Mercy Mission

by William Christie

Book Overview

A former Marine officer and aide to a powerful U.S. senator is sent on a mission in the jungles of Guatemala to discover the truth behind the ambush and murder of four Marines. Before Rich is through,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843947535
• ISBN13: 9780843947533
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 363 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Another great book!

Bill, What an exciting and well written book. I'm exhausted from the tension of trying to escape the jungle with the main characters. I felt like I was there with them. You write like you have lived it all yourself. Amazing story and the details make it all so real. I can't wait to read the next book of yours. And I will be today...I have them all. Now I can look forward to the next book you have coming out once it's published. Sincerely, Connie McCall-Suminski

NOT a nice place to visit, and wouldn't want to live there -

This book is a definite buy for Special-Ops fans. Rich Welsh is a former Marine who is sent to Guatemala to investigate the deaths of several Marine embassy guards. In the course of his investigation, he becomes the target of powerful forces who wish to silence him. Welsh uses the Special-Ops skills he learned in the Marines, and the political savvy from his job as a Senatorial aid, to evade his pursuers.The reason I liked this book is that it gives a realistic and detailed look at a skilled jungle expert in action. For fans of the "Political Intrigue" genre, there is a subplot involving the C.I.A. and their operatives in Latin America.If you're looking for a "No-Dames" man's adventure, you may be disappointed, because this book has a romantic interest. Publishers, I'm told, usually demand that one be tacked on to improve sales demographics. This one, however, is integral to the story, because the way Welsh teaches his female companion to survive in the jungle is one of the book's most interesting aspects.Another eye-opener is the author's cynical - and probably accurate - attitude toward the way third-world nations manipulate environmental and human rights concerns in their dealings with the U.S., and his observations on the way their society works compared to ours. If you don't appreciate living in the U.S. at the start of the book, you will at the end.