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    Audiobook28 hours

    Up Country

    Written by Nelson DeMille

    Narrated by Scott Brick

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    About this audiobook

    The last thing Paul Brenner wanted to do was return to work for the Army's Criminal Investigative 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 investigating a murder that took place back in Vietnam thirty years before. Now, returning to a time and place that still haunts him, Paul is swept up in the battle of his life as he struggles to find justice.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateNov 1, 2005
    ISBN9781594833762
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    Nelson DeMille

    Nelson DeMille is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-two novels, seven of which were #1 New York Times bestsellers. His novels include The Maze, The Deserter (written with Alex DeMille), The Cuban Affair, Word of Honor, Plum Island, The Charm School, The Gold Coast, and The General’s Daughter, which was made into a major motion picture, starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe. He has written short stories, book reviews, and articles for magazines and newspapers. Nelson DeMille is a combat-decorated US Army veteran, a member of Mensa, Poets & Writers, and the Authors Guild, and past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of the International Thriller Writers, who honored him as 2015 ThrillerMaster of the Year. He lives on Long Island with his family.

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    • 4/5
      Traveling through Vietnam to relive war memories, and find the witness to a murder.
    • 5/5
      This the second book in the Paul Brenner series by Demille. He only wrote two in the series. The first one was the General Daughter's which was made into a movie with John Travolta playing Paul Brenner. Brenner has retired and brought back into the Army to find about about a murder of a lieutenant in the US Army by an Army Captain. It was witnessed by a North Vietnam solder. So, Brenner is leading the investigation with a CIA agent. I recommend this book. It is long but it is worth it.
    • 5/5
      Demille's books always have a thesis, but it's often hard to pick out because the thing is so long. I was expecting 28 hours, but it was only 8.5...just right. I rated it 5* because it was exciting and kept me reading/listening long into the night. Adventure, espionage, suspense--all elements that make a book interesting for me. The characters seemed well developed: Mang, the VN "cop"--hated him. Brenner, our hero, always finding a way to solve the problem and Susan, the versatile woman you love to hate. Demille's characters are always wise cracking smart asses--I wonder if he's that way. I don't know why the author likes to describe clothing, though. Fun book, and condensed, just the right length.
    • 4/5
      Good - a little too long, but pretty interesting. Gave me an insight into what it was like in Vietnam.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic thriller that really sends you into the heads of the main characters. DeMille draws you into the heart of the Vientmese people and its war torn lands with a tremendus sense of place, and a great sense of humor.
    • 4/5
      This book was probably one of the most compelling representations of Vietnam I've ever been exposed to: the war, reflections on the war, and present-day - at least, when the main story takes place, in '97. What I mean by that is that I developed a deeper understanding of the people, their tenacity, and various things that occurred during the war. I haven't changed my opinion that the Communist North should have been crushed like a bug (we could have done it, we just lacked the will - and the South Vietnamese citizens paid the price when we left). DeMille's writing really put me in the situation and I felt like I was there, experiencing what was happening, right along with Paul Brennar. This was probably one of his deepest books yet - and that's saying a lot since I adore his other character so much more (John Corey). The reason I took off a star was because of the length. I felt like it took the same amount of time to listen to it as the length of time in which the story takes place (two weeks). It really didn't take me *that* long, of course, but the writing style, the depth of description, and the plot were so involved that when it was over and done with I felt about as wiped out as Brennar's character did when the story came to a close. On the flip side, if everything hadn't been as well developed as it was, I wouldn't have had such a rich listening experience. Once again, Scott Brick's narration was excellent.
    • 4/5
      I love Nelson DeMille's books. This one, although not my favorite, was both educational and intriguing to listen to. The narration of Scott Brick lends to the entertainment value of the of the 28 hours of listening. (over 800 pages)The story is about Paul Brenner, a Vietnam vet in retirement from the army's Criminal Investigation Division, who is asked to take on a new assignment of tracking down an eye witness to an officer's death 30 years prior during the Vietnam war. Since Brenner is familiar with Vietnam and has sharp investigative skills he is the "perfect" person to have this assignment, in exchange for a more comfortable pension of course. So off he goes and of course meets a beautiful American business woman who speaks the language and falls for him. As the story unfolds, you find out, as Brenner does, that nothing is as it seems. The travels to find the witness to the death of the officer take Brenner and his lovely "interpreter" Susan, on many dangerous journeys and encounters with very scary Communist "Security " and shocking political secrets. ............The book is long and takes liberties of filling in the reader the history of Vietnam. This went on longer than wanted and found myself wanting to get on with the story. But, I must say, I learned about the effects of Vietnam battles on the minds of those who had to live through it, if indeed they did live. The reader is taken mentally into battle with Brenner as he reminisces/or rather recounts to his partner Susan about what he suppressed from his dark disturbing bloody memories. When your finished with the book, you cant help but have a better understanding of the war vet and for that, I am thankful to Nelson DeMille who himself was a vet as I've read from research.
    • 3/5
      Descriptive tale of current Vietnam and its war torn past.
    • 5/5
      Up Country is Nelson Demille's suspense thriller set in post-Vietnam. Full of exciting escapes and tense drama, Demille takes the reader on a dangerous adventure through a country teaming with ghosts from previous wars. Superbly researched. Brilliantly paced. A must read for DeMille fans.
    • 4/5
      Very Good Story about a modern day murder that leads to a visit back to Vietnam for vet and cop Paul Brenner.
    • 4/5
      This was my very first DeMille book, and I enjoyed it so much I hated to see it end. But since it did, I immediately went on a DeMille spree. It lit the fuse...
    • 5/5
      Unfortunately the 2nd and last encounter with Paul Brenner in a major novel of Demille!
    • 4/5
      “Up Country” by Nelson DeMille is a new kind of adventure, espionage, suspense book for DeMille. Returning again to Vietnam and the places he was stationed during the Vietnam War, Paul Brenner has been persuaded to investigate and resolve the murder of a soldier during wartime. Starting with a long lost letter from a family, following the trail to find the personal effects of the soldier, and the travels across the Vietnam countryside fill the pages of this novel. The book is politically charged with whispers of top level of government being involved in a potential cover up. The characters, especially the Vietnam military leaders (Colonel Mang) and henchmen and country characters that Susan and Paul interact with on their travels were well developed though not always likable. The book gave a good view of the country and it’s different characteristics from the city to the county and up into the hills with seldom visited small villages and huts. This was a good book that I really enjoyed.
    • 5/5
      I may have just changed my mind about my favorite Nelson DeMille book. LOTS of pages lol, but what a GREAT STORY!! Love the way this guy writes! Paul Brenner has a similar personality to John Corey who I just love reading!! Now the only problem is the book hangover I have! How do I get started on something new after this one?!?!?
    • 5/5
      There is a name carved into the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., of an American army lieutenant whose death is shrouded in mystery. The authorities have reason to believe that he was not killed by the enemy, or by friendly fire; they suspect he was murdered. At first, Paul Brenner, himself a Vietnam vet, isn't interested in investigating the case. After his forced retirement from the army's Criminal Investigation Division, he has adapted to the life of a civilian with a comfortable pension. Then his old boss, Karl Hellmann, summons him to the Vietnam Memorial to call in a career's worth of favors. Hellmann tells Brenner of the circumstances surrounding the officer's death, and gives him this much to go on: The incident happened over three decades ago in Vietnam; the only evidence is a recently discovered letter written by an enemy soldier describing an act of shocking violence. The name of the North Vietnamese soldier is known, but not his present whereabouts, or even if he is alive or dead. Brenner's assignment: Return to Vietnam and find the witness. The addendum: The mission is very important to the U.S. Army. Brenner's the ideal man for the job. And it's in his best interest that he doesn't know what this case is really about. Reluctantly, Brenner begins a strange journey that unearths his own painful memories of Vietnam and leads him down a trail as dangerous as the ones he walked a lifetime ago as a young infantryman. From sultry, sinful Saigon, where he meets beautiful American expatriate Susan Weber, to the remote, forbidding wilderness of up-country Vietnam, he will follow a trail of lies, betrayal, and murder-and uncover an explosive, long-buried secret.