From the Publisher
Gripping.”
—DWD’s Reviews
“Gem of a story. . . . Scott Brick’s gritty reading perfectly relates the fear, terror, and anger of each of the men of the patrol.”
—Library Journal
DWD's Reviews
Gripping.”
—DWD’s Reviews
Library Journal - Audio
This gem of a short story concerns a Vietnam veteran recalling his recon patrol’s fatal encounter with a female Vietnamese sniper. Scott Brick’s gritty reading perfectly relates the fear, terror, and anger of each of the men of the patrol as they battle this skilled assassin. The story does not end well for the team, and Brick does a splendid job of relating the narrator’s bitterness at not knowing the fate of his adversary but vowing to make the score even should he and she ever cross paths again.
Verdict Public libraries should consider.—Michael T. Fein, Central Virginia Community Coll., Lynchburg
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MAY 2013 - AudioFile
Nelson DeMille offers up a short account of an American infantry lieutenant and his patrol unit in South Vietnam. The men are struggling to evade a female Viet Cong sniper who is whittling away at them, one by one, as they advance toward their rendezvous location. The depth of emotion and characterization that this thriller lacks due to concision is remedied in the audio medium. Scott Brick’s rich-voiced, gruff narration meshes perfectly with the grim war setting. His signature rhythm, which marries brisk pacing with effective pauses, captures the fear and desperation that links the men. Listeners are propelled through the vivid storytelling as it depicts the atrocities of war without overdoing it. A riveting must-listen. K.C.R. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine
