The general's daughter.

This is my first DeMille book, but I read some of his short story work in a suspense anthology recently and thought I should check out more. Also, I saw the movie (which I barely remember, but I believe it had John Travolta). Anyway, this is a pretty good noirish story, not exactly a feel-good tale but laced with sardonic and self-deprecating humor. With the references to the protagonist's Vietnam background and the detailed military setting of the novel, there is an autobiographical feel (the author served in Vietnam). I was expecting a certain twist at the end and didn't get it, but I guess that's a twist in itself or maybe I was overreading it. Nonetheless it is a compelling read and I cranked through it, a few chapters each day.