December 20, 2011 “Laced together as tightly as a pair of military combat boots, the impeccably written story Murder on the Naval Base, by author Behcet Kaya, transports the reader from zero to Mach 2 as fast as an F-18 Hornet catapulted off the flight deck of a carrier,” so quoted Pacific Book Review. Combining key structural story developments of intrigue, suspense, lust and revenge and overlapping the Navy’s military code of conduct, Murder on the Naval Base has all of the elements of a blockbuster movie, packed within a terse novel which is literally impossible to put down.
In this novel, the suspect is tried in a military court, which has different rules than civil courts. “I am fascinated by the very basic differences,” said author Behcet Kaya. “The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is the system of rules governing the military criminal process, whereas civilian law is a legal system inspired by Roman law and holds legislation as the primary source of law,” he explained. “Military court authority is based on the status of the offender, whereas civilian law is based on the location of the crime. For example, if the accused is an active service member, the UCMJ applies no matter where the crime occurred.”
The novel transports the reader into the supersonic fighter jet world of Naval Aviation, with aircraft carrier scenes, and brings you close to the egos and confidence of those commanders that fly our warplanes. “I admit to being a strong text