Robert J. Smawley

Twenty years ago, Vietnam turned three American boys into men, but amidst the horror, Johnny Burke cracked. When his friends, Max and Rudy, stop him from torturing an innocent Cambodian girl, he wheels on them and, aflame with hatred, vows vengeance.

A down-on-his-luck, struggling writer hits rock bottom just when he meets a sexy policewoman. But bad luck seems to follow him like a lost puppy and just when things start looking up, a story sold, a new camper and a new love life, his adventure of misfortune begins again.

An adventurer pursues a river of gems through caverns of mystery. He encounters deadly snakes, buried-alive Nazis and brutal murderers. The prize is a river of diamonds, but the price could be a violent sudden death.