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FRENCH KISS
By
Eric Van Lustbader
CONTENTS
SPRING, PRESENT: Tourrette-sur-Loup,France/New Canaan, Connecticut
Part I: Golden Cities in the Desert
SPRING, PRESENT: New York City/Paris/ Nice/New Canaan/Vence
WINTER 1968—SUMMER 1969: Ban Me Thuot, Vietnam/Cambodia; Mougins/Paris, France
Part II: French Kiss
SPRING, PRESENT: Shan State/New York/Nice/Paris/Tourrette-sur-Loup
SUMMER 1969: Ban Me Thuot, Vietnam/ hinterlands; Angkor, Cambodia
Part III: The Nature of Evil
SPRING, PRESENT: Nice/Paris/New York/ East Bay Bridge/Shan State
SPRING, PRESENT: Shan State
Also by ERIC VAN LUSTBADER
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Novels ofAsia
THE NINJA
BLACK HEART
THE MIKO
ZERO
Novels ofAmerica
SIRENS
TheCHINAMAROC Series
JIAN
SHAN
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A Fawcett Columbine Book
Published by Ballantine Books
Copyright © 1988 by Eric Van Lustbader
Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for permission to reprint previously published
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material:
Chrysalis Music, Jones MusicAmerica, and Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. Excerpts from the song
lyrics, "Aladdin Sane" by David Bowie. Copyright © 1973 by Moth Music, Bewlay Bros. Music, and
Fleur Music All rights for the United States and Canada controlled by Chrysalis Music, Jones Music
America and Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
Third Story Music, Inc.: Excerpts from the song lyrics, "Once I Was" by Tim Buckley. Copyright ©
1968 by Third Story Music, Inc.
Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. Excerpts from the song lyrics, "My Death" by Jacques Brel, Mort
Shuman, and Eric Blau. Copyright © 1967 by Rightsong Music, Inc All rights reserved. Used by
permission.
ISBN 0-449-90368-0
Text design by Holly Johnson
Manufactured in theUnited States of America
First Edition: February 1989
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A host of people helped in the various aspects of research for French Kiss . My thanks to:
Sichan Siv, who was, as always, an invaluable font of knowledge and insight regarding the war in
Vietnam, and conditions in that country andCambodiain 1969. He also provided the Khmer translations,
as well as Asian support, especially inParis.
Brad Miner, for matters pertaining to Catholicism and the Church.
Lu Ban Hap & Armelle, for access intoParis's Port Choisy and background on the war inVietnam.
Eliane Benisti, my lifeline inParis.
Laurine, Michelle, and Mattieu at l'Agence Benisti, for research coordination, translations, and liaisoning
inParis.
Signore Panico, keeper of the blades.
Michael Schochet, for information on bicycle racing and racers.
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Lieutenant Colonel Charles Steiner and Lieutenant Colonel Paul Knox (Ret.), U.S. Army Department of
Public Affairs (N.Y.), for information on Special Forces training, SOCOM,Vietnam, et al.
Mo Myint, for Burmese translations.
Freddie Khin Maung, for Burmese translations and lore.
Richard Koerner and Hilde Gerst, for sharing their trips toAngkor.
My father, for proofing the MS.
Milt Amgott, Forde Medina for legal research.
Dr. Jamie Stern, Dr. Bertram Newman, for medical advice.
In addition, I'd like to acknowledge M. Mabuse's crash obsession as being inspired by J. G. Ballard's
extraordinary novel Crash .
Very special thanks to Victoria and Kate, who both worked tirelessly on the MS.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
With the exception of obvious historical figures, all characters in French Kiss are the sole invention of the
author, and bear no intended resemblance to any real individual living or dead.
Although in every other respect I have been accurate in depicting Tourrette-sur-Loup, there is no church
there named Our Lady of Benva, just as there is noHolyTrinityChurchinNew Canaan.
This is for Susan, Leona, and Kate—
the other women in my life
There are only two forces
that unite men—
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