In Up Country, Nelson DeMille cannily revives the army
career of Chief Warrant Officer Paul Brenner, the cynical,
hardworking Criminal Investigation Division man who was
forcibly retired after solving the high-profile killing in
The General's Daughter.
Brenner's called back to investigate
the murder of a young army lieutenant by his captain. The
catch is, the crime took place during the heat of the Tet
Offensive, and the only living witness was a North
Vietnamese soldier who described the incident in a
30-year-old letter that has only recently come to light.
Soon Brenner, a Vietnam vet, is on an ostensible nostalgia
tour of his old stomping grounds. The trip immediately turns
dangerous as he heads "up country" to search for the letter
writer, accompanied by a gorgeous American businesswoman,
who's hiding more than even the smartest CID officer could
imagine.
DeMille, who saw his own tour of duty in Vietnam
(and even found a letter on a dead Vietnamese soldier),
intersperses historical facts and chilling political
possibilities with enough local color to provide some
serious flashbacks for his fellow veterans.
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