Up Country
Jan 2002 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing
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Brought back for one final mission, Paul Brenner is dragged out of a forced retirement to solve a thirty-year-old murder in Vietnam in this thriller from the #1 bestselling author of Plum Island.
"Much more than a blood-and-guts thriller... An insightful, moving, and sensitive look at what the war did to a country, its people, and its enemies." —Orlando Sentinel
Former army homicide investigator Paul Brenner has just gotten used to the early retirement forced on him after the disastrous end of his last case when his old commanding officer asks him to return for one final mission: investigate a murder that took place in wartime Vietnam thirty years before.
Brenner reluctantly accepts out of curiosity and loyalty ... and maybe a touch of boredom. He won't be bored for long. Back in Vietnam, Brenner meets expatriate Susan Weber, a woman as exotic, sensual, and dangerous as the nation of her voluntary exile.
Brenner is plunged into a world of corruption, lethal double cross, and haunted memories as he's suddenly thrust back into a war that neither he nor his country ever really stopped fighting.
"Much more than a blood-and-guts thriller... An insightful, moving, and sensitive look at what the war did to a country, its people, and its enemies." —Orlando Sentinel
Former army homicide investigator Paul Brenner has just gotten used to the early retirement forced on him after the disastrous end of his last case when his old commanding officer asks him to return for one final mission: investigate a murder that took place in wartime Vietnam thirty years before.
Brenner reluctantly accepts out of curiosity and loyalty ... and maybe a touch of boredom. He won't be bored for long. Back in Vietnam, Brenner meets expatriate Susan Weber, a woman as exotic, sensual, and dangerous as the nation of her voluntary exile.
Brenner is plunged into a world of corruption, lethal double cross, and haunted memories as he's suddenly thrust back into a war that neither he nor his country ever really stopped fighting.
Brought back for one final mission, Paul Brenner is dragged out of a forced retirement to solve a thirty-year-old murder in Vietnam in this thriller from the #1 bestselling author of Plum Island.
"Much more than a blood-and-guts thriller... An insightful, moving, and sensitive look at what the w...
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Karen Erikson
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August 18, 2025
This book is exciting with ( literally ) lots of twists and turns. It's funny, with DeMille's sarcastic wit. I learned a lot about Vietnam and the conditions the soldiers had to endure while fighting. He described battles at places I'd heard mentioned on the news, but never paid much attention to. I enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
Nitemare chris ryan
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March 7, 2018
I love the book when I was locked up in prison I got to read it was an awesome book with many of his others I see that he has many new ones out
ray coplan
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December 16, 2014
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Nelson DeMille is a former U.S. Army lieutenant who served in Vietnam and is the author of nineteen acclaimed novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Night Fall, Plum Island, The Gate House, The Lion, The Panther, and Radiant Angel. His other New York Times bestsellers include The Charm School, Word of Honor, The Gold Coast, Spencerville, The Lion's Game, Up Country, Wild Fire, and The General's Daughter, the last of which was a major motion picture. For more information, you can visit NelsonDeMille.net.
Nelson DeMille is a former U.S. Army lieutenant who served in Vietnam and is the author of nineteen acclaimed novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Night Fall, Plum Island, The Gate House, The Lion, The Panther, and Radiant Angel. His other New York Times bestsellers include The Cha...
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