In 1989 the Soviet Union officially fell and once the prestigious Soviet athletic programs began selling their players to the highest bidders. Martin Ostrowski is a hockey player, and also Polish. He never belonged in Russia in the first place and now that Russia offers him no future and Poland offers him no past, if he wants to continue to . . .
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In 1970, a Spearfish Lake kid walked into a patch of jungle in Vietnam, and was never seen again. In an era when many people were tired of the war or just didn’t care, most were ready to forget about him—except for his friends, some of whom he’d never met, but who kept the faith anyway. . . .
There is nothing wrong with Absent Friend, but it is not good or even bad enough to be good. It’s simply okay. I’ve read eight chapters and midway through chapter 9 I decided that I couldn’t read anymore.
The pacing seems off, to me. The author introduces Mike who, I presume, [more . . .]
Nowhere in Wes Boyd’s FAQ or About pages does he tell us whether he’s ever served in the military. But Absent Friend, his story of faithful Army buddies on a search for a Missing In Action comrade, makes me wish I knew . . . and not just because I’m curious about the accuracy of the Army slang and military procedures used here. It’s [more . . .]