The Back Passage | 
 enlarge | Author: James Lear
Publisher: Cleis Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 41518
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1573442437
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9781573442435
ASIN: 1573442437
Publication Date: May 5, 2006
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Agatha Christie, move over! Hard-core sex and scandal meet in this brilliantly funny whodunit.
A seaside village, an English country house, a family of wealthy eccentrics and their equally peculiar servants, a determined detective — all the ingredients are here for a cozy Agatha Christie-style whodunit. But wait — Edward “Mitch” Mitchell is no Hercule Poirot, and The Back Passage is no Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Mitch is a handsome, insatiable 22-year-old hunk who never lets a clue stand in the way of a steamy encounter, whether it’s with the local constabulary, the house secretary, or his school chum and fellow athlete Boy Morgan, who becomes his Watson when they’re not busy boffing each other. When Reg Walworth is found dead in a cabinet, Sir James Eagle has his servant Weeks immediately arrested as the killer. But Mitch’s observant eye pegs more plausible possibilities: polysexual chauffeur Hibbert, queenly pervert Leonard Eagle, missing scion Rex, sadistic copper Kennington, even Sir James Eagle himself. Blackmail, police corruption, a dizzying network of spyholes and secret passages, watersports, and a nonstop queer orgy backstairs and everyplace else mark this hilariously hard-core mystery by a major new talent.
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 A raucous homoerotic romp July 17, 2008
Indeed, this sexually explicit novel is not meant for everyone. As other reviewers have pointed out, there are many cases of gratuitous gay sex throughout the book. The detective of the day, Edward "Mitch" Mitchell, is a randy detective surrounded by host of randy constables, household guests and servants. Mitch is a wonderfully witty character with a holster of camp humor and a raging libido. For those readers who might enjoy a homo Hercule Poirot, this will be a fun and fast read (unless, of course, the reader decides to revisit certain passages of the text!). Overall, this is a fun book, but admittedly not everyone's "cup of tea."
 a porno book July 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
You know how some books are made into movie adaptations. Well, think of *The Back Passage* as a book adaptation of a gay porn. Really!
Mitch is an American student studying in Cambridge. Well, really, he's not studying. He's too busy "doing it" with all the guys he encounters in his "room and board". He's doing it with his roommate, his sidekick, a driver, a bobby (cop) and even a guy he hates. Like I said, he's just doing every guy...all the while he's investigating a death.
Keep in mind that if and when you get this book, it's just purely for entertainment. Don't expect an impressive storyline or character development. Just get this for a good naughty read.
Hilarious and bawdy June 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this book. The writing style, in first person, is so smooth you never get bogged down inside the mind of the narrator where so many others fail who try this point of view. It flowed flawlessly and you never even noticed it was from one man's perspective. I laughed out loud at some of the scenes. It was such a wonderful parady of the old whodunit I thought it was brilliant. And the narrator/author knows darn well it's tongue-in-cheek because often he chides himself during his musing. The sex is abundant and reminds me of Fielding's Tom Jones, because everyone wants a piece. The scene with the reporter in the garage was particularly funny. Well, done. I recommend it to anyone who has a very good sense of humor and likes a wild and crazy ride.
Oh. My. Gawd. May 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm no prude, but there's just waaaaay too much getting-it-on going on in this one. The mystery is more of an aside, and a not-so-interesting one at that.
There are some things I like about this book: the characters are funny and likeable; the setting is lovely; the humor is consistent and made me laugh even while I was blushing.
That said, I'd read something else by this author in the hopes that there'd be fewer intimate goings-on and more substance.
(On the bright side, I am significantly more knowledgable about certain things than I ever expected to be.)
"The Back Passage" May 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Interesting book. Once the plot 'thickened' and got moving, it was difficult to stop until finished. Lots of sex, humor when unexpected & funny. Maybe Lear should watch more BBC/WGBH productions to better understand the genre. Pretty good and I would read anything else he has if similar. Change the cover.
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