Half-Life

Aaron Krach. Alyson Books, $14.95 (312pp) ISBN 978-1-55583-854-6

A Lolita-like gay love affair unfolds on the stage of sunny suburban Southern California in Half-Life, a debut novel by Aaron Krach. Jeff, a hunky, blond policeman and Adam, a high school senior stud half his age, fall for each other after the sudden death of Adam's father throws them together. Gay readers will relish the attention lavished on love's growing pains and the smart dialogue between Adam and his high school buddy, Dart, but there's little behind the banter.

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