The Wrong Side of Brightness

by Austin Bay

Book Overview

His conscience told him to stop the murder of innocent civilians. His orders told him to do nothing. The Iraqi Republican Guard made quick work of a small rebel village, but Washington had declared the conflict over. And Washington is never wrong. Soldier Peter Ford bit his tongue until it bled, standing by and watching men commit horrific acts before his eyes. Now, four years later, Peter Ford is no longer a soldier-and his former superior officer...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0515135461
• ISBN13: 9780515135466
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Jove Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

great story

Mr. Bay's foreign policy and intelligence expertise shines in this book. The story is quick and the topic makes it timely reading for anyone interested in current world events. The plot is "real world" in its complexity, but very interestingly ties together an engaging story. I highly recommend the book.

Believable Action

A fast-paced, well plotted, and hip treatment of a believable contemporary moral dilemma and how it is resolved.

A very entertaining book, a mix of thriller and military...

This was a very entertaining book. I am very interested in both "who dun it" and military books, and this has both. Clearly, the author has extensive military experience and understands the mind of the fighting forces, he uses that understanding to weave a extremely readable story about a military man who witnesses an wartime atrocity, and his struggle to bring the "perps" to justice during the ensuing peace. As with the other reviewer, I am anxiously awaiting Bay's next book. I highly recommend this book.

Very, very entertaining

As the quote goes, "from the hell of war to the cool recesses of the mind", so does this book go from Desert Storm to civilian life where a former combatant struggles with an atrocity he witnessed as the war ended, and how to bring the perps to justice. It is a very entertaning story. It is clear that the author has extensive military experience and history, and he weaves them expertly throughout. Getting into the mind of the fighting man is a fearsome task, turning it into a great story is even harder. Bay has done both.

A Winner

The Wrong Side of Brightness is a timely and captivating tale that is written clearly and concisely. Bay's extensive military experience and worldly perspective is evident in his writing. I'm anxiously awaiting his next work.