{"product_id":"freeform-9781959902010","title":"FreeForm","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gay noir thriller set in the criminal underworld of Glasgow, Scotland, \u003cem\u003eFreeForm\u003c\/em\u003e introduces a tough closeted gay cop, Detective-Sergeant Jas Anderson. A passionate, sometimes violent anti-hero, Jas is suspended from duty for assaulting a child molester, Jimmy Mygo. Jas shares a flat, and his life, with Leigh - a younger blond, nipple-pierced, pony-tailed, Slavic-featured man who urges him to come out. Jimmy's brothers, ne'er-do-wells at best, are suspected of plotting revenge for the beating ... but it is his lover who is found brutally murdered in Jas's bed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow on the run and struggling to clear his name, Jas uncovers Leigh's involvement in a blackmail ring, and even his lover's identity becomes confused. Film-noir in inspiration, vividly characterised, and authentically exposing the raw nerves of 1990s Britain, \u003cem\u003eFreeForm\u003c\/em\u003e is pure suspense to its final pulse-pounding closing pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1998, this edition includes a foreword by Clive King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Intricate plots which combine elements of the hard-boiled and the intensely erotic\" - \u003cem\u003eGay Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eFreeForm\u003c\/em\u003e is excellently plotted, incorporating all the elements of noir, but without making it predictable. Indeed, I did not see that ending coming. A great read.\" - Oliver Bosman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A reflection of the darker side of our desires\" - \u003cem\u003eGay Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"More than any other sleuth, Jas Anderson demonstrates the complex circuitry that connects brain, heart, and penis and exemplifies how the power of the last can sometimes short-circuit the other two ... In the course of his discovery, they become a projection of the darkness that Jas feels residing within himself, a darkness that he must confront before he can become a complete human capable of connecting fully with others. Jas's struggle to accept love and its obligations provides the heart of the trilogy.\" - Drewey Wayne Gunn, \u003cem\u003eGay Male Sleuth in Print and Film\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most promising talents in the recent crop of gay fiction authors\" - Gary Bowen, \u003cem\u003eDiary of a Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Requeered Tales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959902010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Jack Dickson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197256790197,"sku":"9781959902010","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1fca54fd-9ca0-428c-8d73-f4ac6a63fd66.jpg?v=1769622814","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/freeform-9781959902010","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}