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markhoh's review against another edition
4.0
As a lieutenant colonel and helicopter pilot in the Swedish airforce for 25 years, Robert Karjel brings a depth of authenticity that is present in his writing. “After the monsoon” is the second of the Ernst Grip books and takes us to the volatile and lawless Horn of Africa. Set primarily in the tiny yet strategically poised nation of Djibouti, Karjel unravels a paradoxical tale where good is wrapped up in bad which is wrapped up in good. Binaries are blurred and Grip is gripping as the protagonist who not only exists in a blurred binary but navigates double dealings with outcomes that do not end with a happily ever after.
bob_muller's review against another edition
5.0
I can't compare this book to anything I've read, because I really don't think there is another book quite like it. I think the author brings a realism to the military action that goes far beyond most military thrillers, and perhaps an international perspective sorely needed in English-language thrillers. The Djibouti setting is wonderful. The characters are compelling. The writing is very different, slightly out of focus and elusive in ways I have trouble pinning down, much as does the main character. Truly gripping!
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