This is one of Ms. Gerritsen's earlier books which falls into the category of romantic suspense. Willy Maitland is looking for her father who was downed in Viet Nam twenty years earlier while flying for Air America. Guy Barnard is also looking for Wild Bill who is suspected of being a traitor to the USA known as Friar Tuck.
I vaguely remember a movie called Air America with Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr, and that's all I know about the company which flew supplies (legal and illegal) into Southeast Asia for the CIA. Willy and Guy are personable enough but I did wonder about their propensity to leave the people who aided them behind, usually dead. It seemed like they should be a bit more aware of involving others in their search for Willy's father.
The suspense part was pretty good though it wasn't as good as Ms. Gerritsen's later works. It's a quick and interesting read. ( )

good book, fast read

bit long and involved for me. I think this needed more content or to be a novella ( )

I bought this book in a 2-pack (in combination with Whistleblower) after I read the 10 Rizzoli & Isles detectives. And to be quite honest, in the beginning I thought that I could better skip this one... a story about the Vietnam war? OMG? But although there was a lot of talking about the war in the 70ies the most important part was the story of Willy Maitland, a young woman who is looking for her father, a pilot who got lost during the war. Occasionally I could have done with less damsel in distress and more independent woman, but what the h..., then there wouldn't be the chance of that sweet romance with ex-army officer Guy Barnard who is looking for mister Maitland, too. And while all those secret adversaries try to hinder and kill young Willy, Guy is determined to safe her. So, in fact it's a love story, dipped in a sauce of mystery and murder. Why not. ( )

Twenty years after her father's plane crashes in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Willy Jane Maitland is finally tracking his last moves. Willy knows she can't proceed without the help of ex-army officer Guy Barnard. But in a place where truth has many faces, she suspects even Guy has hidden motives. What she is prepared for are the shocking secrets and undeniable attractions.

My Thoughts:

The book wasn’t too bad. Straight away you could tell it was going to have an element of romance as the two main characters fell for each other very early on. The plot was a bit thin and very perdictable but still a quite good quick read.

A romantic suspense from Tess Gerritsen. I think I much prefer her Maura and Jane novels. ( )