First published 2010
Stationed in a military hospital during World War II, a young army private confronts the grim realities of syphilis. As his own infection progresses, he spirals into paranoia and delirium, haunted by the specter of his disease. Trapped in the "clap shack", he must reckon with the darkest corners of his mind before it's too late.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, medical, 20th-century, military-fiction
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: paranoia, unreliable-narrator
Period: World War II
224 pages · ebook · Open Road Media
Content warnings: medical-trauma, mental-illness