Fire in the Blood

The story of a traumatized U.S. Army soldier who goes AWOL to unravel the mystery of his wife's death, written by an Afghan War veteran and conscientious objector."A tremendously compelling debut of rare skill." —Phil Klay, author of RedeploymentWhile overseas fighting in the Afghan war, U.S. Army soldier Coop—a man haunted by the things he has seen and done in the war—is told that his wife has been killed back home in the States. The ticking of the clock begins as Coop is given a brief leave to attend to his wife's affairs. But while back in New York City, Coop discovers the situation was far more suspicious than anyone told him. He decides to go AWOL, using his military training to discover the truth of what happened to his wife. It doesn't take long, however, before Coop finds himself embroiled in a criminal conspiracy that reaches all the way into the Albanian mafia, Upper East Side royalty, and a scam at a recovery center for heroin...