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Set in present-day Washington, where power and ambition have attained new levels of insanity, The General reaches back in time to peel the layers of evil from a brilliantly concealed episode of treachery, death, and deception during the Vietnam era. The investigators probing the brutal murder of the Air Force Chief of Staff know that the General's death had been precipitated by a gruesome act of Vietcong torture - death by a thousand cuts. Lieutenant Colonel Charlie Jensen, the officer assigned to the case, discovers that the General's death is a link in a chain of hideous crimes, beginning with closely guarded secrets of the Vietnam War and extending now to the higher levels of the US government. With lives, careers, and history in the balance, Jensen is caught between blind allegiance to authority and a nobler, higher patriotism. His path to the truth is strewn with minefields - and the answers he seeks will have shocking consequences.
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"I read this book several years ago and remember being completely sucked into it... By now, the only thing i clearly recall is how the general was fileted with a sharp knife and a fishnet. That, and i really enjoyed the story. Definitely a book i want to find in my storage facility and re-read. "
— adrienne (4 out of 5 stars)
The General Listener Reviews
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" This book definitely caught and held my attention - I started on Sunday and finished on Monday. Very CIAish, 24ish. "
— Carterswift, 10/1/2013 -
" Not a bad read. Sometimes its a little hard to stay interested in, but a pretty good read none the less. Good ending. "
— Logan, 8/15/2013 -
" Murder of AF General, tortured "
— Andrea, 7/20/2013 -
" One of the most exciting book I've ever read. This started my sudden fondness to Vietnam War, its history and culture. An ultimate page turner. Never let me put it down until the very last page. "
— Anne, 1/14/2013 -
" Author's first novel, and my first read of this author. Really good book! Fantastic plot, kept me guessing to the end. "
— Marianne, 1/6/2013 -
" This was a great book and hard to lay down. I can't concentrate now with all my meds. i'll have to find a cd of his newer books. "
— Betty, 12/18/2011 -
" I read about this other in a magazine and I read this book (his first). It was good. I'm retired Air Force and this author was an AF pilot. He captured my attention and has kept it through all of his books. "
— Mason, 6/14/2011 -
" I read this book several years ago and remember being completely sucked into it... By now, the only thing i clearly recall is how the general was fileted with a sharp knife and a fishnet. That, and i really enjoyed the story. Definitely a book i want to find in my storage facility and re-read. "
— adrienne, 4/16/2011 -
" Pat was a squadron mate of mine back when we flew U-2s. As a result I was compelled to read all his work. This story is by far the best. A good exciting read. For anyone who has ever experienced Song Ton, Korea, Pat captures the culture perfectly. "
— Gregory, 4/4/2011 -
" Pat was a squadron mate of mine back when we flew U-2s. As a result I was compelled to read all his work. This story is by far the best. A good exciting read. For anyone who has ever experienced Song Ton, Korea, Pat captures the culture perfectly. "
— Greg, 1/10/2011 -
" Murder of AF General, tortured "
— Andrea, 1/3/2010 -
" This was a great book and hard to lay down. I can't concentrate now with all my meds. i'll have to find a cd of his newer books. "
— Betty, 2/21/2008 -
" I read about this other in a magazine and I read this book (his first). It was good. I'm retired Air Force and this author was an AF pilot. He captured my attention and has kept it through all of his books. "
— Mason, 9/30/2007
About Patrick A. Davis
Patrick A. Davis is a former Air Force major and pilot for a major US airline. While furloughed from his job as a commercial jet pilot, Davis wrote his first novel, The General. He has since written several other military thrillers, including The Passenger, A Long Day for Dying, The Shattered Blue Line, and Deception Plan. He lives in Texas.
About Jim Bond
Jim Bond is a writer and audiobook narrator who has voiced nearly two hundred titles including Blood Is the Sky, Escape the Rat Race, A Thousand Country Roads, and many of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books.