A novel of soldiers & spies in the Highlands of Vietnam Army cop Erik Rider is enjoying his war until hes sent to disrupt Vietcong opium fields in a remote Highland province. Rider lands in Cheo Reo home to hard-pressed soldiers intelligence operatives & profiteers of all stripes. The tiny U.S. contingent & their unenthusiastic Vietnamese allies are hopelessly outnumbered by infiltrating enemy infantry. & theyre all surrounded by sixty thousand Montagnard tribespeople who want their mountain homeland back. The Vietcong are onto Riders game & have placed a bounty on his head. As he hunts the opium fields skirmishes with enemy patrols & defends the undermanned US base Rider makes a disturbing discovery: someone close to home has a stake in the opium smuggling ring-and will kill to protect it. Written by a master & as authentic as Matterhorn or Dog Soldiers Red Flags is a riveting new addition to espionage fiction.