Twilight of Heroes

by Ralph Peters

During a peaceful mission to build a medical clinic in Bolivia, a unit of U.S. soldiers is massacred, and an American colonel awaiting retirement sets out to uncover the truth, only to find himself caught in a bloody war between some of the most dangerous men in the world

Genres: Fiction, Novels, Military Fiction

450 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published January 1, 1997

About the author

Ralph Peters is a novelist, an essayist, a former career soldier, and an adventurer in the 19th-century sense. He is the author of a dozen critically acclaimed novels, two influential works on strategy, "Beyond Terror" and "Fighting for the Future".

Mr. Peters' works can also be found under the pen name "Owen Parry." He also appears frequently as a commentator on television and radio networks.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/ralphp...

Reviews

[Bob · Rating 3 out of 5]

Action suspense novel set in Bolivia dealing with an army office and a group of green berets who are building dispensary in a small jungle village, an Ambassador who has visions of greater things the his current posting who has decreed the the soldiers doing the building should be unarmed, a German ex pat who is risen to be a kingpin in the country and is secretly in the drug trade, his daughter who is a selfless Dr. working with the poor villagers and estranged from her father, Colombian and Brazilian drug cartels and assorted good and bad guys thrown together in a novel of intrigue, murder and greed.
A 'Heavy' book and slower reading painting a mostly unflattering picture of the country and some of our diplomats and other officials from both sides.

[Zoie Walden · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was expecting a bit more of the 'hero saves the day' story, but considering the subject matter (the war on drugs), the unsatisfying feeling I had upon reading it, feels appropriate. I do wish there was less of just an ending & more of a conclusion. While there is no doubt to the fate of certain characters, I wanted more more of a cosmic judgement: who got rewarded, who got punished. A good book, but from the last quarter, very unemotionally satisfying.

[Nadir · Rating 3 out of 5]

No doubt Peters puts more thought into his stories than others who write in this genre. Unfortunately at times he also puts in far more words than necessary to get illustrate his point. At various stages throughout the story I found myself "speed reading" just to get through multiple pages that could have been summarized in a few paragraphs.

That said, I'll likely give his work another try in the future.

[Barbara Sparks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extremely well written, delightful turn of phrase. RE: A us military team is mercy is massacred in Bolivia. John Church is in charge of the military there, and is denigrated for his handling of the situation

[Benjamin · Rating 4 out of 5]

For someone who had previously read Peters, I was expecting more high-tech, a Tom Chance type tale. what I got was a more thoughtful, more human story about the drug wars. very fine.

[Berlinda Maombitho]

nice book the imagery is outstanding i want to read more of his books

[Mike · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring