I learned about this book (and the subsequent series) while
reading another book about spy fiction. It is colloquially referred to as
'sleaze fiction' which I think is a poor moniker as it greatly limits the
number of people who might ordinarily read it. The author, Ted Mark, has
more than 20 books published (sixteen alone in the O.R.G.Y. series that I have
been able to uncover) and this series was re-published by a different
publisher after Lancer Books went out of business. Publishers don't
typically take many risks when publishing books, especially not re-publishing a
series unless they can see a profit in it, so let's not be too quick to
discount this book, and this series.
Steve Victor is a sex expert. He's got a degree from a
famous university to prove it. And Victor knows that the best way to fund
further stud-y is to apply for grants. But the best grants don't fund
individuals, so Steve Victor started his research organization known as
"O.R.G.Y." He won't say what the acronym stands for since it tends to
raise eyebrows.
Steve Victor is also a spy, and he's not one to get caught
with his pants down ... well, actually he does tend to get caught with his
pants down. In this first adventure, Victor is walking a path from
Damascus to Baghdad and Calcutta to Tokyo. He gets involved with a plot
by the Chinese to steal nuclear plans from the Russians. He can probably
save the world, but he can definitely try to pick up some new sex experiences
along the way.
This book is a fun flip on the James Bond series.
Where Bond is a spy first and has a number of sexual liaisons during his
adventures, Victor is first a sexual explorer who does a little spying along
way. This is a shining example of the confrontation of the 1960's-70's morals,
where the 'free love' movement meets with the 'establishment.' I can see
this being popular to readers of the era.
The plot was just a little bit thin and the sex was slightly
more descriptive than I was expecting - but <em>only</em>
slightly more. There is, of course, a great deal of tongue-in-cheek humor
throughout as well (this satire along the lines of Catch-22).
I enjoyed this enough to read more in this series.
3 Guilty Pleasure Stars
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