Black River
It's almost Christmas Eve, 1972.
The Paris Peace talks are deadlocked and the Vietnam War could go either way, peace or World War III, by New Years Day.
While the world holds its breath, a mouse begins to stir. An aging American gunboat is sent on a secret mission into Vietnam carrying eight million dollars and one hundred cases of contraband beer.
As the jungle closes in, Lt. (j.g.) Peter Erhlien and his crew are suddenly caught in the maelstrom of war and their actions begin to affect larger events occurring in far distant capitals. Not only must the sailors deal with a senior Viet Cong officer bent on their destruction, but also a spy of almost Satanic proportions. Then, Marianne, the voluptuous but down at the heels saloon keeper of the Dieu Drop Inn further complicates the mess.
As Peter Erhlien and his crew dig deeper into the mystery surrounding their destination, the river village of Num Khat, the noose tightens, their chance of escape diminishes, and the plot turns again.
As Peter Erhlien succinctly puts it, "just when I thought things were going to work out, the doors fell off again. I think we need a new plan."
The question is, "Will it get them to New Years Day?"
496 pages, 2 editions
English edition · First published 2001 by Xlibris Corporation LLC · ISBN 9780738844640
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- Black River · Xlibris Corporation LLC · 2001 · ISBN 9780738844640 This page
- Black River · Authorhouse · 2001 · ISBN 9780738844657
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