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This review is from: The virtues of hell (Hardcover)
This book bears many similarities to Boulle's earlier masterpiece, "The Bridge on the River Kwai." Like Col. Nicholson in his earlier book, the hero Butler is in a bad situation (former Vietnam vet turned heroin addict) and becomes obsessed with a task (producing pure heroin for his new employers) which leads him into a grand scheme (producing five tons to be imported into the US). And much like the earlier book, there is a lesser storyline of others (the US "Narcotics Bureau") working secretly to counter this plan. And yes, like the other book, the two sides meet in a what might be regarded in a tragic climax. This book, however, is much less compelling and interesting than its predecessor.
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