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Duty: A Novel
A suspenseful story about a homosexual accusation in the military and a prosecutor's struggle with his conscience.
240 pages, Hardcover
First published July 20, 1999
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August 28, 2022
I'm rather surprised that there's little reaction to this book on Goodreads or on Amazon. Perhaps it's the detail paid to naval procedure and life aboard ship. However, that's one of the reasons I liked this book. I felt it may have been enhanced had the captain of Mark's vessel been a little more human, had there been a reason for his unbending homophobia and persecution of Lamm, despite there being no actual evidence of any "crime" having been committed. Perhaps an episode in the captain's life that made him so unbendingly anti-gay, or a reason that he seemed so happy to sacrifice Palmer, one of his best officers, merely to have his own way.
I liked the story, however, there was one tiny detail that bothered me. The moment Mark's friend discussed homosexuality and our MC clamped down on any thoughts about his own heteronormal life. Every man has a thought at least once in their life. I'd have liked to see a bit more of the inner workings of Lieutenant Mark Palmer. Otherwise, I've put this in my to-be-read-again pile.
I liked the story, however, there was one tiny detail that bothered me. The moment Mark's friend discussed homosexuality and our MC clamped down on any thoughts about his own heteronormal life. Every man has a thought at least once in their life. I'd have liked to see a bit more of the inner workings of Lieutenant Mark Palmer. Otherwise, I've put this in my to-be-read-again pile.
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