Running by Night

by G. Russell Overton

Joe Kelly was a gay rights activist in Bay City, Michigan. Having come of age in an oppressive and conservative Southern culture he devoted his early life to fighting for the rights of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people. However, all the while he saw progress, conservatives consolidated and expanded their power base into the highest reaches of government. Joe watched his successes evaporate and realized his mistake, “Like many other gay rights activists I had deluded myself into thinking we had accomplished something of significance by an occasional court battle win or preventing a piece of legislation from passing Congress. While fleeing for my life I had to realize that I had failed to render my enemy hors de combat. I had known my enemy well, and I knew his agenda for my annihilation.” Running by Night is full of action, adventure, intrigue, romance, and drama. Yet even in the darkest of circumstances it never loses its ability to engage with the reader at all levels. Readers should be prepared for a roller-coaster ride of emotions.

305 pages, Paperback

First published January 18, 2011

About the author

G. Russell Overton is an American author and historian, who lives in California with his partner, Jamie. He has produced a number of works, both fiction and non-fiction. He is currently writing a trilogy of historical fiction. The first part has recently been published (click on his web link for more information). He enjoys sailing, cross-country skiing, and biking. His fictional style is to create romantic adventure, unbounded by the dictates of political and cultural agendas, but his love of the Great Lakes and all things marine is an apparent influence in most of his writing. He is a member of the National Writers Union, Historical Society of Michigan, Detroit Institute of Art, Publishing Triangle, and Michigan Writers.

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