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Lovers of War by Stephen Barlay
Spoiler:
The Vietnam War is over.
Americans and Vietnamese alike are fleeing the past horrors of war and those that could await them under the new regime.
Among those preparing to leave is Dan Deacon, an American soldier waiting at the Last Fortress America embassy in Saigon, for the appearance of his Vietnamese fiancée Linh-Lan, and their daughter Mary-Mai.
But when they fail to show up at the embassy to claim their priority clearance for evacuation, the future he had planned playing happy families in America is shattered.
Instead he returns alone, trying to forget Vietnam.
But Deacon, haunted by the unknown fate of his beloved, cannot move on.
After failing to reintegrate into suburban American life and a stint in prison, he soon returns to Asia, along with fellow Vietnam vet and drifter, Cream.
His mission - to find out what happened to Linh-Lan and Mary-Mai.
His search takes him from refugee camps to the South China Sea, where pirates roam, attacking and robbing the helpless refugee boats that stream in their thousands from war-torn Vietnam.
Was this the fate that befell Linh-Lan and their daughter?
After becoming embroiled with the Hong Kong underworld, his mission seems increasingly suicidal, but Deacon will not rest until he finds them.
But the question remains if this is a noble act of revenge, or simply evidence that Deacon cannot give up the thrill and violence of war?
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