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Death in a Promised Land

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I'd never heard of Robert Andrews before and bought the book at a bookseller's going-out-of-business sale. But I could tell in the crafting of the story that Andrews has had some experience writing somewhere. I like this genre, being a Clancy, Forsyth, and thriller enthusiast. And I write in this style myself. I have respect for Mr. Andrews' talents, and his experience, as perused from the jacket bio. And I thought he did a pretty good job, overall, writing a novel with a black main character considering he (Mr. Andrews) is white. I also think it's noteworthy and perhaps something of a marvel that a former CIA agent and Green Beret (the author, Mr. Andrews) would have a political view this liberal. The story seemed a little trite regarding plot (black CIA agent discovers questionable FBI activities from long ago in old files and enlists former (white) CIA agent, now a wasted alcoholic, to help him unravel it). But it worked for me because I am 100 percent pro African American, and I think Martin Luther King was one of the most courageous and exemplary Americans ever. The main complaint I have of this book is not limited to just this one--it has to do with a gripe I have regarding all historical fiction. Where does fact leave off and the author's story begin? Does Andrews know something about a conspiracy that he either can't document or can't publish as nonfiction? Maybe these questions can't be answered, or more likely, maybe these are just the kind of questions Mr. Andrews would have the reader ask.