I nominate
Word of Honor by Nelson DeMille (That's
Word of Honour to the rest of the world.)
Amazon US - USD$7.99 |
Amazon UK - £6.99 |
Amazon CA - CDN$9.10 |
Amazon AU - AUD$12.99 |
Kobo US - USD$7.99 |
Kobo UK £6.99 |
Kobo CA - CAD$9.99 |
Kobo AU AUD$12.99
From
Goodreads:
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He is a good man, a brilliant corporate executive, an honest, handsome family man admired by men and desired by women. But a lifetime ago Ben Tyson was a lieutenant in Vietnam. There the men under his command committed a murderous atrocity -- and together swore never to tell the world what they had done. Now the press, army justice, and the events he tried to forget have caught up with Ben Tyson. His family, his career, and his personal sense of honor hang in the balance. And only one woman can reveal the truth of his past -- and set him free.
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This is not (what has become) DeMille's usual gung-ho American hero stuff*, but I think it is one of DeMille's best books. It is quite long (750 pages in paperback). It is a disturbing and thought provoking story about honour and what it may mean; of responsibility and how it may be carried; of loyalty and what may be hidden behind it; of war and the realities we prefer to forget.
* Which I happen to enjoy, but don't come to this book expecting a John-Corey-like adventure. This is much better than that.