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A battalion of Serbs has been senselessly murdered in Kosovo, and the Green Berets stand accused. Now, Major Sean Drummond, a top Army lawyer, is assigned to investigate this unspeakable atrocity. But of course, no one saw anything. Drummond gets consistently suspicious depositions from all of the Green Berets: Supposedly pursued by Serb soldiers, they left the engagement with wounded Serbs firing at them, and no one can explain the number of deaths. Teamed with a straight-laced prosecutor show more and a sexy defense attorney, Drummond probes further, but forces continue to hide the truth. Soon a reporter is found dead, Drummond suspects there's a traitor on his team, and everyone from the CIA to the president may be involved in a cover-up that could threaten the stability of the most powerful nation in the world. show lessTags
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Sean Drummond is a character that I probably would not like if I had to be around him, but he is a great character to read. This book had great plot, character development and dialog, and humor as well as some very serious questions to ponder. It held my interest from the beginning--I didn't feel there was a word wasted in it. I'll be checking out the next book in the series.
Not your run of the mill hero, the protagonist battles using his wits rather than brawn. Made for very entertaining and stimulating reading.
Really enjoyed this book. I really enjoyed the personally of the main character and the mystery which kept me engaged. Will be checking out other BH books.
I can't review this book just yet even though I've had it for a couple of weeks now. It wouldn't be fair to give it a rating. But I just couldn't get into it and it seemed to start slow; maybe I wasn't in the right mindset. I tried a couple of times but now it's overdue at the library. I really like the subject matter and Mr. Haig seems promising as a writer. I will try again some other time; or maybe I will try another of his books.
I can't review this book just yet even though I've had it for a couple of weeks now. It wouldn't be fair to give it a rating. But I just couldn't get into it and it seemed to start slow; maybe I wasn't in the right mindset. I tried a couple of times but now it's overdue at the library. I really like the subject matter and Mr. Haig seems promising as a writer. I will try again some other time; or maybe I will try another of his books.
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Brian Haig has had articles published in The New York Times and USA Today. He lives with his wife and four children in New Jersey. (Publisher Provided)
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- Original title
- Secret Sanction
- Alternate titles*
- De vergelding
- Original publication date
- 2001
- People/Characters
- Sean Drummond; Imelda Pepperfield; Lisa Morrow
- Important places
- Kosovo; Aviano, Italy
- Epigraph*
- Een Amerikaanse elite-eenheid wordt beschuldigd van massamoord. De verklaringen zijn tegenstrijdig. Wat hebben de mannen te verbergen?
- Blurbers*
- Majoor Sean Drummond wordt naar Kosovo gezonden met een gecompliceerde missie: hij moet onderzoek doen naar de wandaden van een peloton Groene Baretten. Deze elite-eenheid wordt beschuldigd van massamoord op een groep van 35 Serviërs en zou daarmee het oorlogsrecht hebben overtreden. Ze zijn geïnterneerd in afwachting van het juridische onderzoek. Al snel realiseert Drummond zich dat hij in een no-win-situatie is beland: als hij de Amerikanen onschuldig verklaart, dan zullen de media hem ervan beschuldigen de zaak in de doofpot te stoppen; maar verklaart hij hen schuldig, dan verraad hij zijn medesoldaten en kan hij zijn carriere wel vergeten
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