Super Short Summary

In Robert Stone’s novel Dog Soldiers, American journalist John Converse travels to Vietnam during the war, hoping to find material for a book or play but ends up agreeing to smuggle heroin back to the United States. He involves Ray Hicks, an unstable former Marine, and his wife Marge in the plan, leading to paranoia, betrayal, and a dangerous pursuit across Southern California as they are hunted by a corrupt federal agent named Antheil. This novel contains portrayals of drug addiction and violent encounters.