Hold Tight: A Novel

Hold Tight: A Novel

<DIV><b>A World War II sailor works in a New York City brothel—for his country</b></div><DIV><BR>After being arrested in a gay brothel in New York during a raid, Seaman Second Class Hank Fayette doesn’t understand why his homosexual activities are grounds for imprisonment. The brothel is rumored to be a hangout for Nazi spies and the Navy forces Hank to go undercover as a prostitute. They hope to use clandestine sexuality to retrieve clandestine intelligence. However, after Hank becomes friendly with a black teenager named Juke, nothing seems to go as planned. <i>Hold Tight </i>is a World War II thriller set in the Big Band era, a world where sexuality and race can be equally dangerous.</div>