Walking K

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Summary: A fast moving, engaging plot. More than worth the time.
Review: After quitting on the last "thriller" I was reading, this book was quite a welcome surprise. It pulls you in on the first page and it doesn't let you go until the conclusion. The characters are exciting, very real and believeable and easy to relate to. I found myself siding with Slaughter's cause, admiring his courage and rooting for him in the end. Without giving away the plot, it disturbed me very deeply and made me question the line between DeMott's fiction and reality. The writer came across as a very credible source, although the book jacket did not mention him as a former POW. I have already bought his second book, Vapors. I'll review it when I'm finished. You shouldn't miss Walking K. Hope DeMott does well. Be cool.

Rating:
Summary: A fast moving, engaging plot. More than worth the time.
Review: After quitting on the last "thriller" I was reading, this book was quite a welcome surprise. It pulls you in on the first page and it doesn't let you go until the conclusion. The characters are exciting, very real and believeable and easy to relate to. I found myself siding with Slaughter's cause, admiring his courage and rooting for him in the end. Without giving away the plot, it disturbed me very deeply and made me question the line between DeMott's fiction and reality. The writer came across as a very credible source, although the book jacket did not mention him as a former POW. I have already bought his second book, Vapors. I'll review it when I'm finished. You shouldn't miss Walking K. Hope DeMott does well. Be cool.

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Summary: Fast-paced, gripping, powerful and emotional
Review: Rare is the book that combines non-stop action and ompelling story lines to evoke true emotion. But Walking K does just that thanks to the talented hand of Wes DeMott. From the opening scenes and our heroe's tortured past, to the horrific dilemna and hitman confronting him, Jacob Slaughter faces his past and future with the US government hot on his heels and the issue of Vietnam POWs once again rearing its ugly head. Not only can we empathise with Slaughter's twisted nightmares in a POW camp, we can sense his knawing need to right the injustice of those left behind and the intense heat from a bomb blast meant to silence him. Slaughter is truly a man alone set out to free those the government says is dead and in the process, his soul. The characters are real, emotions raw, the action non-stop and the hale-Mary pass delivers. Walking K is an exciting and thrilling ride through the political and emotional landscape.

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Summary: Compelling, heart wrenching, nail biting storyline.
Review: This is a slightly altered excerpt from my column in the STAR-ADVOCATE, March 18, 1998;

WALKING K is a thriller that I couldn't put down, except for rude interruptions such as dinner and taking out the trash.

The story opens with the protagonist, a Foreign Service Officer and former P.O.W., visiting Hanoi at the request of the Vietnamese government. It seems that Hanoi is seeking Most Favored Nation status, and their agent presents our hero with a bargaining chip. As he is led into the depths of an ancient, molding building, an ugly sensation of deja vu grows with each step. He is confronted by a terrible spectacle: his old cell-mate, still in captivity, broken in body but not in spirit. And there are 22 others.

I won't give the plot away. But consider the ramifications that would follow such an event, and then pick up a copy of Wes DeMott's Walking K. It will last longer, and generate a lot more goose-bumps than the pittance you were going to blow for dinner out.

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Summary: YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK
Review: Wes Demott has written a great book and that is all there is to it. Wes Demott is also my neighbor but that is not why i am writing this review. I remember when he was writing this book i always want to read it but i was to young. I just finished it after a couple of weeks and absolutely loved it. I am yet to read Vapors and hope that he will write again. So overall i am just telling you to READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating:
Summary: YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK
Review: Wes Demott has written a great book and that is all there is to it. Wes Demott is also my neighbor but that is not why i am writing this review. I remember when he was writing this book i always want to read it but i was to young. I just finished it after a couple of weeks and absolutely loved it. I am yet to read Vapors and hope that he will write again. So overall i am just telling you to READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!