Red Flags by Juris Jurjevics
A novel of soldiers and spies in the Highlands of Vietnam Army cop Erik Rider is enjoying his war until he's sent to disrupt Vietcong opium fields in a remote Highland province. Rider lands in Cheo Reo, home to hard-pressed soldiers, intelligence operatives, and profiteers of all stripes. The tiny U.S. contingent and their unenthusiastic Vietnamese allies are hopelessly outnumbered by infiltrating enemy infantry. And they're all surrounded by sixty thousand Montagnard tribespeople who want their mountain homeland back. The Vietcong are onto Rider's game and have placed a bounty on his head. As he hunts the opium fields, skirmishes with enemy patrols, and defends the undermanned US base, Rider makes a disturbing discovery: someone close to home has a stake in the opium smuggling ring-and will kill to protect it. Written by a master, and as authentic as Matterhorn or Dog Soldiers, Red Flags is a riveting new addition to espionage fiction.
Widely acclaimed as the new 'Matterhorn' its dark tension and detailed history makes it equally compelling reading -- Kathy Stevenson * Daily Mail *
MrJurjevics draws the reader into the narrative, as if he is experiencing the mission alongside Rider as he huffs through the jungle in wet boots, bugs feasting on his flesh. . . . Red Flags is a well-executed and enjoyable story that provides an in-depth look at the Vietnam War -- Alan Jacobson * New York Journal of Books *
a first-class Vietnam novel -- Tom Glenn * Washington Independent Review of Books *
It's a thin line between murder and war in this splendid contribution to the body of fiction written about Vietnam * Kirkus Reviews *
Thrilling, immersive, and powerful, Red Flags is a wonderful novel -- Olen Steinhauer, New York Times bestselling author of The Tourist and The Nearest Exit
MrJurjevics draws the reader into the narrative, as if he is experiencing the mission alongside Rider as he huffs through the jungle in wet boots, bugs feasting on his flesh. . . . Red Flags is a well-executed and enjoyable story that provides an in-depth look at the Vietnam War -- Alan Jacobson * New York Journal of Books *
a first-class Vietnam novel -- Tom Glenn * Washington Independent Review of Books *
It's a thin line between murder and war in this splendid contribution to the body of fiction written about Vietnam * Kirkus Reviews *
Thrilling, immersive, and powerful, Red Flags is a wonderful novel -- Olen Steinhauer, New York Times bestselling author of The Tourist and The Nearest Exit
Juris Jurjevics (1943-2018) was born in Latvia and grew up in Displaced Persons camps in Germany before emigrating to the United States.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781842437667 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842437666 |
| Title | Red Flags |
| Author | Juris Jurjevics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bedford Square Publishers |
| Year published | 2012-08-29 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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