Rendezvous

By: Nelson DeMille

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 1 hr and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

In this tense, riveting mind game, New York Times bestselling novelist Nelson DeMille delivers a suspenseful short story in the tradition of his classic military novels The General's Daughter and Word of Honor. A band of soldiers in its last month of service in Vietnam goes out on a patrol through enemy territory with a female sniper in its path. Recounting the mission in shattering and sometimes gruesome detail, DeMille creates a concise masterpiece of moody suspense.

Demille served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and saw combat in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader, earning a Bronze Star. He states that Rendezvous features a fictionalized version of himself from that experience.

©2012 Nelson DeMille (P)2013 HighBridge Company

Very good short story. Little overpriced ...

If you could sum up Rendezvous in three words, what would they be?

fast paced, unexpected, compelling

What did you like best about this story?

I didn't know what to expect and I wasn't disappointed so to speak. Like "Up Country" and "Word of Honor" it is about deMille's time in Vietnam. American Platoon vs. Vietnamese sniper. But I don't want to give anything away here. The story is short enough to ruin it for everyone reading here if I say too much.

Which scene was your favorite?

Hard to say really. Same as above. Don't want to call a spoiler alert.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No problem here, since it's only a short story :-)

Great story! Short but interesting

Great listen, story and narration were very very good… nice short but very entertaining audiobook! Demille is a master story teller!

rendezvous

If you could sum up Rendezvous in three words, what would they be?

i love nelson

What was one of the most memorable moments of Rendezvous?

the ending

Which scene was your favorite?

the scary ones

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

it made me shiver

Any additional comments?

anything DeMille writes has me hook line and sinker. we are the same generation. he's simply lovely!

Sad but very good. Haunting

it's amazing! sad. haunting leaves you wondering? definitely excellent kind of wish there was a part two of them meeting again.

True to DeMille

Well told sad Vietnam war story with good narration.
I highly recommend as with all of his books.

like an old story out of a "man's magazine"

Is there anything you would change about this book?

What a disappointment it reminded me of a serial story that is no where finished.

Would you ever listen to anything by Nelson DeMille again?

yes

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

did not like or dislike

Did Rendezvous inspire you to do anything?

No

Too Short

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

It was okay but no long enough

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

It was predictable

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The narrartor was good, I like him

Did Rendezvous inspire you to do anything?

nope it did not

Any additional comments?

Please next time advertise that this book is only an hour long

Been there, done that.

I was in Vietnam for three combat tours with a Pathfinder/Recon unit that was in the exact same position as this team at one time. I felt like he had written the story about my team. Scary, but authentic.
Very well written. I have no doubt it was based on a real event.

good short story

First time author, an hour long short story, narrated by Scott Brick. A recon patrol is in the jungle of Vietnam and being stalked by a female sniper. This story is intense for being so short. The patrol is trying to make a rendezvous pickup point as the sniper follows them picking them off one by one. For a short story, it was pretty good. I got this from an Audible Daily Deal. It was worth it.

You won’t forget this one

This is a short story but you will not forget it. VietNam has to be the worst war this nation ever got involved in. We lost many young men for nothing in return. This story is a vivid reminder of what the cost really was. Sadly, we didn’t learn anything from that war. Maybe someday we will get leaders with hearts.
Politicians voting for war should be the first ones to go.