Behold the Fire

by Steven P. Salinger

Amazingly, first-time thriller writer Steven D. Salinger finds something new to say about the Vietnam War and its effects on the American soul in this strong, touching story about two very different... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446520799
• ISBN13: 9780446520799
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Compassionate Expose of Individuality's Decline and Promise

"Behold the Fire" explores the sale of the individual to the greater forces of commerce and politics. In a world of agendas that disregard honor and life, main characters Mel Fink and Isaac Johnson emerge as twin representations of the glory and challenge of perseverance. As their disparate tales unfold and wend poignantly toward unity, the reader travels not only the globe, but the vast internal landscapes of hope, friendship, love, and survival, the last of these amounting to the greatest measure of the human soul. In this debut novel, Steven D. Salinger gives the thriller a deep literary resurrection, confirming the profoundest truth that the key to all events lies in the character of its participants.

A must read for those whose lives were touched by Nam

US Army Corporal Zack Johnson, an MIA held prisoner in Cambodia for over two decades, rescues Ev Ransom, an illegal arms dealer for Parker Global, an American defense contractor. In gratitude, Ev decides to help free Zack. However, Ev had not counted on the Pentagon, who do not wish for an MIA to suddenly appear after denying the existence of such beings for years. At the same time, NYPD Lieutenant Mel Fink is investigating the strangling deaths of several Parker Global executives. While Mel struggles with his investigation, Zack finds himself the intended target of assassins who may be working for the Feds, the Congress, Global, and Cambodia. Only Mel and Ev can keep Zack (and for that matter his mother also) alive while the world gives the returning vet a less than hero's welcome. BEHOLD THE FIRE is an extremely exciting chiller that may be one of the top ten thrillers this year. Steven D. Salinger demonstrates incredible degrees of talent with his debut novel that feels comfortable in the jungles of Cambodia, New York City, and Washington DC. Readers will be chanting encore from the new giant on the scene. Harriet Klausner