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Army cop Erik Rider is enjoying his war until he's sent to disrupt Vietcong opium fields in a remote province. Rider lands in Cheo Reo, home to hard-pressed soldiers, spies and profiteers of all stripes. The tiny US contingent and their unenthusiastic Vietnamese allies are outnumbered by enemy infantry. And they're surrounded by 60,000 tribespeople who want their mountain back.The Vietcong are onto Rider and have placed a bounty on his head. Rider is about to discover someone close to home has a stake in the opium smuggling ring and will kill to protect it.
About the author
Juris Jurjevics wurde während des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Lettland geboren. Fünf Jahre lebte die Familie in verschiedenen Vertriebenenlagern in Deutschland, bevor sie in die USA auswandern konnte. Jurjevics wuchs auf in New York, diente in Vietnam und begann 1968 seine Laufbahn im Verlagswesen. Seit Mitte der 80er Jahre ist er Verleger des angesehenen und unabhängigen Verlages SOHO PRESS in New York.
Summary
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...
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"Jurjevics 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
"'To step onto the pages of this intriguing spy tale and haunting war story is to feel the swelter of the rain forest, the menace of enemy patrols, and the maddening duplicity of supposed allies. Red Flags is a richly rewarding hitch in harrowing territory. Enlist immediately." - Dan Fesperman, author of Layover in Dubai
'It's a thin line between murder and war in this splendid contribution to the body of fiction written about Vietnam." - Kirkus Reviews
"In Red Flags, Juris Jurjevics has brilliantly accomplished a feat that is becoming a major characteristic of 21st century literature: the seamless combining of a genre form with the deep resonance of literary art. This book is thrilling to read for both its narrative drive and its insight into the human heart." - Robert Olen Butler, author of Hell
