Monday, September 12, 2022

PaperBack: “Secret Session”

Part of a series honoring the late author and blogger Bill Crider.



Secret Session, by “Jason Hytes,” aka John Plunkett (Midwood, 1965). The blog Pulp International says this “psychotherapy sleazer … was originally published in 1962 as The Doctor and the Dike, so you can probably figure out the plot yourself just based on the titles. Basically, a high-priced headshrinker's roster of female patients heat up his sessions, but it’s his lesbian receptionist who really sparks a more-than-professional interest. In mid-century fiction every lesbian is just a man-hungry freak in waiting.”

Cover illustration by Paul Rader.

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