The Straight Shooter: A Nate Dainty Manhunt!

by Paul Faraday

Fresh from a summer on the beach, West Hollywood Junior Collegiate, Nate Dainty is armed with a syllabus and a hidden to meet adult film sensation and (somewhat less) dedicated calculus student, Myles Long. Myles returns Our Red-Haired Amateur Sleuth’s desire, but before their big scene, the Paragon of Porn is snatched out from under Nate by masked men in a van in a parking lot!

With the help of his good pals, Beso Tangelo and Jorge Ramirez, Nate tackles the case. Soon, life as Nate and his gay friends know it takes a dangerous turn—first into the Valley (!!) and then into a bathhouse (!!!)

Who holds the secret to Myles Long’s kidnapping? A jealous roommate, an aging houseboy, or a drag queen with a weakness for Vodka Martinis? The fearless and nubile Nate Dainty takes on the list of suspects with charm, willingness to disrobe, and a disarming ability that only West Hollywood’s favorite amateur detective could muster!

Genres: LGBT, Gay

264 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2010

Reviews

[Alyssa Schulke · Rating 3 out of 5]

In full disclosure, the author is a friend from high school, so I was very excited to read his first book. Overall, I did really like it. Some of the action dragged a bit in the middle, but there was a surprise 'denouement', if you will, which kept me engaged in the story until the end. The dialogue is pithy and fun as were the characters - I could easily picture them in my mind, swilling martinis in the heart of LA. I look forward to the next in the series.

[William Freeman · Rating 1 out of 5]

Another bad gay novel. I'm sure that the only way that some of these get published is because dumb homosexuals try to support them. This was published in 2010 and there was to be a sequel that as far as I can tell has never come out (pun intended). Bad book avoid

[Jon]

While reading a review of this novel, I learned Felice Picano edited - that's enough for me to give this new author a look...finally finished...great until the middle and began to slide for me...