Up Country
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| Author | Nelson DeMille |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Warner Books |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Media type | Hardcover, paperback, audiobook |
| Pages | 706 |
| ISBN | 9780446611916 |
| OCLC | 46976453 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3554.E472 U6 2002 |
| Preceded by | The General's Daughter |
| Followed by | The Panther |
Up Country is a 2002 thriller novel by American author Nelson DeMille. It is the second novel featuring protagonist Paul Brenner.[1][2]
Plot
One of the last things that Chief Warrant Officer Paul Brenner wanted to do was return to work for the Army's Criminal Investigation Division-an organization that thanked him for his many years of dedicated service by forcing him into early retirement. But when his former boss calls in a career's worth of favors, Paul finds himself having to do the last thing he ever wanted-return to Vietnam.
His mission: Investigate a murder that took place during the war, thirty years before. But almost as soon as he returns to Vietnam, a country that still haunts him, he discovers that there is much more to this investigation than a forgotten murder. Brenner, former combat veteran, again finds himself in a battle for survival as he enters a world of corruption and double-crosses, where, for the second time in his life, he cannot distinguish friend from foe, and where his only allies are his wits and his bravery-and possibly a beautiful American expatriate named Susan Weber. She, like the country in which she has chosen to live, is exotic, sensual, and quite possibly dangerous.[3]
References
- ↑ Hewitson, Michele (January 31, 2002). "Nelson Demille: Up Country". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
- ↑ Delatiner, Barbara (January 27, 2002). "For New Novel, DeMille Visits His Past". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Up Country". Nelson DeMille's Official Website.
External links
- Up Country at NelsonDeMille.net
- Transcript of a February 17, 2002 CNN interview with the author