Gossip : A Novel

A gripping thriller about contemporary gay politicsRalph Eckhart, an unassuming bookstoremanager in the East Village, meets Bill O'Connor online and theyagreeto get together during Ralph's weekend visit to Washington, DC. The two start a heated, long-distance sexual relationship.ButRalph discovers that Bill is a closeted Republican journalist,whose new booktrashes liberal women in Washingtonincluding Ralph's speechwriter friend, Nancyand angrily breaks off the affair. When Bill is found murdered, Ralph becomes the prime suspect. This is a complex psychological and political thriller full of the sexy excitement of ';sleeping with the enemy.'