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Betrayed [Hardcover]

Brendan DuBois (Author)
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Publication Date: Jun 23 2003
For nearly three decades, the fate of 2,000 american servicemen, missing in action in Vietnam, has remained a mystery. Now, with the ring of a doorbell, the mystery of some is about to be solved.

Smalltown newspaper editor Jason Harper answers his door in the middle of the night to see an oder man, shabbily dressed, with gray hair and a beard. And in a split second, Jason's life turns upside down. The man claims to be Jason's older brother Roy, shot down over North Vietnam in 1972.

Jason's joy at reuniting with his brother is quickly tempered as ruthless killers begin pursuing his family and friends, and as his faith in the man's claims threatens to tear his family apart -- even if they do all make it out alive. Author Brendan DuBois pulls readers along for a harrowing ride on a deadly mission to reveal the truth.

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DuBois, whose Resurrection Day (1999) had JFK's Bay of Pigs debacle actually starting WWIII, sets up another frighteningly plausible scenario in his latest smart and heartbreaking thriller. Suppose a group of Vietnam MIAs had been secretly shipped to the Soviet Union, where intelligence agents grilled them constantly for almost 30 years? What would've happened to these men when the U.S.S.R. fell apart? In DuBois's version, one of them-Capt. Roy Harper, a bomber pilot shot down in 1972-makes it back home to Berwick, Maine, where he promises to tell his younger brother, Jason, the fantastic story. But before he can continue, two heavily armed Russian mercenaries break in, kill the family dog and threaten Jason, his wife, Patty, and six-year-old son, Paul, with a similar fate. Then things get really exciting and fascinatingly believable as the Harper family splinters. Jason goes off with his idolized brother to confront an American official who can prove Roy's story, while the tougher, more pragmatic Patty reluctantly goes into hiding. DuBois has a way of taking stock characters-the endlessly resourceful hired killer, the mother who'll do anything to protect her child-and surprising us with fresh insights into their behavior. As we learn what happened to Roy and his fellow MIAs, and as the Harper brothers try to get the story out to the world via a New Hampshire TV station, readers who lived through the Vietnam era will be hard pressed not to be tightly gripped and moved to tears.
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Three decades after his B-52 was shot down near Hanoi, Jason Harper's older brother, Roy, appears at Jason's door, bringing bucketloads of trouble. First, there are questions: Is the man at the door really Roy? If so, how did he survive for nearly 30 years as an MIA? Most pressing, however, is another kind of question: Why are Jason and his family apparently under siege from a group of unknown villains? DuBois' latest is something of a mixed bag. The premise-- ordinary man thrown into a world of deadly international intrigue--is clever, if not wildly original; the characters range from sympathetic (Jason in particular) to one-dimensional; the dialogue, similarly, jumps from perceptive to cliched. Yet the MIA issue is handled well, positing interesting scenarios concerning the fates of the more than 2,000 American soldiers who never returned from Vietnam but whose names did not appear on any list of prisoners. A workmanlike thriller in which the narrative can't quite support the subject matter. David Pitt
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3.0 out of 5 stars Great P.O.W. Premise Nov 30 2012
By Jeffrey Swystun TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
DuBois' novels always have an intriguing premise. Resurrection Day and Final Winter were extremely entertaining given the historic backdrops imagined. Betrayed is built from an equally cool notion that is no stranger to fiction or Hollywood. The author tackles the idea that U.S. airman captured in North Vietnam remain prisoners of war for decades following the end of that conflict. As expected he throws in a couple of curves to make it fresh (make sure to read the Afterward). However, the resolution was a tad too pat and the tone was missing the darkness that was present in the two earlier mentioned novels. In many of his works, it seems he is writing a screenplay and that can be distracting. Still it was interesting and would make for a solid airplane read (as long as your plane does not go down over enemy territory).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Strong Stand Alone Thriller: Betrayed by Brendan Dubois April 13 2004
By Kevin Tipple
Format:Hardcover
In his latest novel, which is a stand-alone thriller and a break from his very enjoyable Lewis Cole series, the author uses the legacy of Vietnam MIA's as a backdrop and theme for an incredible story. As in his series work, individuals within the U.S. Government who seek to profit off of others are once again the target of the author's wrath as well as the fact that the MIA issue remains unsolved due to sheer political greed.

In 1972 Roy Harper was shot down over North Vietnam. He survived the crash, was listed as Missing In Action, and thirty years later arrives home and on his brother's doorstep. His brother, Jason Harper is married with a young son and is a small town newspaper editor as well as co owner of the small paper with his wife, Patty. When his brother arrives in the middle of the night seeking his help, Jason lets him in against the wishes of his wife who isn't convinced that the scruffy man is really Roy.

By doing so, Jason unleashes a wave of terror on his family and friends. Roy is a target of a hit squad with instructions to kill him as well as anyone he goes to seeking help. There simply can't be any record of his astounding story or any witnesses left alive. Roy, Jason, and his family are soon on the run with a determined team in their wake. Assuming they can stay alive long enough, it will be one heck of a story about the past and corruption at the highest levels of American government. But they need proof and there is at least one witness who knows all that must be found first. Then there is the question of whether Roy is really Roy as he claims or someone at random that has drawn them into his nightmare.

It is extremely tempting to attempt to draw links between these fictional characters in this 372-page novel and certain high profile public officials in and out of government service. Certain hints are planted in regards to some of the characters and one gets the feeling that a majority if not all of this book is a thinly fictionalized veil over the truth. If so, the fact that the events depicted or something similar could happen is appalling and if it got out and was proven true, would shake the foundations of American Government far more than anything that has happened in the past.

If it is fiction and nothing more than fiction, the book is reduced to being just an incredible read. Full of complex characters, intrigue, plot twists and plenty of action, it also reminds this reviewer of early Robert Ludlum work. This novel certainly deserves the "Thriller" designation even though it is not marketed as such. As in his other books, Brendan Dubois once again writes an intense character driven novel that is a very good read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A very competent thriller Feb 26 2004
By Larry Gandle
Format:Hardcover
After a disappearance of almost thirty years, Roy Harper rings the doorbell of his brother, Jason. Roy was MIA during the Vietnam war and has not been seen since. Before Roy could tell Jason what happened, two crazed assassins come to the house threatening the lives of not only Roy and Jason but Jason's wife and child. This sets up a cat and mouse scenario where Jason's family must try to hide while Jason and Roy go on one final mission. The problem for Jason is that he has no idea what they must do.
Brendan DuBois writes a very competent thriller. Suspense is created and sustained by alternate POVs. Characters are reasonably well sketched but villains are stereotypic. The problem is the length. The book really could have been cut over 100 pages. The bottom line is a very entertaining thriller and worthy of a reader's attention.
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