Below the belt & other stories

"These stories narrate the gamey adventures of Phil Andros, our intrepid hustler, as he follows the lead of his superb natural endowments, street smarts, and lively curiosity towards their inevitable tangled ends. The cast of Johns includes father and sailor son, seminarian, tattoo artist, Mafia barkeep, university professor, forst ranger, and policemen of erotic persuasions. After devastating much of Chicago, Phil Andros moves on to Oakland and San Francisco where inevitably he encounters S/M in full flower and, as always, thanks to his rich sense of humor, ends up on top"--Back cover.