Solemn Duty [Mass Market Paperback]

Leonard B. Scott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 1997

SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO TELL WHERE RIGHT ENDS AND WRONG BEGINS.

As punishment for putting the truth before the reputation of the Bureau, FBI agents Eli Tanner and Ashley Sutton have been exiled to the backwater of Columbus, Georgia. They are truly a mismatched pair: She is a by-the- book, competent, tough, smart feminist; Tanner is a confident, competent, take-charge, battle-scarred Neanderthal.

But their days of action are far from over--especially when Tanner suspects that a "suicide" at Fort Benning is actually murder, leading him and Sutton to uncover a chilling series of killings tied to a betrayal in Cambodia in 1969.

A thrilling read for those who like their action hot, SOLEMN DUTY is a roller-coaster ride through a landscape of carnage and death, as Cambodian hit men, the Chinese mafia, and the FBI vie to outdo one another in an ultimate life-or-death climax. . . .

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SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO TELL WHERE RIGHT ENDS AND WRONG BEGINS.

As punishment for putting the truth before the reputation of the Bureau, FBI agents Eli Tanner and Ashley Sutton have been exiled to the backwater of Columbus, Georgia. They are truly a mismatched pair: She is a by-the- book, competent, tough, smart feminist; Tanner is a confident, competent, take-charge, battle-scarred Neanderthal.

But their days of action are far from over--especially when Tanner suspects that a "suicide" at Fort Benning is actually murder, leading him and Sutton to uncover a chilling series of killings tied to a betrayal in Cambodia in 1969.

A thrilling read for those who like their action hot, SOLEMN DUTY is a roller-coaster ride through a landscape of carnage and death, as Cambodian hit men, the Chinese mafia, and the FBI vie to outdo one another in an ultimate life-or-death climax. . . .

About the Author

Leonard B. Scott (Col. USA ret.) is also the author of the acclaimed novels Charlie Mike, The Last Run, The Hill, The Expendables, The Iron Men, and Forged in Honor. Scott retired in 1994 as a full colonel after a twenty-seven-year career in the United States Army, with assignments throughout the world. A veteran of Vietnam, he earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart. Colonel Scott devotes all his time to researching and writing his novels. He and his wife have returned to their home state of Oklahoma, bought their dream house, and declare they're never moving again.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (March 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345419979
• ISBN-13: 978-0345419972
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,534,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SCOTT'S NON MILITARY EFFORT SURPRISES, February 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Solemn Duty (Mass Market Paperback)

Having read all Leonard B. Scott's military novels I found his transition to writing about civilian life and the FBI interesting. Although the book does have a military backdrop entry Scott's writing style and the story he is telling quickly has you engrossed. His character development in this books is not as profound as in some of his others yet the story is good. His knowledge of the places he writes about and the apparent research he did to write this book make it stand up as a good book but he has written better ones. He is still easy to read however and once you read any one of his books you want to read them all. A Scott fan.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of Scott's better works., June 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Solemn Duty (Mass Market Paperback)

Yet another good, but not great book by Col. Scott. The more he strays from the plots of his earlier works, the weaker his books seem to get. The characters were extremely predictable as well as the books outcome. As always, the action is outstanding, but the gratuitous love scenes are silly. I expect Fabio to be on the next cover. If you don't mind thumbing through the senseless love story passages, you will probably enjoy the action in this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Scott page-turner, April 14, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Solemn Duty (Mass Market Paperback)

Solem Duty is another winner for Leonard Scott fans. Althought the characters in ``Duty'' are not as memorable as those in Charlie Mike, The Last Run and Expendables, they are a real as the people next door. Scott's plot combination of an FBI agent bound by honor and the turth instead of politics, a partner with a feminist chip on her shoulder, a conspiracy that targets an aging Special Forces team with current events put him in the same class as Larry Bond, Steven Coonts and Dale Brown. You won't be disappointed, and if it's your first Leonard B. Scott book get ready to backtrack to his earlier books