Up Country

There is a name carved into the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., of an American army lieutenant whose death is shrouded in mystery. The authorities have reason to believe that he was not killed by the enemy, or by friendly fire; they suspect he was murdered.

At first, Paul Brenner, himself a Vietnam vet, isn't interested in investigating the case. After his forced retirement from the army's Criminal Investigation Division, he has adapted to the life of a civilian with a comfortable pension. Then his old boss, Karl Hellmann, summons him to the Vietnam Memorial to call in a career's worth of favors. Hellmann tells Brenner of the circumstances surrounding the officer's death, and gives him this much to go on: The incident happened over three decades ago in Vietnam; the only evidence is a recently discovered letter written by an enemy soldier describing an act of shocking violence. The name of the North Vietnamese soldier is known, but not his present whereabouts, or even if he is alive or dead.

Brenner's assignment: Return to Vietnam and find the witness. The addendum: The mission is very important to the U.S. Army. Brenner's the ideal man for the job. And it's in his best interest that he doesn't know what this case is really about.

Reluctantly, Brenner begins a strange journey that unearths his own painful memories of Vietnam and leads him down a trail as dangerous as the ones he walked a lifetime ago as a young infantryman. From sultry, sinful Saigon, where he meets beautiful American expatriate Susan Weber, to the remote, forbidding wilderness of up-country Vietnam, he will follow a trail of lies, betrayal, and murder-and uncover an explosive, long-buried secret.

Filled with intrigue and espionage, romance and seduction, action and adventure-as well as the author's patented, subversive wit-UP COUNTRY is, above all, about what happens when men fight in wars and how it changes them forever. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-21-2009; Up Country is two thumbs up; This is an interesting look at the Vietnam war forty years later. Intriguing and manipulative woman showing up on his secret operation to take place throughout the Vietnamese countryside changes the outlook and outcome. Seemingly...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-19-2009; Up Country; This is a wonderful story with engaging characters and excellent character development. DeMilles ability to describe the physical setting adds interest and makes the story come to life!; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-18-2009; Ex-Viet Vet Couldn't put it down, literally!; Demille does it again reintroducing Paul Brenner into Vietnam years following his service to investigate the possibility of a murder that was never solved. Paul Brenner is the epitome Leroy Jethro "Gibbs" from NCIS who has never...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-05-2009; Appreciation for Nelson Demille's writing style and content; With the exception of "The Gate House" I have now read all of his books. His main characters all have similar traits and this to me is the main attraction of his storys. Suspicious of people in authority, their motives and devious...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-21-2009; Up Country is two thumbs up; This is an interesting look at the Vietnam war forty years later. Intriguing and manipulative woman showing up on his secret operation to take place throughout the Vietnamese countryside changes the outlook and outcome. Seemingly...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-16-2008; It was Okay; I am a Nelson DeMille fan, but this book took me forever to get through. Unless you are really interested in the "Vietnam conflict", it might take u a while to get through. I did not enjoy this book as much as his others.; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-13-2008; Inferior sequel; Nelson DeMille is hit-or-miss from my perspective; his John Corey novels deliver, but he occasionally writes a mediocre book (Up Country and Spencerville). This sequel to "The General's Daughter" is okay, but it's mostly dialogue...; read full review | report as inappropriate