The Gendarme.

The Gendarme

By Mark Mustian

A Florida Bar member and county commissioner in Tallahassee, author Mark Mustian describes in his latest novel The Gendarme what happens when you look back on your life and see a person you don't recognize: your old self.

In The Gendarme, 92-year-old Emmett Conn begins to remember --through vivid dreams--what happened to him during his time as a Turkish soldier in World War I. Soon, Emmett grasps the terrible truth: He served as a police officer (or, gendarme) during the war and policed one of the most brutal marches in history. With this realization, Emmett must face the fact that his past is filled with unspeakable crimes, but also acts of kindness.

As Emmett finally faces the shameful truth of his past, he tries to find a young Armenian woman he slowly remembers from those...

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