gay novel from the early 80s?

[dine]

I recently remembered a book I last read in the early 80s, but can't recall the exact title (or author) - I *think* it was called something like The Stairs on Avenue C but googling that and some keywords like 'book' 'novel' or 'gay' got me nowhere. it was a paperback about a gay guy in New York City (who lived on Avenue C?); and I vaguely remember the cover illustration was a doubling-back staircase - I think the cover was greenish. It was definitely no masterpiece and I think relatively negatively slanted; I can't remember if the protagonist turned out to be a serial killer or died, but that's the sort of impression I have. it was early in my discovery of gay lit, and I was gulping down anything I could lay my hands upon. and now I'm vaguely curious about it but unable to gratify that curiosity.


anyone have any pointers for where I might look?

Comments

[dine]

thanks for looking! I'm certain it's not part of the Tales of the City series (which I read & loved) and it definitely wasn't War Cries over Avenue C - that doesn't sound at all familiar to me, though it does seem a compelling story

[fred_mouse]

No worries. It feels like something I've encountered, which means that it has to have been something with a reasonable print run, etc, because a lot of work didn't make it to Australia. Either that, or it is just the issue that so many books about queer people end badly :{.