- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Warner Books (Sep 8 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0446520799
- ISBN-13: 978-0446520799
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.7 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 590 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,084,036 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazingly, first-time thriller writer Steven D. Salinger finds something new to say about the Vietnam War and its effects on the American soul in this strong, touching story about two very different GIs still "in country" 25 years later. Colonel Everett Ransom, found badly wounded in the jungle, is restored to health by former POW Zack Johnson, who is living with a Vietnamese woman and working as a village doctor. Ransom engaged in some questionable activity for an American defense contractor called Parker Global, whose employees in Manhattan are being killed off in ways familiar to soldiers who served in Southeast Asia. Two NYPD homicide detectives, coyly named Barton and Fink, delve into the mystery stateside, while Ransom tries to protect Johnson and his girlfriend from the many people who would like to see them dead.
From Library Journal
Salinger's debut novel is a well-crafted thriller that will grip readers from start to finish. The story opens with NYPD detectives Fink and Barton investigating the murder of an arms seller employed by Parker Global, a large defense contractor also selling to Third World countries. The second chapter switches to Southeast Asia, where U.S. Army medic Zach Johnson has been a POW/MIA for the past 25 years. Not all politicians and military brass are elated when Corporal Johnson emerges from the Cambodian jungle; in fact, someone wants him dead. Short chapters cut between a large cast of interesting characters, who are brought together by cleverly contrived circumstances for a fast-paced denouement. Along the way, numerous plot twists provide genuine suspense. Recommended for public libraries.?Will Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Waste your Time!,
By bobbewig (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Behold the Fire (Mass Market Paperback)
Having enjoyed Salinger's, White Darkness, very much, I was very disappointed in this author's first book, Behold The Fire. While the basic plot was okay, Salinger's characters were too shallow and poorly developed, his writing style was too disjointed and after a while I found myself not caring at all about what was to happen next. My main goal became to just finish this book, which was a struggle. While I, obviously, don't recommend Behold The Fire to you, I would highly recommend White Darkness by Salinger. It not only has a well-developed plot and interesting characters, it clearly demonstrates Salinger's improvement as a writer.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad but where was the editor?,
By A Customer
This review is from: Behold The Fire (Hardcover)
A good book for the airplane and fairly well written. Unlike a number of thrillers, this one has some unique and interesting characters. Some errors of fact and continuity, however, reflect a negligent editor. For example, we are told that a just murdered person was 48 years old. Later we are told this person was 24 years old in 1963. This would imply the story is occurring in 1987 or, at the latest, 1988. Yet elsewhere the book proceeds as if it were the 1990s. For example, we are told that it has been over 20 years since the Vietnam war ended (a war which ended in 1975) and we are told that a Senator from Alaska has served for over 20 years since the 1970s. Errors such as these mar what otherwise can be an entertaining read.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Rather Dissapointing,
By A Customer
This review is from: Behold The Fire (Hardcover)
All in all an average book. The basic plot was excellent, but the telling of the story was too shallow. By the end of the book, I was reading just to finish it. I was dismayed by the destroyer/battleship mix-up; shouldn't someone have caught that before it was published?
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