Chieu Hoi Saloon

by Michael Harris

Book Overview

It's 1992 and three people's lives are about to collide against the flaming backdrop of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles. Vietnam vet Harry Hudson is a journalist fleeing his past: the war, a failed marriage, and a fear-ridden childhood. Rootless, he stutters, wrestles with depression, and is aware he's passed the point at which victim becomes victimizer. He explores the city's lowest dives, the only places where he feels at home. He meets...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604861126
• ISBN13: 9781604861129
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: PM Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Couldn't put it down!

Set at period of Rodney King riots, in L.A., with lots of gritty details. I read a library copy & am ordering a used book to send to an old friend who has a thing or two in common with the protagonist (& the author as well. )