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Yahuti: The Man Who Is Not Here, With Hands Upon Our Shoulder, speaking in our ear

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From the initial prickling Dedication, "to Joe, who disappeared into the mists...." to the Prologue's ending "What of the missing? Where are they? ...there is no accountability for them...we have been here all along - among you - against you," I am at a standstill with the balance of life's responsibility until I turn the final page and discover what happened to Douglas Mallory, who is this `committee', what events did they force upon Mallory that compels him to say, "Something's are more important than self; some are worse than death."?

As a post-Vietnam war raised child I know little of the real events that surrounded my upbringing. Yahuti not only brings tormenting possibility to light, but comforts suspicion that yes, "the little man who was not there" may have indeed wrecked havoc on our world.

The website, www.yahuti.com, provides terrific visual reinforcement for the book, and background information on the author Gary Brosch.

Gary Brosch has crafted a fascinating story mixing past and present world events into a story that is both fascinating and troubling. The author leaves you with the question ""What if this is true?"" ...and the reader wanting more! This is a must read book for those either associated with the military, past or present and especially for those with any links to the intelligence agencies.
The author's dry sense of humor and wit especially in weaving known world leaders into his story is thought provoking and immensely entertaining. I am looking forward to the next installment in the Mallory adventure!

William S. Gray
Former Assistant Army Attache
Defense Intelligence Agency

This book has got to be one of the best of the year so far. Brosch's not so delicate approach on the subject of POW's and MIA's will have you asking your self if this is true or made up. Once you pick this one up you'll be in a spell bound trance to continue to read and read and read. A good page turner with a lot of descriptive insight. G.E.B's back gound in intelligence field and as former Green Beret has definately made this book stand out from your typical "spy" novels. Pick it up, read it, and open your mind.

Brosch, a first time novelist has written other essays prior to writing this first of a series of books. His inspiration comes from first hand knowledge of jungle warfare experiences while a Green Beret in Vietnam. His book is by no means trite. It is a stimulating read about a character, who on a clandestine mission in Laos, is plucked from the middle of the jungle and cast into an abyss from which he could find no other alternative but to be subservient to his "abductors". His adversaries pull him deeply and intentionally into this corruption.

For the next thirty years, he lays the foundation for his escape back into the world he once knew. His revenge is sweet as he chases down his old enemies and deals with them in his own way.

His approach to the writing of his book is unique. Brosch uses the English language well and builds his characters wisely. One can only imagine what parts may be real, borrowed from others' experience or a figment of a fertile imagination--or all of the above. He tangles his tale of the character's abduction, uses his credible military and political genius and at the same time vents his frustration with the system. He makes the reader THINK.

I will not spoil it by telling the reader more than I should; I am looking forward to Brosch's next writing in his series.