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The Midnight Partner

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A novel that is at once a wry, acute portrait of a contemporary good guy, a brilliant picture of suburban life, an extraordinary erotic evocation of the world of S & M sex, and a highly suspenseful plot. The narrator, Phillie, is a good guy—and he is indeed good, as a husband, a father, a citizen, a human being with a complete set of suburban neuroses. But all that turns upside down when his lusty, pleasure-loving screenwriter partner (and oldest friend) dives headfirst off his roof deck into his empty swimming pool, and Phillie, convinced this was the last man in the world to have committed suicide, is determined to find out the truth about his death. He finds himself exploring what lies behind the facades of affluent suburbia and entering a universe of sexual extremes, drugs, and dangerous characters; and as the stakes rise and the body count grows, Phillie risks his marriage, his family, and his life—and his very soul.

322 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

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7 reviews
March 7, 2017
This book is written about Port Washington, NY so it was fun to catch the references in the book.
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26 reviews
June 20, 2022
Good read bout a guy whos wife had sex with his best friend and then confesses (like u do )Best friend tops himself .Wife wants to be forgiven cos she says she had to bonk his best mate cos she had to ???!!!Husband goes off and has sex and drugs with lots of women .People are murdered but the good guy wins forgives his wife and they all live happily ever after .THE END Actually a good but a very far fetched read with a few good sex scenes in it .
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October 22, 2008
THE MYSTERY PARTNER - NR
Davis, Bart - 1st book

The last faithful husband in the suburbs is about to be tempted beyond his wildest dreams.

Awful. Murder mystery as an excuse for a book on sex and drugs. Prurient.
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February 2, 2016
Good story....not too off the wall. This is a reread....did it once several years ago.
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