About
A Vietnam War veteran, I was stationed at Phu Bai in 1966-67. For more than thirty-five years, I've worked as a newspaperman in Maine. I live in Topsham with my wife Deborah. We have two sons. I'm also the author of Kagnew Station, a sequel set in Ethiopia in 1968. Currently, I'm working on a third book in the series, The Man in the Canal, set in Sweden in 1971.
Description
<p>It’s hard to be committed to anyone when you don’t know whom to trust.</p><p>Alexis Toles, a former FBI agent turned undercover CIA agent, is quickly finding that out in Nancy Ann Healy’s newest political thriller, <i>Commitment</i>.</p><p>Alex embeds in a secret organization of intelligence operatives known as The Collaborative. Its partners include operatives from the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI, US Department of Defense, and an entanglement of foreign intelligence agencies.</p><p>It’s about half a year after the death of President John Merrow, a friend and someone she respected. But she remains committed to overthrowing The Collaborative as she works with a onetime adversary who believes the organization’s involved in the president’s death.</p><p>Meanwhile Alex; her wife, Cassidy O’Brien; and Cassidy’s son try hard to live as a family but must first overcome personal struggles, including a nasty custody battle with Cassidy’s ex-husband, Congressman Christopher O’Brien. The family has their own share of secrets that, if unleashed, could affect their hopes for the future.</p><p>There’s no place to turn without discovering people who are not who they claim to be. That can’t stop Alex. She must remain committed to the cause, both at home and as she works against The Collaborative.</p>
Story Behind The Book
The novel is loosely based on my experiences while serving in the Army in South Vietnam during the war. Some of the characters are amalgams of the people I met while in Vietnam.
Reviews
"...its rapid pacing makes for good beach reading." -- <em>Kirkus
Discoveries, February 2005</em><br /><br />"Betit writes vividly ... His
narrative is crisp, fast-paced and filled with action." -- <em>William D.
Bushnell, The Times Record, Oct. 29, 2004</em><br /><br />"Filled with
suspense throughout, this is a book you will likely read non-stop." -- <em>Lloyd
Ferris, Maine Sunday Telegram, Jan. 9, 2005</em><br /><br />"This fast-paced
murder mystery grabs readers early in the story ." -- <em>Lloyd Ferris,
Maine Sunday Telegram, Jan. 9, 2005</em> <em></em>
