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Lost Soldiers

Lost Soldiers

by JamesWebb (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

    $3.24

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    Hardcover 2001

    $14.34
Synopsis

Brandon Condley survived five years of combat in Vietnam as a marine only to lose the woman he loved to an enemy assassin. Now he is back, and working to recover the remains of unknown American soldiers. On a routine mission, Condley finds a body that doesn't match its dog tags - a body that propels him into a vortex of violence and intrigue where past and present become one. As the mystery of the dead man unravels, a link is revealed to two notorious assassins, 'Salt and Pepper', who led a deadly Viet Cong ambush against Condley's own men. Galvanized by a fresh trail to these long-lost deserters, Condley has finally found a purpose: under the auspices of his government job, he is going to hunt down the traitors. On his own, he is going to kill them. Condley's hunt cannot be kept secret from his former enemies, or his friends. And in the shadows that linger from Vietnam's long season of darkness and terror, he has no way of knowing which side is more dangerous.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 16 Jan 2003
ISBN 10: 0752853740
ISBN 13: 9780752853741
Book Overview: This is a classy thriller of the highest order. Following in the tradition of Le Carre and Martin Cruz Smith, Webb portrays a country that has never recovered from its past. It's bleak, powerful and compelling in equal measures and marks the author as one of the most talented writing in this area. 'This gripping tale is a page-turner, but it is also much more: a compelling, insightful, and beautiful portrait of a fascinating place, as well as a moving saga of revenge, love, loyalty, honor, and, ultimately, redemption. Despite its tragic themes, the novel is an affirmation of life' BOOKLIST

Media Reviews
Reviewed in FRONT MAGAZINE Reviewed in MORNING STAR - a master stroke by a writer at the height of his powers! ... Another rightly deserved Emmy Award looks like joining his growing collection Reviewed in SCOTTISH LEGION NEWS - Lost Soldiers captures the Vietnam of past and present - its beauty and squalor, its politics and people, sometimes lovingly described. Authentic. Page-turning thriller A bookclub review/discussion will be broadcast on Agenda TV's P'NAWN DA programme - a magazine show broadcast weekdays between 2 and 3.45pm on S4C (CHANNEL FOUR WALES) Competitions across regional radio stations inlate January including: BBC Radio ESSEX, BBC Radio NORFOLK, BBC Radio SHROPSHIRE, BBC Radio KENT, BBC Radio Clyde and BBC THREE COUNTIES Radio Regional Ne
Author Bio
James Webb, who has worked and travelled in Vietnam extensively since 1991, was one of the most highly decorated combat Marines of the Vietnam War. An attorney and Emmy Award-winning journalist, he has served as Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense, and full committee counsel to the U.S. Congress. He lives in Virginia.