Blogs in January 1970

Dog Soldiers 1st January 1970

In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he’ll find action – and profit – by getting involved in a big-time drug deal. But back in the States, things go...

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Johnny’s Girl 1st January 1970

Meg’s life has taken a turn for the perfect. She is the envy of millions with her drop dead gorgeous husband, their two beautiful sons and her new mansion in Henley. Her celebrity PA days are over. But desperate...

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Heaven’s Prisoners 1st January 1970

A finely crafted central character, David Robicheaux is in his boat in the Gulf when a light aircraft crashes. He helps in the rescue, a little girl is alive. She has been trapped in a pocket of air. Four...

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The Hotel New Hampshire 1st January 1970

‘The first of my father’s illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels.’ So says John Berry, son of a hapless...

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The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire 1st January 1970

The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire is a sweeping historical novel of Mexico during the short, tragic, at times surreal, reign of Emperor Maximilian and his court.

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