Blackfoot Is Missing by William F. Owen

Title: Blackfoot Is Missing
Author: William F. Owen
Publisher: Arrow, London 2004 (1st UK paperback edition)
ISBN 0 099 44154 3

Summary:
Bobby Lake turns up at his Korean War veteran uncle's secluded log cabin beyond the black stump in Kentucky with some news: he's dropped out of Harvard and he wants to join the army and fight in Vietnam. It is the beginning of a journey that ends up with him volunteering for MACV-SOG and being posted to CCC Kontum, where he experiences the sharp end of a war most of the world doesn't even know is going on.

Thoughts:
A tale of across-the-fence operations, based on hours of interviews with veterans who were at CCC Kontum, this novel has lots of detail and held my attention but didn't really reel me in. The character development was a bit uneven and the ending felt a bit predictable and like it should be longer. Of interest mainly because it was written in the early 21st century, with a cover that makes the book a period piece in itself.

Rating: ***