Word of Honor

By: Nelson DeMille

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 28 hrs

Publisher's summary

He is a good man, a brilliant corporate executive, an honest, handsome family man admired by men and desired by women. But a lifetime ago Ben Tyson was a lieutenant in Vietnam.There the men under his command committed a murderous atrocity -- and together swore never to tell the world what they had done.

Now the press, army justice, and the events he tried to forget have caught up with Ben Tyson. His family, his career, and his personal sense of honor hang in the balance. And only one woman can reveal the truth of his past -- and set him free.

©2009 Nelson DeMille (P)2009 Hachette

Critic reviews

"The flashbacks to Hue, the pre-trial investigation (involving an attractive female major), the court-martial proceedings, the emotions of the principal characters and the soul-sickness wrought by war (which is the story's effective subtext) all are depicted with marvelous vividness." ( Publishers Weekly)

very good story ... only thing is ...

Where does Word of Honor rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

At times it was hard to understand who was saying what ?
You could blame the writing or the narration , either why it
Was kind of hard to fallow at times .
But ! It is a very good story otherwise .

What three words best describe Scott Brick’s performance?

Please Learn to assign a voice for each character

Another good DeMille book!

OK....I love John Grisham, I love Stephen King, I loved Sue Grafton and I seriously like Nelson DeMille. His characters are likeable and down-to-earth even when they are involved in the most complicated overseas assignments, working for the government or against it. My only complaint is that he doesn't write enough books!!! When he does, though, he writes a doozy - 28 hours of wonderful listening. I've got to admit I started listening to his books because Scott Brick is the reader. I love Scott Brick!! Come on you two...I'm ready for a new one!

DeMille scores again

Nelson, this is one of the best IMHO. It delved deep into the human soul and the struggle soldiers in command have dealt with in every war. Thanks you for your service.

Excellent!

I usually don't write a review because I'm just not very good at it. But this book was tremendous. I'm not finding the words I want to say, but Mr. DeMille brought forth the frailty of the human psyche of the characters. Maybe somebody can say it better than I can. And, as usual, Mr. Brick's narration was spot on.

This Was Really Well Done

Nelson DeMille never seems to disappoint. I thought this was well written and thoroughly entertaining.

Great book

This is a great story and is readwell. Couldn’t stop listening. I wish it were longer.

vietnam

this book brought back some many memories of that time so long ago.
we (the soldiers,) were loaded in a position so different from home its only a wonder many more stories such as this occurred. the author who had been there told a fabulous tale of what happens when we returned.
so glad many of us returned.

This is how it done!

I am so glad I decided to go back and get some of DeMille’s books I failed to obtain back in the 80’s, and pick up a few of my old favorites in audio version. I truly enjoyed this epic fiction centered around such a heart wrenching historic event.
Scott Brick, as usual, breathes life into the written word.

Riveting!!

High suspense and tension maintained from beginning to end in this military justice thriller. Nelson DeMille masterpiece!

Simply Awesome!!!!!

What can I say. This is a very very very good book. The length of the book is irrelevant as the story takes you in with the characters. I was truly mesmerized with the story and with the fact that there is no way to know how the ending will play out until you finish it. I highly recommend this as a listen.