Black Water: A Place of No Hope

 Author's Summary

The decision not to pull the trigger on an arms dealer during a covert mission is haunting SAS Patrol Commander Mike Edwards. Now, on a mission to find and free a kidnapped environmentalist he comes face to face with the man who caused his nightmare to begin. But, in the perilous jungle of Kali Pani,he must deal with more than just the physical confrontation with his enemy. Now he must deal with the emotional and spiritual issues inside himself that will either deliver or destroy him. Enjoy the tale of a soldier in the military as well as a soldier in life and have your own moments of illumination amongst the wisdom, wisecracking and whizzing bullets of Black Water.

MWSA Review

MWSA 2004 Bronze Medal for Non-fiction, History

Neil Millar takes on kidnappers, ex-KGB agents, cannibals, snakes, poisonous spiders, and even supernatural forces, as he takes an armed team to an island in the Bay of Bengal to try and rescue a woman.  His book, “Black Water – A Place of No Hope,” has all the suspense and action one would want in any action thriller.  The hero fights personal demons for his own sanity—which he medicates with alcohol.  The hero is flawed but it makes the story more interesting and complex.

A must read!

For good synopsis of this book and an excellent review that I cannot honestly add much to check out the New York Times Book Review:http://www.neilmillar.net/Black%20Water%20Review.htm

Description:

The decision not to pull the trigger on an arms dealer during a covert mission is haunting SAS Patrol Commander Mike Edwards.  Now, on a mission to find and free a kidnapped environmentalist he comes face to face with the man who caused his nightmare to begin.  But, in the perilous jungle of Kali Pani, he must deal with more than just the physical confrontation with his enemy.  Now he must deal with the emotional and spiritual issues inside himself that will either deliver or destroy him.  Enjoy the tale of a soldier in the military as well as a soldier in life and have your own moments of illumination amongst the wisdom, wisecracking and whizzing bullets of Black Water.

Reviewed by: Bill McDonald (2004)