AMERICANS ON A KLONG is about a marriage that is smoldering with deceit in Bangkok, Thailand, while the Vietnam War is flaring with live ammunition in Southeast Asia. Roger, a retired US Air Force fighter pilot, returns to his love of flying when Air America, the CIA airline, hires him to take on their motto "Anything, Anywhere, Anytime -- Professionally." A compound of tropical flowers and foliage has a klong (waterway) with a dock, and a two story house, which is home to Roger, Amy and their two sons. Adjacent quarters house three servants. The boys learn to speak Thai fluently and fill the...