Horn of Africa

The story follows Charlie Gage, a Vietnam veteran and foreign correspondent, who is drawn into guerilla warfare in northeast Africa under the enigmatic Thomas Colfax. Haunted by the death of his secretary in Beirut, Charlie has lost his sense of purpose, making him susceptible to the commands of the ambitious Jeremy Nordstrand. Set against the backdrop of Ethiopia's harsh deserts, the novel explores themes of redemption and the quest for inner freedom amid a nation's turmoil.