Doubling Up

Doubling Up begins in and around the French Quarter with a day in the life of a young lawyer named Matt Durant gone horribly awry: he immerses himself in work until seven thirty that night, loses himself in a punishing workout at the boxing gym, and, then, after a few beers, works up the courage to visit a gay bar. There he meets a stranger named Joey Buckner. When Matt and Joey duck into an alley behind the bar to take a leak, three drunks happen on the pair, beat up Joey, and force Matt to attack one of the men. Matt is thrown in Orleans Parish Prison and has to call his boss for help, which forces him out of the closet. The novel then follows the course of Matt's trial and its consequences.