Publisher's Synopsis
""A wrongful arrest by the Vietnamese Security Service sets the background for this remarkable story. As exciting as it is revealing, the book examines some of literature's major themes: moral ambiguity, the nature of evil, the bittersweet dividends of power, and the grace of love."" - J Lempriere ""Intelligent and carefully crafted, It Happened in Hanoi is a story of love and duplicity, set against the background of State sponsored criminality. A rare combination of depth and breath, this probing book stirs both the heart and mind on many levels."" - O.M. ""It Happened in Hanoi is both an insightful commentary on the dangers of State administration disengaged from the restraints imposed by normal governmental practice, and a gripping story of a man's search for meaning in a world threatened by organized violence and terrorism. It is a book which everyone ought to read."" - Falkiner
