The Odd Man

by Leon Sorell

Between two Worlds! Douglas Leighton was a young, extremely handsome architect and a prize catch for any woman. Or so Myrna thought. She was swept off her feet in a whirlwind courtship and marriage, and never suspected there was anything wrong with her newly-wed husband or any dark reason behind his haste to make her his wife. Until she found him in bed with Mario - a handsome Italian boy Douglas had known and loved during a summer vacation and who was now in America...ready to resume their affair. Douglas wanted to forget Mario and lead a normal life, but the boy was so good-looking, so muscular, so persuasive...

155 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

Reviews

[Winnipeg Mosquito · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly good for its time frame.
Still poor confused man rescued from evil homo by a virtuous woman, but the characters have more depth (which isn't saying much for this genre/time frame).
Also a surprisingly sympathetic lesbian character, who is kind and not a predator.