Little Saigon

By T. Jefferson Parker

Book Overview

In the aftermath of the war in Vietnam, thousands of desperate refugees fled the killing fields for new lives in Southern California. But for those who settled in "Little Saigon," the war never really ended. The latest victim of the continuing struggle is Li Frye, a popular singer whose songs of hope and home have made her a heroine to her people. Ripped from the stage by masked gunmen, she has vanished into the dark alleys of Little Saigon, where outsiders are met with suspicion and a stony silence as impenetrable as the steaming jungles of Vietnam. Local surfing legend turned reporter Chuck Frye knows what it means to be an outsider. The black sheep of his wealthy family, Chuck is more at home on a longboard than in a boardroom. But Li is his sister-in-law, and he cannot sit back and let his family or the clueless police investigate the case alone. What Chuck cannot know is that he stands upon the crest of a deadly wave, a swirling vortex of corruption and violence that reaches to the highest levels of the United States intelligence community. And even as he comes closer to the truth, he draws nearer to a terrible secret that many would kill to keep.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031202245X
• ISBN13: 9780312022457
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Another very fine book by this author

Once again T. Jefferson Parker has introduced the reader to a segment of society that one would normally not be exposed to. He did it against the usual backdrop of a very well written mystery.

A surprising hit

As a reader of all T. Jefferson Parker's novels, I held back on buying and reading this one for some time, but since I enjoyed his other books I gave this a try.Boy was I happy! For me this was definetly the sleeper hit for T. Jefferson Parker. The excitement and plot twists kept my attention. I was really bummed to finish. It was a great insight into the Vietnamese culture of Westminister, CA.A few flashback scenes really helped explain the motivations of some of the key figures.Exceptional