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The Valley by George Newbern

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The Valley

A Novel

George Newbern, John Renehan, Penguin Audio

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 1, 2016

Reading lane: Afghan War (2001-)

* Named one of Wall Street Journal 's Best Books of 2015 * Selected as a Military Times 's Best Book of the Year An intricate mystery unfolds against the backdrop of the Afghanistan war in this former Army Captain's gripping portrait of a fighting division holding a remote outpost.

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Good for readers who enjoy Afghan War (2001-)Good for readers who enjoy Afghan War (2001-) and Military Thrillers.Best for readers who want plot momentum and suspense.

Book Details

Authors
George Newbern, John Renehan, Penguin Audio
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
March 1, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Afghan War (2001-) · Military Thrillers
Reading lane
Afghan War (2001-)

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  • Psychological Fiction

  • Military Thrillers

  • War Fiction

About This Book

* Named one of Wall Street Journal 's Best Books of 2015 * Selected as a Military Times 's Best Book of the Year An intricate mystery unfolds against the backdrop of the Afghanistan war in this former Army Captain's gripping portrait of a fighting division holding a remote outpost. "You're going up the Valley." Black didn't know its name, but he knew it lay deeper and higher than any other place Americans had ventured. You had to travel through a network of interlinked valle...

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* Named one of Wall Street Journal 's Best Books of 2015 * Selected as a Military Times 's Best Book of the Year An intricate mystery unfolds against the backdrop of the Afghanistan war in this former Army Captain's gripping portrait of a fighting division holding a remote outpost. "You're going up the Valley." Black didn't know its name, but he knew it lay deeper and higher than any other place Americans had ventured. You had to travel through a network of interlinked valleys, past all the other remote American outposts, just to get to its mouth. Everything about the place was myth and rumor, but one fact was clear: There were many valleys in the mountains of Afghanistan, and most were hard places where people died hard deaths. But there was only one Valley. It was the farthest, and the hardest, and the worst. When Black, a deskbound admin officer, is sent up the Valley to investigate a warning shot fired by a near-forgotten platoon, he can only see it as the final bureaucratic insult in a short and unhappy Army career. What he doesn't know is that the warning shot was not the worst crime in the Valley before his arrival, and his investigation will not only disturb the platoon's dark secrets but launch a shattering personal odyssey of obsession and discovery. The Valley is a mind-bending mystery and a riveting tour de force that announces John Renehan as a great American storyteller.

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