Kent Anderson Books in Order

College student Hanson becomes a Green Beret in Vietnam, carrying poetry into a world of brutal combat. Across two tours and an uneasy return to civilian life, he confronts the violence of war and his capacity for it.

Vietnam veteran Hanson patrols Portland's troubled streets according to a personal code of justice. As violent cases and police conflicts mount, someone begins probing his military record, threatening to expose memories he has tried to keep buried.

This collection gathers Kent Anderson’s articles on bullfighting and motorcycle gangs alongside unpublished material from his first two novels. A screenplay and notes toward another novel broaden the portrait of his writing across violence, observation, and unfinished creative work.

Vietnam veteran Hanson becomes an Oakland police officer and chooses to live in the neighborhood he patrols. Relationships with residents, including a drug dealer and a streetwise boy, challenge the boundaries between his sense of justice and police duty.