Stone, Robert

Family man Michael Ahearn, a professor of literature at a small college in the upper Midwest, allows his search for the sublime to lead him into disaster when he becomes infatuated with new faculty member Lara Purcell and follows her back to her native island of St. Trinity, a place rife with political intrigue and superstition.

In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam WAr, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he'll find action--and profit--by getting involved in a big-time drug deal.

"Hoping to save his marriage by ending an illicit affair with an incandescent but difficult student, college professor Steven Brookman discovers that the young woman's passions are not easily curtailed and that their relationship has more complicated ramifications than either anticipated"--Provided by OCLC.

The author presents his personal memoirs that recount his life and experiences from his final year in the Navy, his work as a correspondent in Vietnam, and his thoughts on the invasion of Laos.

American journalist Christopher Lucas, on assignment in Jerusalem to investigate religious fanatics, is drawn into a dangerous struggle when he stumbles upon a plot to bomb the sacred Temple Mount.