Wes Demott has written a great book and that is all there is to it. Wes Demott is also my neighbor but that is not why i am writing this review. I remember when he was writing this book i always want to read it but i was to young. I just finished it after a couple of weeks and absolutely loved it. I am yet to read Vapors and hope that he will write again. So overall i am just telling you to READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After quitting on the last "thriller" I was reading, this book was quite a welcome surprise. It pulls you in on the first page and it doesn't let you go until the conclusion. The characters are exciting, very real and believeable and easy to relate to. I found myself siding with Slaughter's cause, admiring his courage and rooting for him in the end. Without giving away the plot, it disturbed me very deeply and made me question the line between DeMott's fiction and reality. The writer came across as a very credible source, although the book jacket did not mention him as a former POW. I have already bought his second book, Vapors. I'll review it when I'm finished. You shouldn't miss Walking K. Hope DeMott does well. Be cool.

Rare is the book that combines non-stop action and ompelling story lines to evoke true emotion. But Walking K does just that thanks to the talented hand of Wes DeMott. From the opening scenes and our heroe's tortured past, to the horrific dilemna and hitman confronting him, Jacob Slaughter faces his past and future with the US government hot on his heels and the issue of Vietnam POWs once again rearing its ugly head. Not only can we empathise with Slaughter's twisted nightmares in a POW camp, we can sense his knawing need to right the injustice of those left behind and the intense heat from a bomb blast meant to silence him. Slaughter is truly a man alone set out to free those the government says is dead and in the process, his soul. The characters are real, emotions raw, the action non-stop and the hale-Mary pass delivers. Walking K is an exciting and thrilling ride through the political and emotional landscape.

This is the first book I have read by this author, I just couldn't put the book down (except to sleep). The pace is fast, and you would think the story is predictable, but it is not. Believe me, it isn't. Good character development, and a love story becomes the core of the book.

I don't want to give away too much, but Jack Kane, that is one cool character.

It is apparent though, that the primary character's physical attributes seem to be quite similar to Mr. DeMott's......

Vapors is the kind of book that changes the way you view things around you. The plot is so plausible that it makes you wonder if you're reading fiction or non-fiction.

Besides the fast pace and political suspense that author Wes DeMott is known for, I always appreciate his character development. Vapors is a special treat because one of the central characters is an assertive woman operating in a man's world. It was interesting to follow the interaction among the characters and between the sexes. Having a female main character provided the extra twist that kept me guessing what would happen next.