In 1979, Felice Picano rocketed to fame with the publication of this shocking, controversial thriller. Riveting and candid in its depiction of the gay sexual subculture of the era, and praised by Stephen King as "Explosive... Felice Picano is one hell of a writer". "The Lure" thrusts young widower Noel Hathaway into a dark universe of physical and psychological violence; an unwilling lure used by the police to unmask an elusive killer.

Felice Picano is the author of 18 books, including the international best-sellers "The Book of Lies" and "Like People in History", as well as the acclaimed literary memoirs "Ambidextrous, Men Who Loved Me" and "A House on the Ocean, A House on the Bay". He has been nominated for several Lambda Literary Awards and is a recipient of the Ferro-Grumley award for fiction. Formerly a longtime New Yorker, he currently resides in Los Angeles.

This antique paperback book is in fair condition. The reason being is because the front cover is coming off at the bottom of the spine and the top cover is coming off a bit as well as taking the first page off, pages 362 to 363 is separated a bit, pages 322 to 323 are separated from the spine, and each other, at the bottom, 256 to 257 are separated a bit at the bottom as well as pages 166 to 167, pages 118 to 119 are separated a bit at the top from each other, page 98 is torn a bit at the top while being separated a bit from page 99, and the cover of the spine is coming off a bit at the bottom and the top. Copyright 1979. Weighs: 8.4 oz.