Review: A romantic thriller that combines history and non-stop action
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2012
Kiera Hunter, a war correspondent, head to Cambodia on a personal mission. On his deathbed, Kiera's grandfather beggs her to find the remains of the missing CIA plane that he crashed in the mountains of Laos following the Vietnam War. Armed with her grandfather's maps, journal and a photograph of her grandfather beside the plane holding a statue of Trung Trac, the greatest female warrior in Southeast Asian history, the virtual Joan of Arc of Vietnam, Kiera heads to Cambodia. She needs to connect with Vale Expeditions, the company that has been helping families find the remains of their loved ones left unaccounted for after the war.  To her dismay, the founder of the company has retired and left his son, Porter Vale, to formally close the business. The last thing Porter wants to do is to go to a god-forsaken place in Laos, with a beautiful and fierce young woman on what Porter believes is a fool's mission. But Porter can't resist the force of nature that is Kiera and concedes to be her guide. Unfortunately for Kiera, two powerful men are as intent as she is to find her grandfather's plane.  Cole and Besson, two former military men with intelligence backgrounds are now collectors of illegally obtained artifacts and antiquities. While Kiera and Porter aren't certain that the statue in the photograph is the genuine article, Cole and Besson are.  The two men are determined to find the plane and the statue and are willing to kill anyone who stands in their way. This romantic thriller is an extraordinary tale that weaves the history of the Vietnam War into a harrowing chase through the urban chaos of Cambodia to the beautiful and dangerous mountains of Laos. Beautifully written, this is an inspiring, memorable tale.  Highly recommended!