On dangerous ground

'A meticulously researched adventure story' - Sunday Express

'The mixture of glamour and menace in the novel's Vietnam setting is well caught... this is a pacy, absorbing read, with some good set-pieces and a satisfying ending' - The Times

‘It’ll keep you hooked until the very end’ - Prima

‘A warm and compelling story of family bonds’ - Woman’s Weekly

‘Sue Cook is an author with a significant talent for storytelling.’ - Scott Pack, the Friday Project

‘Cook's gripping story delves not only into a country's troubled past but also into the complexities of human relationships and the resolution of inner turmoil. Warm, insightful and ultimately uplifting.’ - The Reading Post

It's devastating enough when Pru's husband confesses to a long term affair on their 20th wedding anniversary. Then when her daughter, Molly, announces she's leaving for Vietnam on a Gap Year project, Pru knows her comfortable family life is over for good. Just as she's picking up the pieces, an email brings news that Molly has become involved with political activists and could be in serious danger. Arriving in this beautiful but alien land, Pru embarks on a desperate search for her recalcitrant daughter and meets Ben, a veteran of the US war. He's intelligent, funny, handsome, but damaged. Together they tackle corrupt police, greedy property dealers and a ruthless local party cadre; and when eventually Pru finds her daughter, she also discovers an inner strength she never knew she had.