The Low Road
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.92 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1573443646 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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. James Lear is the pen-name of an established literary novelist and critic who writes on culture in the British daily and weekly press
About the Author James Lear is the pen-name of an established literary novelist and critic who writes on culture in the British daily and weekly press.
Good read. Good story line, a little raunchier then I would have hoped.. Love it! Juan P. Lema If you are the kind of person that happens to love mystery novels and also gay literature, James Lear is definitely the author you were looking for. This great writer combines both of them in the most magnificent way. His books are not only entertaining but also easy to read. I love all his books.. Brian Sowle said Sexy read. it's a quick and sexy story set against a backdrop of conflict between England and Scotland. Charlie, the narrator, finds sex in the most amazing places.
In The Low Road, James Lear reinvents this classic as a satirical, queer, coming-of-age story. But Charlie’s talents, in and out of bed, win him powerful friends as well as dangerous foes. The false priest, Lebecque, violent Captain Robert, depraved General Wilmott all contribute to Charlie’s "education." Eventually leading a makeshift army of sex-crazed layabouts, Charlie faces the might of the English forces. He sets out to discover the truth about his father, but instead is kidnapped by mercenaries and sold into slavery as the plaything of a group of corrupt military officials. Will he triumph, or is it better to retreat to the safety of his sybaritic lifestyle? James Lear expertly interweaves spies and counterspies, scheming servants and sadistic captains, tavern trysts and prison orgies, into this delightfully erotic work that can take its place alongside his acclaimed novels The Back Passage and Hot Valley.. Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped has long been considered a masterpiece of high adventure. In 1750 Scotland, young Charles Gordon reaches adultho