Secret Sanction

by Brian Haig

Book Overview

Word of Honor meets A Few Good Men in a stunning thriller that pits the Green Berets, C.I.A., and White House against a top Army lawyer in an Investigation that could put the U.S. military on trial.A... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446527432
• ISBN13: 9780446527439
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 405 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up

Customer Reviews

Well paced legal thriller.

Major Sean Drummond is a nonconformist, cynical and self-deprecating JAG lawyer...a wonderful character with wit, charm, smarts. Before JAG, he was a member of super secret covert "outfit" in the US intelligence community. In Brian Haig's "Secret Sanction" Drummond is assigned to what appears to be a straightforward case. Someone has committed a massacre of 35 Serbian troops who were led by a brutal, sadistic warlord. The army brass fears this will get attention on a par with Vietnam's My Lai massacre. Once in Tuzla Air Base in Bosnia-Herzegovina, what appears to be a giant cover-up/conspiracy greets Drummond and his legal team. NSA, CIA, Green Berets, Drummond's mentor (two star general Clapper) and on up to the Commander-in-Chief are possible members of the whitewash. The pace is fast, the dialogue electric, the characters real and fully fleshed out. It is muscular legal thriller...perhaps John Grisham in army fatigues. Each clue unearthed leads to another seeming dead end...but Drummond is relentless in finding out what really took place. The journey to the dénouement is a breathtaking voyage and the ending will take you by surprise. A winner on many levels!

AN ORIGINAL THAT WILL CAPTIVATE YOU FROM PAGE 1...

It's hard to believe that Secret Sanction is Brian Haig's first foray into popular fiction. His multi-dimensional, ascerbic, sarcastic, conflicted, self-deprecating protagonist leaps off the pages and burrows into your imagination, so that you will find yourself smirking and chuckling at his antics as you go about your day. All of the characters are memorable, the dialogue and plot are fast-paced, and the ending will leave you feeling satisfied yet uneasy.The plot is as believable as it is relevant and timely, and for those with a sense of history, it will inevitably cause you to recall the horrific tragedy of My Lai.Mr. Haig is one of the most original and enjoyable storytellers that I have discovered in a long time. I can only hope he has many more entertaining, thought-provoking tales yet to tell.

An Original Thriller That Will Captivate You From Page 1!

It's hard to believe that Secret Sanction is Brian Haig's first foray into popular fiction. His multi-dimensional, ascerbic, sarcastic, conflicted, self-depracating, protagonist leaps off the pages and burrows into your imagination, so that you will find yourself smirking and chuckling at his antics as you go about your day. All of the characters are memorable, the dialogue and plot are fast-paced, and the ending will leave you feeling satisfied yet uneasy.The plot is as believable and relevant as it is timely, and for those with a sense of history, it will inevitably cause you to recall the horrific tragedy of My Lai. Mr. Haig is one of the most original and enjoyable story-tellers that I have discovered in a long time. I can only hope he has many more entertaining, thought-provoking works of fiction in store for us.

Five stars in any Man's Army!

Haig writes from the foxholes. His clear cut attention to detail with regards to military tradition and ceremony weaves seamlessly with courtroom drama and Special Forces codes of honor. Haig takes us on a ride from Serb controled Bosnia to the inner circles of the White House with a master story-tellers keen eye for the unexpected. A summertime "must read" that you will be placing under Christmas trees as well!

A chilling thriller

Every military officer knows that some assignments almost always lead to retirement such as the critical but deadly role of garrison commander. That is how Major Sean Drummond of the Judge Advocate General's Corps feels as he stops at Fort Bragg to catch a flight to Bosnia where his next case awaits him. In Bosnia, someone executed thirty-five Serbs gangland-style. The bodies were all found containing bullets in the brains. The international media quickly jumps on the Serbian claim that an American Special Forces team of nine people committed mass murder. Sean will prosecute the case against the accused American soldiers in a military court of law. However, as he gathers information and realizes that at least one of his two aids is a "spy," Sean knows that there is more to this mass execution then the brass will tell him. Several of the higher ranking officers advise Sean on the record (tape recording on) before warning him about going too far and destroying his career (tape recording off). Can Sean truly prosecute a case that his superior officers want him to lose? SECRET SANCTION is a powerfully fresh military legal thriller that provides sub-genre fans with insight into a different form of justice as well as a close up look at Bosnia. The invigorating story line centers on military justice and wondering if Sean, who believes in the Army values including justice and honor (while higher ranked officials use the values as a convenient facade) can fairly prosecute the case? Brian Haig shows insider information of the working of the US Army in a peacekeeping scenario. This adds spice to a well-written, issue-raising thriller. Harriet Klausner