating thriller with an emotional punch， perfect for readers curious for their next must-read novel。
Reviews
Sam Barnes
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This is one of the best thrillers I have read all year。 You will tear through the last 50 pages。 I can’t wait for this authors next book。
Erin Amalia
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🧖🏽♂️JULY REVIEW 🧖🏽♂️[Bath Haus || P。J。 Vernon]••This book was an absolute gem。 From the intro of each chapter describing the stages of clinical asphyxia， to the never ending suspense， I ate this book up！•The plot line was fascinating and unique， I'm still amazed a week later as to how P。J。 thought this all up。。And going back and forth between Oliver and Nathan's perspective felt like a nail-biting tennis match that I couldn't look away from。•This book was also full of characters we love to hat 🧖🏽♂️JULY REVIEW 🧖🏽♂️[Bath Haus || P。J。 Vernon]••This book was an absolute gem。 From the intro of each chapter describing the stages of clinical asphyxia， to the never ending suspense， I ate this book up！•The plot line was fascinating and unique， I'm still amazed a week later as to how P。J。 thought this all up。。And going back and forth between Oliver and Nathan's perspective felt like a nail-biting tennis match that I couldn't look away from。•This book was also full of characters we love to hate。 Although I honestly loved Oliver， although he didn't always make the best of choices。•Above all， P。J。 Vernon is one of a kind。 He met with several book clubs I'm aware of to discuss the book and was so kind and full of hilarious stories both personal and relating to the book itself。 I'm officially a fan！ Can't wait for more P。J。， hopefully in 2022 🤞🏽•⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Jennifer
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This book was CRAZY！ It’s a rollercoaster ride of bad decisions， secrets， warranted paranoia， and the classic unreliable narrator。 It’s dark and sexual， and is definitely one of the best thrillers of the year。
Sarah
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Wow， this was on fire right out of the gate。 I wanted to stop everything so I could sit and read about all the awful consequences unfolding after Oliver's horrible decision to go to Haus behind Nathan's back。 Kristian， the antagonist， was truly terrifying。 I love deeply flawed characters and all of them in Bath Haus did not disappoint。 I have to admit I didn't see any of the twists coming nor the shocking ending。 Gritty and wonderfully dark and messed-up。 LOVED！ Wow， this was on fire right out of the gate。 I wanted to stop everything so I could sit and read about all the awful consequences unfolding after Oliver's horrible decision to go to Haus behind Nathan's back。 Kristian， the antagonist， was truly terrifying。 I love deeply flawed characters and all of them in Bath Haus did not disappoint。 I have to admit I didn't see any of the twists coming nor the shocking ending。 Gritty and wonderfully dark and messed-up。 LOVED！ 。。。more
Renae
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Intense 😳
Brook
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Super juicy and twisty！ This is what I wanted Yes， Daddy to be。
P。
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I wanted to like this more than I did because it suffered from the trope of characters not talking to each other when they probably would be compelled to。 Also， what a small and miserable social circle :（
Josh Puetz
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This is the trashy gay summer beach read I've been missing。 It moves at a quick pace， and it's full of sexy dumb people doing sexy dumb things。 Equal parts camp and thriller， it's an incredibly gripping thriller that's best not thought too closely about。 An absolute blast to read！ This is the trashy gay summer beach read I've been missing。 It moves at a quick pace， and it's full of sexy dumb people doing sexy dumb things。 Equal parts camp and thriller， it's an incredibly gripping thriller that's best not thought too closely about。 An absolute blast to read！ 。。。more
Kayleigh Marie
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I could not have loved this book anymore。 What a compelling story！ The author had me hooked by page one。
Aaron
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For most， it would seem that Oliver Park has everything。 After confronting the worse with his addiction to drugs， he met Nathan Klein， a successful surgeon in the DC area who grew up on a wealthy， successful family。 It seemed like a fairy tale story for Oliver。 It makes Oliver's choice to head to Haus， a guy bathouse， to be completely unwarrented。 The evening takes a rough turn in which the result is not a thrilling one of anonymous sex， but one in which he barely survives after he meets a a guy For most， it would seem that Oliver Park has everything。 After confronting the worse with his addiction to drugs， he met Nathan Klein， a successful surgeon in the DC area who grew up on a wealthy， successful family。 It seemed like a fairy tale story for Oliver。 It makes Oliver's choice to head to Haus， a guy bathouse， to be completely unwarrented。 The evening takes a rough turn in which the result is not a thrilling one of anonymous sex， but one in which he barely survives after he meets a a guy in the bar and they make their way into a private room。Oliver is fortunate in that he is able to escape， but the bruises left on his neck and the shame of what he was doing leads to a series of lies that makes it difficult for the police to solve the case of his attack since he will do just about anything to not disappoint Nathan and lose everything they share。Thris was a strong， quick-paced thriller that leads the reader down a series of mysterious allies to identify what is really going on。 Oliver and Nathan seem to find themselves falling deeper and deeper into a very dangerous situation without being willing to really open up to each other。 It is a problem that was already affecting their relationship even before Oliver went to Haus， and it will place their lives at risk。I definitely enjoyed redaing this one。 。。。more
Kathleen Kelley
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5++ stars！ Wow， this book grabs you from the beginning and doesn't let you go until the end。 It is a thriller that is dark， filled with lies， secrets， bad decisions， and things coming at you that you never expect。 It is the story of Nathan and Oliver， in a relationship and seemingly perfect life for 5 years， and how one choice starts a snowball of actions and things begin to slowly unravel。 It just builds and builds all the way until the end。 I don't want to give anything away because as others 5++ stars！ Wow， this book grabs you from the beginning and doesn't let you go until the end。 It is a thriller that is dark， filled with lies， secrets， bad decisions， and things coming at you that you never expect。 It is the story of Nathan and Oliver， in a relationship and seemingly perfect life for 5 years， and how one choice starts a snowball of actions and things begin to slowly unravel。 It just builds and builds all the way until the end。 I don't want to give anything away because as others have said， it's better not knowing at all what's coming because there is a lot going on。 Even if you figure some parts out， it will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end。 One of the best thrillers of the year for me。 。。。more
Ann Campbell
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This was an entertaining thriller， but I'm getting kind of tired of the narrative technique this author used of alternating perspectives。 The main characters are a former drug addict and gadabout who becomes the partner of a sugar daddy surgeon。 The former addict still wants to party; the surgeon wants him to be virtually a house husband。 And there's an obscenely wealthy mother-in-law who wants to be rid of the former addict so her son can date a "marriageable" sort of man。 It all collides in a This was an entertaining thriller， but I'm getting kind of tired of the narrative technique this author used of alternating perspectives。 The main characters are a former drug addict and gadabout who becomes the partner of a sugar daddy surgeon。 The former addict still wants to party; the surgeon wants him to be virtually a house husband。 And there's an obscenely wealthy mother-in-law who wants to be rid of the former addict so her son can date a "marriageable" sort of man。 It all collides in a fairly clever way， but the characters feel like types more than individuals。 。。。more
Benny Boo
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Such a good book！ Without spoiling too much- all I have to say is that I really dislike the main character Oliver。 He is so selfish and every decision that he makes is for self preservation。 The journey is riveting because you will find yourself rooting against him and wanting him to be outed for his actions。 I feel bad for his partner， Nathan。 Every person is responsible for their own actions but I truly believe the people you love can and will influence your decisions in life。 I don't agree wi Such a good book！ Without spoiling too much- all I have to say is that I really dislike the main character Oliver。 He is so selfish and every decision that he makes is for self preservation。 The journey is riveting because you will find yourself rooting against him and wanting him to be outed for his actions。 I feel bad for his partner， Nathan。 Every person is responsible for their own actions but I truly believe the people you love can and will influence your decisions in life。 I don't agree with what Nathan did but shithead lowlife Oliver is to be blamed for it。 His ass should have been dropped a long time ago。One of my favorite part is the acknowledgement at the end。 The very reason why I mainly buy， read and support LGBTQIA+ authors and novels is that power of being able to see myself in the narrative。 I think P。J。 Vernon did a great job capturing the nuances of the modern gay man and how we use dating/hooking apps。 The dialogue felt very familiar to me because I've had them myself haha。 Overall- great book and highly recommended！ 。。。more
TJ Roark
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WowI couldn’t put it down。 We need so many more works like this。 Thank you。 Thank you。 Thank you。 I hope you release many more alphabetmafia titles。
Bennett
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Rounded up from 2。5。 I really wanted to like this book。 I enjoy thrillers， and a thriller involving gay male protagonists in a steamy （get it？） environment seemed like a good breezy summer read。 Which it was， don't get me wrong， I was entertained。 I read the whole thing in 2 sittings。 But， I'm not sure， something about this book just didn't sit right with me。 I found the sexual politics of the whole thing oddly regressive， even if the twist ending kind of softened that stance a bit。 The gay worl Rounded up from 2。5。 I really wanted to like this book。 I enjoy thrillers， and a thriller involving gay male protagonists in a steamy （get it？） environment seemed like a good breezy summer read。 Which it was， don't get me wrong， I was entertained。 I read the whole thing in 2 sittings。 But， I'm not sure， something about this book just didn't sit right with me。 I found the sexual politics of the whole thing oddly regressive， even if the twist ending kind of softened that stance a bit。 The gay world of Bath Haus is tawdry and substance fueled， where the only sex you can find on hookup apps is party and play and you have run ins with murderers at bathhouses where owners try to cover up crimes that have been committed to "protect our own。" Whatever this gay world is， I thank goodness it isn't close to anything I've ever experienced in reality。 。。。more
Nicole
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Bath Haus started started off really strong for me。 I read the first 100 pages in what felt like 5 minutes。 Ultimately， it dragged on and lost that suspense。
Nikki Gheen
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The book starts off with a bang and spirals into a non-stop thrill ride。The story follows Oliver whose life begins to unravel after he is assaulted in a bath house with the intention of cheating on his partner。 Oliver is left with bruises all along his neck that he must create a cover story for。 The lies and deceptions get out of control in his attempt to save his relationship。Oliver kept making decisions that I found terrible which contributed to so many edge of your seat， “no don’t do it！” mom The book starts off with a bang and spirals into a non-stop thrill ride。The story follows Oliver whose life begins to unravel after he is assaulted in a bath house with the intention of cheating on his partner。 Oliver is left with bruises all along his neck that he must create a cover story for。 The lies and deceptions get out of control in his attempt to save his relationship。Oliver kept making decisions that I found terrible which contributed to so many edge of your seat， “no don’t do it！” moments。 I enjoyed the dual perspective of Oliver and his partner Nathan。 They really rounded out the story。 I also loved that it takes place in DC！ I grew up 20min away from DC and get excited to see stories set in that area。 I don’t want to say too much more about the story because #spoilers 😅For thriller lovers out there， I can’t recommend this one enough。 This was my first P。 J Vernon novel and it won’t be my last！ Bath Haus is available now！Trigger Warnings: Attempted murder， attempted rape， sexual assault， physical assault， emotional abuse， drug abuse/addiction 。。。more
gema （hem-a）
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WOW！ Bath Haus was a wild ride and quite frankly one that I didn't get want to get off from。 Vernon wasted no time to allure you into the darkness of Bath Haus and things escalated quite fast。 Once I began reading I was not able to stop because the secrets， twists， tension， suspense， and the thrill just kept coming。 You know someone will get hurt， but you can't stop yourself from reading！ It is a character driven thriller filled with gritty truths about each character and how those truths become WOW！ Bath Haus was a wild ride and quite frankly one that I didn't get want to get off from。 Vernon wasted no time to allure you into the darkness of Bath Haus and things escalated quite fast。 Once I began reading I was not able to stop because the secrets， twists， tension， suspense， and the thrill just kept coming。 You know someone will get hurt， but you can't stop yourself from reading！ It is a character driven thriller filled with gritty truths about each character and how those truths become into deadly secrets。 Told by two POVs with flashbacks that allow the reader to gain insight on the interpersonal dynamics between Nathan and Oliver。 There are no innocent bystanders in Bath Haus， everyone has a secret they are keeping。 But， how many secrets can you have till they get you killed？I loved this one， I am stingy with my five stars。 But， Bath Haus deserves about ten stars for delivering everything I love in a thriller （fast pace， heart pumping， character driven chaos！）。Disclaimer: there are many potential triggers some being intimate partner violence， substance use， toxic relationship patterns， and rape。 。。。more
Daniel
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Great page turner。 Definitely one of the better thrillers I've read in a while。 Fairly well- drawn character， compellingly written， and with enough twists and turns to keep you going and keep you guessing。 Great page turner。 Definitely one of the better thrillers I've read in a while。 Fairly well- drawn character， compellingly written， and with enough twists and turns to keep you going and keep you guessing。 。。。more
Rj
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Appreciated the concept。 But Mawma it’s a no for me。 I thought the author could have done so much more to the mystery。 😭 I loved his acknowledgments tho。 🙊
Emily Matthys
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Holy shit。 Holy shit。 H O L Y S H I T。 I’ve been jonesing to read this book since it hit shelves and I promise you it exceeded every bit of the hype。 I am blown away in the most beautiful way！ Bath Haus is a knock-out punch that brilliantly delivers the heat and makes you happy to burn， baby， burn。 The prose， the plot， the production are all fucking genius and there is not one word in the entire novel that isn’t perfectly placed。 I will admit to guessing the root from the very beginning， but eve Holy shit。 Holy shit。 H O L Y S H I T。 I’ve been jonesing to read this book since it hit shelves and I promise you it exceeded every bit of the hype。 I am blown away in the most beautiful way！ Bath Haus is a knock-out punch that brilliantly delivers the heat and makes you happy to burn， baby， burn。 The prose， the plot， the production are all fucking genius and there is not one word in the entire novel that isn’t perfectly placed。 I will admit to guessing the root from the very beginning， but even knowing that， I still second guessed and questioned myself until the last page！ If anything， it seemed to make the story even more stunningly bewildering。 I am known for my brutally honest reviews and honestly？ This is one of the best books of 2021。 P。J。 Vernon is a literary god and I’m ready to worship every word he writes！ 5/5 ✨ 。。。more
Becky Van
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Hmmmm。。。
Casey Coleman
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Finished it in a day！ What a thrill！ Great beach read
Sandy Lewis
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Rounded to 3。5 thriller that I guessed the ending to but it’s a decent story。 Trigger warnings for violence， drug abuse， and sexual assault
Fran
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Fast-paced， smart， well-written thriller。 Truly enjoyed it
Theresa
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This story had only a few characters and none of them were very appealing， but it had a good plot and pace。 The gay/bath house world is unfamiliar to me and I enjoyed reading about that as well as the overall theme of lying and love。
Azeem Putra
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Unfortunately I am not of a fan of this one。 It left me feeling more frustrated than it probably intended its reader to be。 There were moments when I just had to shout “Oh c’mon” out loud because， again， story just don’t gel together very well。 The other issue I had is with the relationship between the two main characters （and also their individual characters to be really honest） that was just too one dimensional and predictable。 A quarter into the book I can kind of guess where the plot is goin Unfortunately I am not of a fan of this one。 It left me feeling more frustrated than it probably intended its reader to be。 There were moments when I just had to shout “Oh c’mon” out loud because， again， story just don’t gel together very well。 The other issue I had is with the relationship between the two main characters （and also their individual characters to be really honest） that was just too one dimensional and predictable。 A quarter into the book I can kind of guess where the plot is going。 It is also horrible how the author depicts gay men; each of them were just immature， shallow and annoying people。A few tense moments here and there， and still a good summer read nonetheless。 。。。more
Jen Mulder
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Wow！ One of the beat thrillers I've ever read！ Wow！ One of the beat thrillers I've ever read！ 。。。more
Nina
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🎧 none of the characters were particularly likeable and the twist was pretty easy to guess early on。
Andrea Patrick
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It's not bad， or anything， but I give it a solid "meh"。 It's a pretty spare book， not rich in detail， story， or motivation。 You kind of guess that something hinky （yes， I said hinky， no I didn't mean kinky， you're just being silly！） is going on， but it's not spelled out right away。 I honestly don't know what prompted a reviewer to say whatever they said about it to make me put it on my list。 It was just okay。 It's not bad， or anything， but I give it a solid "meh"。 It's a pretty spare book， not rich in detail， story， or motivation。 You kind of guess that something hinky （yes， I said hinky， no I didn't mean kinky， you're just being silly！） is going on， but it's not spelled out right away。 I honestly don't know what prompted a reviewer to say whatever they said about it to make me put it on my list。 It was just okay。 。。。more
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