Synopses & Reviews
In this tense, riveting mind game, New York Times bestselling novelist Nelson DeMille delivers a suspenseful short story in the tradition of his classic military novels The General’s Daughter and Word of Honor. A band of soldiers in its last month of service in Vietnam goes out on a patrol through enemy territory only to find a female Viet Cong sniper in its path. Recounting the mission in shattering and sometimes gruesome detail, DeMille creates a concise masterpiece of moody suspense.
Demille served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and saw combat in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader, earning a Bronze Star. He states that Rendezvous features a fictionalized version of himself from that experience.
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“Scott Bricks rich-voiced, gruff narration meshes perfectly with the grim war setting. . . . A riveting must-listen.”
—AudioFile Library Journal
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“Gripping.”
—DWD’s Reviews DWD's Reviews
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“Gem of a story. . . . Scott Bricks gritty reading perfectly relates the fear, terror, and anger of each of the men of the patrol.”
—Library Journal
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“Gripping.”
—DWDs Reviews
Synopsis
Packed with suspense, this novella follows a band of troops in Vietnam, whose figurative path home from deployment crosses that of a sniper.
About the Author
Actor, screenwriter and audiobook narrator, SCOTT BRICK definitely gives new meaning to a hyphenate career with credits in film, television, stage and radio. He studied both acting and writing at UCLA, spent ten years with a traveling Shakespearean company, and then went on to become a freelance writer. In 2000, Brick ventured into narrating audiobooks and quickly found himself embraced by the audio world. He’s won numerous Earphones Awards for his narrating skills, as well as Audie Awards. AudioFile Magazine named Brick “one of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxy,” and proclaimed him a Golden Voice.
NELSON DEMILLE is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous thriller novels, including The General’s Daughter, which was also made into a major motion picture. He lives on Long Island, New York.