By Don Merritt
Bantam Books, 215 pages. US$7.95
A Review by Stephen Page

This is the third book of Don Merritt’s trilogy concerning the character Franklin Hatcher, nicknamed Hatch, who due to circumstance becomes a drifter-loner living on a tropical island. Hatch is a former Captain in the U.S. Army infantry.

In this closing of the trilogy, Hatch and his old college-best-friend’s wife, Jan, travel to Laos and Bangkok to seek revenge for the death of Jan’s husband. Involved in the intrigue are the CIA, mercenaries, and shoot-’em-up bad guys.

This book will appeal to a wide range of readers, including plot followers, adventure seekers, military enthusiasts, and romance lovers. It is great summer reader, or a weekend time-passer. The trilogy would make a great action film.

Book one: Hatch’s Island
Book two: Hatch’s Conspiracy
Book Three: Hatch’s Mission is available on-line:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553268686?tag=openlibr-20

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&bx=off&ds=30&sortby=2&sts=t&x=79&y=15&cm_ven=PFX&cm_cat=affiliates&cm_pla=links&cm_ite=k172077&afn_sr=gan&isbn=0553268686&pfxid=a_163106418

And http://openlibrary.org/b/OL7823618M/Hatch’s_Mission_3

Don Merritt is a United States Expat who lives in Argentina and now writes under the name of Donigan Merritt. His blog is here: http://doniganmerritt.typepad.com/
His recent novels, The Common Bond and Possessed by Shadows, are available at KEL Editions in Buenos Aires: http://www.professionaltravelguide.com/Destinations/Buenos-Aires/See-and-Do/Shopping/Stores/Bookstores/Kel-Ediciones-p1828391

And at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Possessed-Shadows-Donigan-Merritt/dp/1590511581/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260045576&sr=1-1-spell

http://www.amazon.com/Common-Bond-Donigan-Merritt/dp/1590513061/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260045615&sr=1-1