Adrenaline (Plume)

by James Dillinger

Paperback, 1988

Status

Available

Call number

PS3554.I418A66 1988

Tags

fiction, gay, mystery

Genres

Collection

Your library

Publication

New American Library (1988), Paperback, 1 pages

Description

It begins as a routine trick: two guys on a beach after midnight. Instant attraction, chemical overload, but in the heat of the moment they are interrupted. Brutalised by police, they fight back, a cop dies and Nick and Jeff are on the run through Los Angeles at its worst. James Robert Baker's cult first novel is at once an anarchist's howl of rage at the oppression and soulless culture of Hollywood, and a noir thriller peppered with hilarious vignettes and ironic insights. James Robert Baker is the author of 'Tim & Pete' (Fourth Estate). He killed himself in 1997.

User reviews

LibraryThing member ChrisWeir
Two men get more than they had expected after hooking up on a Memorial Day weekend. They are framed for murder by the police. A nosey neighbor calls the cops on them saying that they are fighting. From there it soon turns into a hostage situation with one of the officers being shot by a sniper.
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 This is the start of the book and as the title states it's filled with adrenaline as the boys are on the run from that point on.
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Language

English

Original publication date

1985

Physical description

1 p.; 7.8 inches

ISBN

0452260752 / 9780452260757

Local notes

OCLC = 34
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