Have you ever kept an unbearable promise that has haunted your subconscious every waking moment? Kelly O'Brian did. This is his story from the beginning to the very end. Both with surprise you.
The story begins in a dark and brutal jungle in Vietnam known as the Ho Bo Woods. It was a place that drowned men in their own blood. Few escaped that dense, dark green death. Kelly got out with his life, but not with his soul. He left his soul behind where it would stay for thirty years until one day he came back to find it.
The story takes him from Vietnam to the calm of Florida beaches, sailboats, and brilliant blue water. Along the way he encounters passion, love, friendship and loyalty. It also takes him to the violent Darien Forest of Panama. It takes him to exotic cities across Europe, then books him on a deadly flight. It then takes him back to where it all began – deep into the Ho Bo Woods.
Mitchell's debut novel, The Ho Bo Woods is a surprising and beautifully crafted book that reads like a motion picture film. The book's descriptive richness makes the reader feel witness to the intense emotions, beauty, passion, victories and horrors that drive the characters.
Reviews:
From the moment chapter one opens you are riveted to a time and place that becomes three dimensional...you are there...in flesh and mind! You grow to love this complicated man, appreciate his circumstances, and cheer with his friends on his triumphs and cry with him as he endures life. The character development is masterful. Karen F. Jacksonville, FL
Once you start reading the book you just can't seem to put it down...it makes you appreciate life and everything around you. Linda Smitherman, Vallejo, CA
Excellent! Hard to put down at 3 AM! Great first novel. Jodie Oliveros
A riveting story from beginning to incredible end. Beach Girl