Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Holly Avenue
Holly Avenue
Holly Avenue
Ebook257 pages4 hours

Holly Avenue

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Eddie Ellison develops an attraction to David Odeson during an undercover operation in Florida after World War II. Together, with OPSO, Captain Reed, they find their current operation fails, sending Eddie and David back to New York. David gets an invitation from his ex-lover, Victor, to come to Hollywood, where David can pursue his dream of being an actor. No longer with army intelligence, David convinces Eddie to go with him. David lands an opportunity to play in Victor's first movie, but before shooting begins, Victor is found dead from a drug overdose. Victor's benefactor, the director Marlan Dumont, has reason to question the manner of Victor's death. Marlan persuades Eddie to find out if Victor was murdered, but Eddie becomes suspicious of Dumont's motivations when Captain Reed shows up accusing Dumont of subversive, communist activities. Despite discovering Eddie and David's closeted secret, Reed appears to be attempting to enlist their help in uncovering a Russian espionage ring in Hollywood.

A photo of Dumont in front of the Andover nightclub leads Eddie to Dolly Blue, a cross-dresser who performs at the Andover. Eddie wonders if the masculine-fatale is part of the Russian spy ring Reed investigates. Dolly has captivated Eddie's attention, causing him to question his understanding of gender identity and how it fits with his love for David.

Holly Avenue is a noir fiction where Eddie Ellison tries to navigate, acceptance of his sexuality, a perverted world of deception, and the dangers of cold war espionage or, as Dolly Blue puts it; "Holly Avenue is the underground for us fairies . . . tinsel towns drag ball, where we imagine ourselves as characters in costumes to delight or hide, and dream of being a fabulous star."

LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 26, 2023
ISBN9798215137116
Holly Avenue

Related to Holly Avenue

Related ebooks

Noir For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for Holly Avenue

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Holly Avenue - Gary Alan Lahner

    sdbook_preview_excerpt.htmlu|ےF`9m2UI5IcڕcH4/{%sqdZY"z=-w2ǩeͷ 7~_?~y/],ylʜsen ^ϱ9О8vi<5skMhڼ\yRKMK50u斗?&]a2?7s06y i][b|5'4<5í)4{̯똯͋8阰8W9riαM!uR.0iL|?%p0q#\gJ8"c%eYfI_<.@&_x2ŔJ3)>|祻=54?\XO q{c(FcKp@!׼k{} Ki{? 6O-}G\g 6tZ&HqTf3>qC,O) ˺"7^#m";gY01Ф,R9^28Fpxn F:M!g8Q58ebgׅkԊ]Cx@Pп l_+/='tb`Q˳/1!QL}vLIo[Pej>xO20\a)q,զy9SzN8 .@Xbfo<- 3?8±9Z8D|kcs^DO8i"v|sxc'sWKS /8HtntP 0%z,BVNS2Px”D27-4ҴS/AVLa8V Kbl))F08@䱆Y|F;ʏ")a+ß7}phFx?JN'6hn5 !ѐ?__t<X hw庲r77f(DQ^ݿG0qtτ,M< ~ HA< N҄`:)4ˡ/B@mUEWLW3m^U@=gϣ|0=E8Fե8: )55.0ޏA$YQNbRk:#7-l3sNc4ὂUn[~C{xz\lt`@R ֨ ()=X0]ap=ʹ07BP7-y[8-W6zYޱ(E$ȓ': `57]XqG o'LLgFӉV#w%7T+(Lw3hx,Eȣev-)` sP҇tGn3:ךF[ )Ǚ-tu89ݷTd=̘tNi(ު r>zV<>Y8h/;}.uVK%M㥆A ? G,+q*C4y^mY0zG,Kj"| GM;yC+\u"#fcsLFyB:Dӧ#]}"f@>C'K 'Sv K/!dlhd [0qһa >؅'b+P,\ॲ#ߐ$ q[] @vWe\6WQ>"ăB7TXmlVVن|Á)mVlņ]dλJC8xpqDLB. +0EHpa(r!(.I߲Senj4`5mB ڬmnJ'Հ2m#>[NArB6Vpba\}0BZ4 ndcUcr@J8Xc[y ]ŲUܳGl [hˈalzߔ/j!5v½-ӧy!%|guN0OS-*:4)""Ł`&[˒5&qz匂:!gBw%LmmQCv>0{?D߃"k%|O\꣈TYu+#Ǭ7jqǝiq.Gl ΢L"yDٻٷ_پ}W6#@j殑nU}<&/AL<Z^iʒ6`Z UKL}5Ty@WOle}ùv$ ƇpP@y8,bM( ǔdpg;p0PBR*u!XXZ`?H rEuq~<3;RDH'*iE6%Bp5W@ka n j{T zIu\f-{'oYFVZ7*[GTx*!AQlKFZ(}]C nA ^?+I_>x$ʇh]~#2Zo{k>8̯.Qj"4WhAcC Z xsFZ殶bhvu0S5i R@@)zv֤u'+a}>0lq: #0J'viSZIJhBZݢGPc~Kf5M5?.g\+ 2D^Xelba NZO8D:?F8[ƌ]=ΓMp!gKkg|'[Wg_Skb\fVwt/` N嚀& a ~3(gTJ("˪ dMl۹m7!|<9qC;-@_JC з)>B1J53ײ]Ձ4^#°eU"*l] ~d,>VYL!Xhf:g#I}e=dE#;T_rR=iLՇ:\A˓HZАvYT7lQݟEa7Ȍ\A*6H,Mu1@ܛ:Fx\ύʐm|r&ݠˊq'l*2lW d*We&2V%>VP".x_~@[`ʡҪ_g]KK?V2pcɻΫX~ΆnUL׵@MڪkP9:\TuSF5G>[&b6 s9T eZ~ċ]&MԳ}zO,/,Ǵbذ79E8́ڻ C ע}\N͕/UBy ނRk6W O7ۓ!3oz?3>ZÔ><]}wB~9x1ҸkM.Nhafm}[藸uTΜN؎a@n{!Bj.y8P>9#Wxܩ+o'd*&5*ZPO %ά !AA5F}Q|6Ct 5 |I >Z[& /x:BP}»#Ͳ)f*mvCFfϔ8֌JdtYKM"Ш7h :,*n* D9?qSܚC&bWO{8kXs} [?jpYeS11K?{ld0~3"PȪ8!] O 8緓G8{>t4N\Q)GP:kѿ0ofA=GN9˷t! 6Eu`JءVZF*v11~>f!sZکu6G%5+߭ˉI2*Ljmbo"LXՄc~Okw̦ WX *=^Tյ_ Bfd?Bt7ݿ(M!V}w_}RLPVqX#66~[ͥ(Kn~ 2,H~Qk_|`Iѕf5iS,+ba1ҧ MYRl~'EZUu рKY9G_6Z(/Ce-f"A '+Q&@{wGtV7$;NIA`_U+iLϬحp1Ng1S֎sf}|GF_ӈsz2X>Y뫳'v_O {>4q~ful5˕,k>7ѣe4]zAAGg?vj_yɧ$4ר(ʦ:6P W&bR4A]%F ">*sx|,6b(gomq7IHLO/JLޝ=SˁV݀lH-"2X!jSƚCjƘ={I=nCMCBJM/y}f.)Bيv. m̗VXxٻOvP]'߁A0=>;6ø:v%fZCH_ܞZ)޳Ƨ}%1#pǻ#{"#O6CAU~U>vA,z4A; H9ۥ{g_ު-f(%+T#Bm.Mk3 Ѧp'Wyy+v Ap2)<݈d>\H83 ]uvڒ8ΰ$5F_gڳ]=ls{kDM;hS/d6_5VVvSZ6<dՂ@9q^@I6ДXHDrwBwV&ZPp>ߑpzO;5?C]&Mڸ'5A?6q8ݕUd4vuCV`ѭ6o$*,jq! 0"cQ8Cu 4qfkB\6HhtGE޲e">uɛz,nQMaOlz' D1g|]6i4Ij2(ٜi5Zd}>^ 3vkЈhoT ᵯ›ŝ]-g5{]oxRݶ*l%] 3#(G`b@hi:|b=Zc/  a< b-fSRK:v3}9Veq0]ʘwӑADVفc*M"nIC*m1tu"uu}Oa\dk$6{^hج;_l,YcfH$.+Sj "uW4W5bS0BѪCeu`_q+Y6$Tv :cyu7t |w=qz+? S7<JMN3>`O]ծazY?O~Os[ǟ^~~*tZE໋dT{^U{|A?4Fz^#bׯ*zKikd";^$nk-w^_q8kq,1OxÊڭK5(]=jPLލE*u`,s$cFzOsC1e9z]h7qT˹M
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1