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The Back Passage

by: James Lear

April 17, 2008
All the intrigue of Agatha Christie, all the fun of a game of Cluedo, all the innuendo of a Carry On film with plenty of homoerotic scenes thrown in for good measure. Historical and humerous, this is one to enjoy and one to recommend to like-minded friends.

The Holmes/Watson type dynamic of Mitch and Boy Morgan is especially delicious, which I'm sure the butler would endorse! Lots of dastardly villains in the shape of the local constabulary and the manipulative Leonard Eagle. Enjoy!

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The Secret Tunnel

by: James Lear

2008-11
This book really does do what it says on its cover. If you like murder mysteries and gay erotica, or preferably both, this book has it all. Re-enter Mitch, Lear's American amateur sleuth. No one is better than Mitch at sniffing out the bodies - mostly those of his fellow male passengers on a rocky ride on the Flying Scotsman. From the cute young porter, Arthur, to a group of licentious and enthusiastic Scottish soldiery, to Bertrand, the young Belgian who sheds inhibitions and clothing with anything byt monotonous regularity, Mitch lusts after them all. And with Mitch, where there is a will there is usually a way. His fellow travellers prove pleasingly accommodating and Lear's heroes are all priapically prodigious and copiously productive. Throw ... Read More:

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The Palace of Varieties

by: James Lear

April 03, 2008
This is the book I wish I'd written myself. It's sleazy and highly explicit; not for the faint-hearted. But it summons up brilliantly the atmosphere of the Halls and of the queer subculture of the thirties, (not that I remember!)

Paul Lemoyne is a pretty unpleasant character, but like his few real friends, you can't quite abandon him, and despite yourself, you care what happens to him. I suppose the fact that he knows he's behaving badly is a considerable redeeming feature. The end suggests that this may be the first of a series -- I would guess a trilogy -- a prospect which makes me very happy.

The book is written in spare prose and with a lightness of touch which makes it a pleasure to read.

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Hot Valley

by: James Lear

May 02, 2007
Do judge this book by its cover - and its title.
Jack, the younger son of a rich southern family, celebrates his coming of age by getting laid by half the guys in his nearest town. He then turns his attention to Aaron, the serious, upright black servant on his father's eatate, who turns out not to be immune to Jack's seduction techniques, though singularly unimpressed by his charms. As the civil war breaks out both men enlist and the book recounte their separate stories. For both, the civil war turns out to have been limitlessly inventive hot sex with most of the confederate army and several obliging civilians on the side. Oh, and the occasional battle too. True love between the two men also finds its course. But this book is a lustily, graphically ... Read More:

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Best Gay Erotica 2009 (Best Gay Erotica)

by: Labonte, Richard, Lear, James

December 04, 2008
Do judge this book by its cover - and its title.
Jack, the younger son of a rich southern family, celebrates his coming of age by getting laid by half the guys in his nearest town. He then turns his attention to Aaron, the serious, upright black servant on his father's eatate, who turns out not to be immune to Jack's seduction techniques, though singularly unimpressed by his charms. As the civil war breaks out both men enlist and the book recounte their separate stories. For both, the civil war turns out to have been limitlessly inventive hot sex with most of the confederate army and several obliging civilians on the side. Oh, and the occasional battle too. True love between the two men also finds its course. But this book is a lustily, graphically ... Read More:

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The Low Road

by: James Lear

December 31, 2001
Do judge this book by its cover - and its title.
Jack, the younger son of a rich southern family, celebrates his coming of age by getting laid by half the guys in his nearest town. He then turns his attention to Aaron, the serious, upright black servant on his father's eatate, who turns out not to be immune to Jack's seduction techniques, though singularly unimpressed by his charms. As the civil war breaks out both men enlist and the book recounte their separate stories. For both, the civil war turns out to have been limitlessly inventive hot sex with most of the confederate army and several obliging civilians on the side. Oh, and the occasional battle too. True love between the two men also finds its course. But this book is a lustily, graphically ... Read More:

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Edward Lear's Nonsense

by: Edward Lear

June 14, 1994
Do judge this book by its cover - and its title.
Jack, the younger son of a rich southern family, celebrates his coming of age by getting laid by half the guys in his nearest town. He then turns his attention to Aaron, the serious, upright black servant on his father's eatate, who turns out not to be immune to Jack's seduction techniques, though singularly unimpressed by his charms. As the civil war breaks out both men enlist and the book recounte their separate stories. For both, the civil war turns out to have been limitlessly inventive hot sex with most of the confederate army and several obliging civilians on the side. Oh, and the occasional battle too. True love between the two men also finds its course. But this book is a lustily, graphically ... Read More:

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Tortoises Terrapins & Turtles

by: Lear, James De Carle Sowerby

1984-12
Do judge this book by its cover - and its title.
Jack, the younger son of a rich southern family, celebrates his coming of age by getting laid by half the guys in his nearest town. He then turns his attention to Aaron, the serious, upright black servant on his father's eatate, who turns out not to be immune to Jack's seduction techniques, though singularly unimpressed by his charms. As the civil war breaks out both men enlist and the book recounte their separate stories. For both, the civil war turns out to have been limitlessly inventive hot sex with most of the confederate army and several obliging civilians on the side. Oh, and the occasional battle too. True love between the two men also finds its course. But this book is a lustily, graphically ... Read More:

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The Owl and the Pussycat

by: Edward Lear

1998-10
Do judge this book by its cover - and its title.
Jack, the younger son of a rich southern family, celebrates his coming of age by getting laid by half the guys in his nearest town. He then turns his attention to Aaron, the serious, upright black servant on his father's eatate, who turns out not to be immune to Jack's seduction techniques, though singularly unimpressed by his charms. As the civil war breaks out both men enlist and the book recounte their separate stories. For both, the civil war turns out to have been limitlessly inventive hot sex with most of the confederate army and several obliging civilians on the side. Oh, and the occasional battle too. True love between the two men also finds its course. But this book is a lustily, graphically ... Read More:

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Comparing several implementations of a hardware hasher unit

by: M J. Lear, E. James, S H. Lavington

1993
Do judge this book by its cover - and its title.
Jack, the younger son of a rich southern family, celebrates his coming of age by getting laid by half the guys in his nearest town. He then turns his attention to Aaron, the serious, upright black servant on his father's eatate, who turns out not to be immune to Jack's seduction techniques, though singularly unimpressed by his charms. As the civil war breaks out both men enlist and the book recounte their separate stories. For both, the civil war turns out to have been limitlessly inventive hot sex with most of the confederate army and several obliging civilians on the side. Oh, and the occasional battle too. True love between the two men also finds its course. But this book is a lustily, graphically ... Read More: