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Up Country (Paperback)

by Nelson DeMille (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 657 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown (17 Jan 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316848107
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316848107
  • Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 15.1 x 4.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,119,125 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Army investigator, Paul Brenner, returns. When an old friend calls in a career's worth of favours, Paul finds himself moonlighting for the Army as he investigates a murder that took place 30 years before, in the midst of the Vietnam war.

About the Author

Nelson DeMille is one of America's most popular and bestselling authors, and a new book from him is a keenly awaited event. A former US Army lieutenant who served in Vietnam, he is the author of ten acclaimed novels. He lives in Long Island, New York.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Should awaken your interest, 20 Aug 2005
By Smokey Joe "biglouis" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Up Country (Paperback)
To my mind this is one of the best De Mille novels ever. Page-turner is an over used term but De Mille manages to keep up the tension and the interest throughout the book. In Paul Brenner, De Mille has created a believable, three-dimensional character who you will want to see come back again at some point in the future. Several times I found myself laughing out loud at a clever turn of phrase. At the end I found myself caring about the central characters and wanting to know how their lives would subsequently turn out. Is there any better accolade than that?

I really did wonder about the research that was done to create this book. De Mille's paints a vivid description of modern-day Vietnam and I have to say it has encouraged me to find out more about the country itself. The fact that the action takes place from Saigon to Hanoi allows De Mille to take us on a lengthy but always enjoyable journey through the country. De Mille explains a great deal about the war during Brenner's journey in a sensitive manner which makes it more accessible to a far wider audience and for that I think he has done a great service to combatants on both sides.

The plot, action, prose, characters are all first class and you owe it to yourself to immerse yourself in fiction which may not be highbrow but is likely to remain in your memory for a long time to come.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Tour de Force, 20 Feb 2003
By Stuart Walls (Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Up Country (Paperback)
What a great read! Long but utterly absorbing, De Mille mixes a Machiavellian modern-day intrigue with riveting flashbacks to the Vietnam war with great panache. His protagonists are believeable, his narrative drive is relentless and his evocation of the country, both past and present, is wonderfully evocative.

Why not 5 stars? I badly wanted to know the fate of many of the characters. If there is a sequel on the way all is forgiven!

Very highly recommended.

Stuart Walls

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nelson De Mille's Best book so far, 17 Feb 2002
By nick.meyer@wanadoo.fr (Shores of Lake Geneva, in France.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Up Country (Hardcover)
I have just finished reading this book which I have found very hard to put down. The same investigator as in the General's Daughter goes back to Viet Nam to revisit battlefields that he fought in 30 years ago, all the while trying to carry out an investigation on behalf of his old boss. The local secret service keeps chasing him & he has to keep on the move. The book is full of priceless quips & is great fun to read.

Try it, you will like it.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars struggling with bias
Well, I'm struggling with this weighty book about a third of the way though and so came back to read the reviews to see if others have had similar problems. Read more
Published 8 months ago by C. Mccarthy

2.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A LET DOWN
Well what can I say, having read several Nelson DeMille books (Plum Island, Charm School etc) I was ready for a 849 page stunner. Read more
Published 15 months ago by c mead

5.0 out of 5 stars Great scenery, good story, good characters; fascinating picture of Vietnam
As a writer, every so often I come across a novel that either makes me realize how much I have to improve, or makes me want to throw in the towel in awe. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2007 by Larry Ketchersid

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just another 'Nam novel
I make no secret of the fact that I think very highly of this author, then again, this novel absolutely blew me away! Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2003 by Matt

2.0 out of 5 stars Upcountry
There have too many stories about Vietnam. This was an average book. The Charmschool is without doubt his finest book and hard to match
Published on 18 Mar 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars THE PRESIDENT'S BRAIN IS MISSING
This story of political intrigue and murder set in modern-day Vietnam is based on flawed logic from Day One. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2003 by Stephen Coombs

4.0 out of 5 stars Far too long, BUT....
850 pages or so are used here, but this should have been completed in 400 or 500. It is not really until after mid-way through the book that the plot starts to unfold (in truth,... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2002 by johnverp

5.0 out of 5 stars Slow as slow can be
Two hundred and fifty pages later and we're still crawling through caves, touring war museums, laying around in a Vietnamese beach resort with a insipid business woman/love... Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2002 by Cammy Diaz

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping & real!
A name carved into the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC., is of an American army lieutenant whose death is shrouded in mystery. Read more
Published on 26 April 2002

2.0 out of 5 stars An extremely disappointing book.
In the past, Nelson Demille could be relied on to produce taut, well written thrillers. Unfortunately, in "Up Country", he's decided to write a travelogue based on his... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2002 by idagnall@aol.com

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