"Doc" Hardesty--G.I. turned solider of fortune, turned photographer--tries to lead a peaceful life, but they keep coming back and not letting him. This time, "they" want him to rescue a hostage from some Cuban terrorists, and the hostage is the woman he's most loved in his life, the journalist that helped him turns his life from killing to creating. This is a short novel at 40.000 words, a conversion from the screenplay. That's why it's free or cheap...