Heart of War

by Lucian K. Truscott IV

Book Overview

Nobody tells a story about the Army better than Lucian K. Truscott IV, who comes from a military family and knows how to write up a storm. His latest--after Dress Gray, available in paperback--is an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525941177
• ISBN13: 9780525941170
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Not as great as Dress but still good.

Packs a powerful punch but is somewhat less intriguing than Dres Gray. Still a great ending. Characters seem to be real.

I LOVE LUCIEN

I just discovered Lucien K. Truscott, and look forward to reading all of his books. Good plot, believable characters...female protagonist... male author...and done well! Left me wondering, and worrying, how Kara and Mace will resolve their unacceptable relationship. KEEP WRITING, LUCIEN!

a page turner book!

I love this book! It took four days to read this book. I could not put it down and when I did my mind would wander back to the book and so therefore I never got any of my other work done, until I read some more of the book. It's worth it! It also keeps you guessing.

Truscott wins the war

"Heart of War" is a suspenseful, rapidly moving story of contemporary life in the U.S. army. It's a post-cold-war tale of a military that is struggling to adjust to new realities. There is no communist menace to fight any longer, so the fights within the armed services revolve around politics and gender and sexual identity. The plot centers on army major Kara Guidry, who battles the prejudice against women that still exists in the army, while she investigates an on-base murder. It's a murder mystery-thriller-romance that succeeds remarkably well on all three levels. And Truscott should be given credit for developing a gay character (Randy Taylor) who is a real flesh and blood human being, instead of the unrealistic negative stereotype that so many authors seem to rely on. Truscott has created a well written, intelligent thriller. Like all well written thrillers, it will grab your attention and hold it. But this one will also make you think.