The Seventh Circle

During the Third Reich, a German university student is the son of the most powerful Nazi. Called before the Gestapo, he is accused of violating Paragraph 175, which makes sexual acts between men illegal. He is sent to a concentration camp where he experiences horror at the hands of his Nazi captors. The discovery that it was his lover who betrayed him to the Gestapo sends him over the edge.

During the Third Reich, a German university student is the son of the most powerful Nazi. Called before the Gestapo, he is accused of violating Paragraph 175, which makes sexual acts between men illegal. He is sent to a concentration camp where he experiences horror at the hands of his Nazi captors. The discovery that it was his lover who betrayed him to the Gestapo sends him over the edge. Based loosely on a true story, "The Seventh Circle," tells of the forgotten victims of the Holocaust, the men who wore the pink triangle. It is a timely tale on man's inhumanity to man.

A native Californian and graduate of Occidental College, Thomas Bauer has been an educator, actor, and stage director, as well as a writer. His writings include novels, poetry, short fiction, and plays. His recently published novel, "Oracle of the Reeds," received strong reviews for its authenticity and dramatic story line. Mr. Bauer lives in Morro Bay, California with his wife Joyce and dachshund Strudel.