It Happened in Hanoi

A wrongful arrest by the Vietnamese Security Service sets the background for this remarkable story. As exciting as it is revealing the book examines some of literature's major themes: moral ambiguity the nature of evil the bittersweet dividends of power and the grace of love.- J LempriereIntelligent and carefully crafted It Happened in Hanoi is a story of love and duplicity set against the background of State sponsored criminality. A rare combination of depth and breath this probing book stirs both the heart and mind on many levels.- O.M.It Happened in Hanoi is both an insightful commentary on the dangers of State administration disengaged from the restraints imposed by normal governmental practice and a gripping story of a man's search for meaning in a world threatened by organized violence and terrorism. It is a book which everyone ought to read.- Falkiner