The Invisible Four

About the Book

Lien Phan Birchfield is the son of a Vietnamese mother and American soldier who is missing in action. Lien has never met his father, but is guided by a letter from him, written eighteen years earlier in the Vietnam jungle. He’s always been a bit of an outsider, and as a new freshman at Bayou City College in Houston, Lien feels invisible.

He’s not alone in his predicament, however. He has Toby, his happy-go-lucky roommate and ROTC cadet. There’s Char—a type A go-getter with few friends. Prof. K is an ex-GI, Harley-riding journalism instructor and mentor. Together, these four unlikely friends form a bond that is unbreakable, willing to stand up to formidable adversaries.

As a team, they use their skills and intuition to go after a well-oiled ROTC machine that scams the trusting public of donations meant for charity. Surrounded by thoughts of his father, Lien and the other Invisibles track a corrupt and narcissistic army ROTC commandant and his band of “operatives.” Working against deadly odds, the four friends don’t feel so invisible anymore.

About the Author

David B. McKinney lives in the Houston suburb of Spring. A former journalist, he retired from a major oil company. He taught part-time at the University of Houston and is a contributor to three communications textbooks. McKinney and his wife, Dana, have three adult children and six grandchildren.