THE ELEVENTH MAN

THE ELEVENTH MAN follows the WWII experiences of Montana native Ben Reinking, a journalist assigned to chronicle the adventures of his college football teammates, now involved in various war services. This powerful novel is ably narrated by Tom Stechschulte with a deeply masculine inflection and a decidedly Western feel. Pining for action himself, Reinking chafes at his assignment as a war correspondent, viewing his work as mere propaganda. The story becomes more complicated when his travels result in a difficult romance. Sadly chronicling his friends' deaths, some of which he finds to be mysterious, Reinking soon finds himself in mortal peril. Stechschulte’s unaffected delivery is especially strong in depicting the historical details of the war. A.W. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2009]