Title: Lethal Silence (The Mission of Alex Kane #6) Author: John Preston Published by: Alyson Publications, 1987 ISBN: 1-55583-103-6 [trade paperback, 118 pages]
Who says heroes can't be gay?It will be the biggest march Chicago has ever seen. Huge crowds will protest recent anti-gay incidents in the Windy City. An army of right-wing mercenaries is also coming, determined to destroy the gay rights movement. Will the demonstrators march into a trap? Not with Alex Kane on their side.
Alex Kane: a gay hero in the tradition of the Destroyer and the Executioner. His only goal is justice for gay people. His only weakness is for other men.
Danny Fortelli was ready.
The Uzi was reassembled and slung over his shoulder. He was standing, balanced on the railing around the terrace. All of those gymnastic competitions he'd taken part in now seemed like little-boy recreations. This was the real championship.
If he could get up onto the next floor quietly enough, he'd have a chance to use the Uzi before the enemy shot him. And killed him.
Danny didn't look down. He didn't need to. He knew the street was many stories beneath him. He was barefoot, wanting the extra purchase of his own skin for his footing. He'd stripped down to his shorts, not wanting any unnecessary garment to restrict his movements.
He'd have to jump up from this precarious stance and grab hold of the terrace wall above him. Then he'd have to chin himself up onto the ledge. Within a single extra minute, he'd have to hit the terrace standing and get the Uzi into his hands. If he'd timed this right -- he prayed he had -- then his friends would perform their diversion at that precise moment.
Now. This was the moment.
Danny crouched down, tightening his legs as though they were springs. He thought of Alex and all the times Alex had saved his life. This was the big pay-back. This was the all-or-nothing roll of the dice.
Each of the books in this series focuses on a different segment or aspect of the gay population or is triggered off of a real-life incident. The story line in Lethal Silence focuses on disabled gays and the additional pressures they face in our society. - Jay
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