Cover Author:Jack Ketchum This is the story of the disintegration of a Vietnam War veteran and the havoc that ensues as only Jack Ketchum can tell it. — A battle-scarred Vietnam vet has been living alone deep in the woods, but when a group of weekend campers enters the area, his fragile grasp on reality breaks, and he believes he's back in the jungle -- surrounded by an e... more »nemy he needs to kill.
Lee is a veteran who came back from the war a changed man. He's haunted and scarred. And his grip on reality is weakening, especially since his wife and son left him. He keeps to himself, deep in the woods. But today he's not alone. A group of weekend campers have intruded on his fragile world. For Lee this means he's back in the war. For the unsuspecting visitors it means a fight to stay alive.« less