Play the Red Queen
Play the Red Queen by Juris Jurjevics is a posthumous masterwork published by Oldcastle Books, Limited on October 26, 2020. This 320-page novel is presented in English and delves into the complexities of the Vietnam War era, focusing on two American GI cops navigating the tumultuous landscape of a civil war fueled by revolution.
Readers will find a gripping narrative that follows army investigators Ellsworth Miser and Clovis Robeson as they pursue a female Viet Cong assassin in Saigon. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a nation on the brink of upheaval, capturing the atmosphere of a time when American servicemen were present in Vietnam under the guise of advisory roles. Play the Red Queen intertwines elements of mystery and historical context, offering insights into the law and lawlessness that defined this pivotal moment in history.
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The posthumous masterwork by critically acclaimed author, storied publisher, and Viet Nam veteran Juris Jurjevics – the story of two American GI cops caught in the corrupt cauldron of a Vietnamese civil war stoked red hot by revolution. Viet Nam, 1963. A female Viet Cong assassin is trawling the boulevards of Saigon, catching US Army officers off-guard with a single pistol shot, then riding off on the back of a scooter. Although the US military is not officially in combat, sixteen thousand American servicemen are stationed in Viet Nam “advising” the military and government. Among them are Ellsworth Miser and Clovis Robeson, two army investigators who have been tasked with tracking down the daring killer. Set in the besieged capital of a new nation on the eve of the coup that would bring down the Diem regime and launch the Americans into the Viet Nam War, Play the Red Queen is Juris Jurjevics’s capstone contribution to a lifelong literary legacy: a tour-de-force mystery-cum-social history, breathtakingly atmospheric and heartbreakingly alive with the laws and lawlessness of war.
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