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Title: Duty to Investigate

Author: J. W. Stone

Narrator: Al Peterson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-03-15

Publisher: Warriors Publishing Group

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

As a successful trial lawyer, Mike Beck uses his personality and his skill with the letter of the law to win in a courtroom. As a Marine Reservist ordered to Iraq on an unexpected deployment, he finds himself in a different world where the law of war often conflicts with common sense and his own feel for what's right and what's wrong. When an embedded female correspondent reveals what appears to be an illegal killing of Iraqi civilians by a U.S. Marine during the battle for Fallujah, Beck finds himself faced with a case that challenges both his legal skills and his conviction that something is very wrong with what seems to be a clear violation of the law of land warfare.

Devoted to finding the truth about an ugly incident and keeping an innocent Marine from being convicted in a court-martial, Mike Beck defies orders, purloins evidence, and leads a combat team that must fight their way through a fanatical enemy force to investigate the scene of the alleged crime. Along the way as he battles his conscience, command influence, and a media giant clamoring for his head, Mike Beck finds a lot of truth about the case, about the brutal enemy in Iraq, about the nature of a very nasty war, about the Marines risking their lives in a confusing combat situation-and about himself as a Marine, a lawyer, and a man.

Members Reviews:

Semper Fi

If would want to better understand the Corps and why Marines at all ranks both active duty and reserve are willing to risk everything for honor, Corps and fellow Marines READ THIS NOVEL!!!

From first page to last you will not be able to put this book down, The characters... the judge advocates, staff officers, grunts, the generals, civilian reporters and yes even the Iraqis are real...they literally step off the pages... in fact they haunted my dreams for weeks. Colonel Stone captures the danger, confusion and exhilaration of the battlefield and the very essence of why Marines enjoy an unparalleled reputation as the nation's finest, most determined and feared fighters.

This book confirms the wisdom of the Corps requiring all judge advocates to be unrestricted line officers. This is not only a page turner but rather a page burner! Semper Fi Colonel Stone!

Even a tree-hugging pacifist could be hypnotized by this book.

In full disclosure, I have to say that I only bought this book because I know the author. It is not the usual subject matter that I would choose to read, much less to buy. In fact, as well-written as it is, I still had a hard time with the beginning because of all the violence. But once I got past that, I found it truly mesmerizing and could not put it down. Its premise, graphic scenes, and haunting characters stayed with me long past the reading. It was an eye-opening tale. I hope that it is not an accurate picture of what our military endures, but I now fear that it is.

Awesome Book - Cover to Cover!

This novel takes place during the Second Battle of Falujah. As a retired Marine who spent time in Iraq, I was amazed at the author's impeccable attention to detail and historical accuracy. Everything in this book is realistic. The story is intriguing and the plot twists believable. If you don't usually read military fiction, you will nevertheless enjoy this book. If you are a military fiction reader, this is one of the best.