Wilderness of Tigers
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This sweeping novel recreates a time and place worthy of James Clavell and Graham Greene. Enter into a seductive world of lust, deceit, greed and revenge. This is Saigon on the eve of the 1968 Tet Offensive, a place where sudden death is only a quick knife thrust away and danger lurks both from the back of a speeding motorbike and in the bed of a beautiful, obsessed master assassin. Turning up the heat is Brandy Masters, a blond sexual adventuress whose long night of wild desires could end the career of one of the Armys most respected combat leaders. How do the abstract paintings by an African-American army deserter tie together her fate and that of Mark Buckley, a Special Forces expert; Kim, the Korean soldier; Newell Osborne, a US Diplomat; and Duat, the ruthless and brutal Chinese drug lord? These and the lives of other memorable characters, black, white and Vietnamese, together compose a vivid, unforgettable portrait of Saigon. None will come away unscarred. Some wont survive at all. This is Saigon. It is a Wilderness of TigersPraise for Wilderness of Tigers, a novel of SaigonExplore the dark heart of the Vietnam War as it happened in the streets of Saigon. Take a break from dry accounts of battle statistics and dive into the belly of the beast. Wilderness of Tigers takes you into the steamy world of emotions and intrigue that drives all human behavior and, when driven by war, who really behaves well?- Christina Olds, author of Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin OldsGood writing is something of a masterpiece and Wilderness of Tigers is the work of a master. From the first page, you are plunged into the swirl of combat, intrigue, and mysteries writ large across the troubling landscape of Saigon and the war in Vietnam. Authentic action marks this narrative with real dialogue and the sort of knowledge that only a soldier whos been there would have. In the landscape of the Vietnam genre, the Arnolds, father and son, belong up t
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