Abstract:
In an obituary, Brad Carpenter, a San Diego homicide detective, recognizes the North Vietnamese Army officer who killed his best friend thirty years ago. Somehow, that enemy soldier had come to the U.S. when he should not have been able to, and had established himself as a respected businessman.

What was he doing here? When did he come? How did he die?

Driven by his past, Brad must find the answers to these questions. His unauthorized investigation takes him away from his family and his official duties, to Denver, Colorado, where both the killer and the police relentlessly pursue him.