Max Markham

Max Markham has published four novels, all of which are available as Amazon Kindle e-books: The Indigo Bird, The Vertical Land, The Inner Land, and The Maverick Strain. These chronicle the sexual and other adventures of gay, handsome, mischievous and diabolical Captain Richard Finch of the Parachute Regiment. Richard is the closest gay equivalent to Flashman who has so far appeared. He is also the subject of a number of short stories published by Gaydemon. After an exciting army career Richard, who was by this time a Major, resigned his commission and established himself as a 'contract soldier'; i.e. a mercenary, which offered greater scope for glory, mischief and (more importantly) gain. More recently he was elected to Parliament, to the unmixed horror of many MPs. Max Markham has also written a serious book: "A Baker's Dozen, My Top Thirteen Favorite Gay Englishmen" (short biographies). The gay Englishmen include Alan Turing, William Beckford, Freddie Mercury, Frederick Rolfe ('Baron Corvo') and the fictional Biggles. Max lives in London.

McSpunk's Adventure (ch. 2)

17 Dec 2025 comments

Lance-Corporal Roddy McSpunk's fling with Captain Robin Cooper continues. Again he and Cooper decide to use the range-keeper's hut at Frotton rifle range for some private fun. But things do not go according to plan.

9.3 (5) 288 Reads 12 Min

Lieutenant Butterfly (ch. 2)

16 Sep 2025 comments

Jack's risky affair with Jun continues even after the voyage is over. It comes to a dramatic end in 1940.

9.4 (5) 355 Reads 9 Min

Lieutenant Butterfly

22 Aug 2025 comments

Jack, a British naval Lieutenant, is drawn into the erotic world of the Samurai by an aristocratic Japanese officer during a royal visit to Japan in 1922.

9.1 (32) 1171 Reads 9 Min

Blue Skies

21 Jul 2025 comments

A brief romance between two fighter pilots in 1940. Based on a true story.

9.3 (8) 210 Reads 8 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 22)

27 May 2025 comments

Richard becomes a celebrity following the release of a naked photo of him taken after he killed the alligator. This prompts various reactions. Edmund gets his retribution.

9.2 (4) 230 Reads 7 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 21)

25 May 2025 comments

Edmund has introduced a dangerous predator into Jim and Hal's swimming hole. Richard does something drastic about it but expects a reward.

9.2 (4) 210 Reads 10 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 20)

19 May 2025 comments

Hal defeats and humiliates Edmund in a fair fight. Richard Finch helps Hal and Jim to dispose of Edmund in an embarrassing way. Edmund decides on revenge. Mrs Twaddle is infuriated by a new sign on The Dangling Commoner, which Richard has designed. Richard has an unnerving experience while angling.

8.9 (3) 148 Reads 7 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 19)

11 May 2025 comments

Hal is not likely to be punished for seducing a Sergeant in Germany. The Sergeant quite enjoyed it. Edmund reappears at Little Kansas. This time, he meets Hal and - predictably - they do not get on.

9.6 (3) 229 Reads 9 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 18)

5 Apr 2025 comments

A figure from Jim's past calls on him in Hal's absence and they have a fling. Hal, in Germany, has been a bad lad too.

9.0 (5) 241 Reads 7 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 17)

29 Mar 2025 comments

Jim is the victim of an ideologically-motivated theft. Richard and Hal help him to get back his property. A figure from Jim's past turns up unexpectedly.

9.7 (4) 204 Reads 19 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 16)

10 Mar 2025 comments

The great day has arrived. As Hal's request Jim gives Hal an experience that he'll never forget with a three-balled stainless-steel ass-hook. As predicted, it is mind-blowing.

9.4 (5) 392 Reads 5 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 15)

7 Mar 2025 comments

More revelations about Lindbergh, Jim's youthful sexual tutor. Hal is intrigued by a sex toy.

9.2 (4) 240 Reads 4 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 14)

4 Mar 2025 comments

He nipped over to a chest of drawers and came back with some equipment. Included among it was a pair of handcuffs, which he quickly slipped on me. 

9.4 (2) 347 Reads 6 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 13)

2 Mar 2025 comments

Jim and Hal compare their earliest gay experiences. Hal had a traumatic start, although it did not put him off gay sex.

9.0 (5) 246 Reads 8 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 12)

24 Feb 2025 comments

Jim and Hal are becoming more than just fuck-buddies. They separately review their options; meanwhile they determine to enjoy each other as much as possible.

9.4 (5) 236 Reads 6 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 11)

20 Feb 2025 comments

Jim and Hal dispose of the burglar. Jim has a bad nightmare, but is soon back in bed with Hal again.

9.2 (6) 262 Reads 7 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 10)

16 Feb 2025 comments

Jim Abell is back at his neglected antiques business, Little Kansas Antiques, in Norfolk. He has made a new friend, Hal, a soldier from the nearby garrison town. He has not even begun to think about how he will explain this (or if he will explain it) to the other men in his life, Norman and Richard. But Jim is not a guy to pass up an adventure.

9.8 (7) 351 Reads 5 Min

Toby Bloodgood's First Time

8 Dec 2024 comments

The young Toby Bloodgood, future friend of Richard Finch (q.v.), is on a summer holiday from school on an estate in Ireland, to learn about bloodstock and stable management. In the event, he learns good deal more. Connor, one of the stable lads, takes a shine to young Toby and seduces him while they are exploring on horseback.

7.7 (11) 1294 Reads 7 Min

A Further Adventure of Richard Finch

18 Nov 2024 comments

Richard Finch MP continues his adventures. He arranges an elaborate supernatural hoax for his enemy, Mrs Gwen Twaddle MP, and enjoys sex with a handsome young landowner.

9.3 (8) 528 Reads 18 Min

Richard in Paris (ch. 2)

26 Jun 2024 comments

Richard continues his adventures. His new friend, Bruno, widens his horizons, and other things.

9.0 (7) 886 Reads 7 Min

Richard in Paris

20 Apr 2024 comments

Richard Finch's first solo visit to Paris, as an undergraduate. Predictably, he has adventures. To be continued.

8.3 (14) 1081 Reads 9 Min

Fucked on the Fell (ch. 2)

7 Sep 2022 comments

A young man on holiday, hoping for an encounter, gets more than he bargained for. Sequel to 'Fucked on the Fell' and takes place in the same area.

8.7 (29) 1382 Reads 8 Min

Fucking a Policeman, Richard Finch Rides Again

6 Sep 2022 comments

A second extract from Max Markham's latest novel "Thirteen Clicks to danger." Richard Finch, as handsome, oversexed and outrageous as ever, is now a Member of Parliament. He falls foul of a homophobic but hypocritical traffic cop. It is never a good idea to annoy Richard, as the cop discovers too late. MP or not, Richard is determined to inflict an exemplary punishment on the policeman, whom he takes on a traumatic journey of discovery. ...

8.3 (110) 9572 Reads 30 Min

Fucked on the Fell

5 Sep 2022 comments

A young hill-walker has an unexpected encounter with a serious athlete; a fell-runner. He gets thoroughly fucked in an alfresco encounter. (updated new version, 2022)

8.3 (66) 5947 Reads 6 Min

Sex with the Enemy

16 Mar 2022 comments

It's 1940. Peter, a young RAF fighter pilot, is recuperating from the Battle of Britain on his cousin's farm deep in the English countryside. An attractive German prisoner of war (POW) is working there too. It does not take long for the two men to find and enjoy each other. Based on a true story.

9.3 (138) 3934 Reads 12 Min

McSpunk's Adventure

11 Nov 2021 comments

Another story dating from Richard Finch's early days in the Paras in the 1970s. On this occasion however the hero, or anti-hero, is Lance Corporal Roddy McSpunk, a cheerful, irreverent Glaswegian. He has his wicked way with a young and handsome English officer. Based on real events.

9.1 (50) 1343 Reads 13 Min

Summer of 1970 (ch. 3)

31 Aug 2021 comments

Fergus gets seduced by Rory and developments follow

9.0 (18) 814 Reads 7 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 3)

18 Mar 2021 comments

Norman meets up again with Jim, who remains as mysterious and attractive as ever. They spend the night in a remote hotel.

9.3 (43) 1150 Reads 10 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 9)

11 Nov 2020 comments

Richard and Jim wrestle, with a predictable sequel.

9.2 (20) 1041 Reads 11 Min

Buying a Globe-Wernicke (ch. 8)

2 Sep 2020 comments

Richard Finch and Mrs Twaddle clash in a Commons debate. No prizes for guessing who wins. A riotous post-debate party. Some potentially alarming revelations for all concerned.

9.4 (19) 549 Reads 12 Min