Honor Due
D. H. Brown
(Reviewer - Rebecca Brown)
2007 Big River Press
ISBN: 0979874416

The first in the Citizen Warrior Series, HONOR DUE introduces us to the Major, a denizen of the Pacific Northwest rainforest who has built himself a wilderness retreat complete with hot tub & killing fields, his neighbors & his faithful companion, the three-legged Black Dog.

HONOR DUE is a gripping tale simply told about living an honorable life, settling old scores & haunting memories from the Vietnam War.  It is also about hair-raising hunts, personal responsibility, tender & strong women, & strong & tender men.

The Major, solitary for most of his life, believes in keeping fang & claw sharp.  He has a sense of humor that will crack your funny bone in unexpected places.  He also has an unblinking eye in the face of danger, & knows his weaponry & his neck of the woods like the back of his hand.  He is, however, a man with a frozen heart, & when H'Blon turns on the burners, it thaws before her fiery intent.  This is a warrior who finds flying bullets preferable to flaming female glances.  Yet, being a dogged individual, he persists even if, sometimes, he must extract foot from mouth.

With not a wasted word, D. H. BROWN has crafted a fast-paced, electrifying manly modern thriller (& love story), about how the past can come back to bite you, giving honor due to fallen brothers-in-arms, & stepping forward into the future.

Like elk steaks, free-range chicken eggs, home-baked pies with apples from the orchard & good coffee, HONOR DUE is a satisfying read with something to say about how we live our lives.

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Rebecca