Very enjoyable. Started a little slow but it was worth sticking with it. The main character, Moon, is a kind of reluctant hero who's dragged into a rescue mission in Vietnam during the last days of the Vietnam War. Everyone participating in the rescue are amateurs so there's no super spy stuff or violence. If you like mysteries but need a break from some of the violence this is just the thing. I think it would be a great movie.

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I enjoyed this book very much.

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Abridged

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Tony Hillerman has a way with words! I always feel like I am there, in the four corners area of the desert. He brings it to life and the characters all become people I know by the end of the book. I might add that he keeps me guessing who done it as well. Another wonderful mystery.

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First time I've read a book bo Tony Hillerman and I enjoyed this. Was a good mystery/adventure story of trying to find his brother's daughter in Southeast Asia during the end of the Vietnam war.

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Caveat:
This isn't one of the Navajo Tribal Police series with Leaphorn and Chee! I didn't know that when I picked it up in a garage sale, since the title would fit right in. Interesting departure from TONY HILLERMAN'S usual - his "introductory page begins, "To my fellow desert rats, my apologies for wandering away from our beloved Canyon Country." This book appears to draw for background loosely on Hillerman's own experiences in Vietnam with "C Company, 410th Infantry."

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