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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsThe Wandering Ghostby Martin Limon
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Praise for Martin Limón: “It’s great to have these two mavericks back. . . . Mr. Limón writes with . . . wonderful, bleak humor, edged in pain, about GI life.”—The New York Times Book Review “Limón’s crisp, clear storytelling opens a door to another world and leaves one hoping the next installment won’t be so long in arriving.”—The Baltimore Sun “Limón has the military lingo and ambience down to a T. Plot, pacing, and plausibility are just about perfect.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer (editor’s choice) “As usual, Limón paints a picture of Korea in the mid-1970s that is so detailed and richly atmospheric that the reader’s senses are flooded with the sounds, smells, and tastes of the place. Fans of the Sueño-Bascom series, who have been waiting eagerly for a new novel, can relax. It was well worth the wait.”—Booklist (starred review) The only female MP assigned to a base in the DMZ is missing. Has she been abducted, killed, or, possibly, gone AWOL? Eighth Army cops George Sueño and Ernie Bascom, sent to find her, discover a murder that has been concealed, rampant black marketeering and corruption, crooked officers, rioting Korean civilians, and the wandering ghost of a schoolgirl run down by a speeding army truck. It is up to them to right egregious wrongs while being pursued by criminals who want to kill them. Martin Limón is the author of four earlier books in the Sueño-Bascom series. His debut, Jade Lady Burning, was a New York Times Notable Book. Review:"The turbulent Korean peninsula provides the backdrop to this fine military mystery, the fifth (after 2005's The Door to Bitterness) to feature U.S. Army criminal investigation agents George Sueo and Ernie Bascom. A crack combat unit stationed near the strife-torn demilitarized zone proves strangely uncooperative when a military policewoman disappears. The missing soldier had made herself unpopular with her chain of command when she attempted to testify against two GIs who accidentally killed a Korean schoolgirl while speeding. As Sueo and Bascom dig past the obfuscation, they uncover an unsavory mix of black marketeering, sexual harassment, corruption, rape and murder, risking disgrace in their quest to find their fellow cop before it's too late. Limn, a veteran who spent 10 years stationed in the Republic of Korea, captures precisely the experience and atmosphere of the tension that exists between the American military and South Korean society, two vastly different worlds bound together only by realpolitik." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"The odds are slim that two police procedurals set in Korea will show up at the same time, but here is another one, and it's also a winner. 'The Wandering Ghost' is a military police procedural, with two U.S. 8th Army investigators in South Korea in the mid-1970s searching for Corp. Jill Matthewson, who has vanished. Is it foul play, or has the female officer, who is fed up with sexual and other harassment... Washington Post Book Review (read the entire Washington Post review) Synopsis:Sueño and Bascom, seeking a missing female MP in the Korean DMZ, encounter a wandering ghost. About the AuthorMartin Limón is the author of numerous stories about his army police duo as well as five previous novels, Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, Buddha's Money, The Door to Bitterness, and The Wandering Ghost, all available from Soho Crime. His debut novel, Jade Lady Burning, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He lives near Seattle. Martin Limón is the author of numerous stories about his army police duo as well as five previous novels, Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, Buddha's Money, The Door to Bitterness, and The Wandering Ghost, all available from Soho Crime. His debut novel, Jade Lady Burning, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He lives near Seattle. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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