Books like Liberty Square by Katherine V. Forrest
Kate Delafield is persuaded by her lover, Aimee Grant, to attend a 25th reunion of Vietnam veterans in Los Angeles. What begins as a nostalgic reunion quickly turns into a tense thriller when the hotel room door is sprayed with bullets, forcing Kate to confront dangers linked to her past service and the lingering shadows of the war.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Katherine V. Forrest
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