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Synopsis
Sometimes anything can be bought - secrets of state, secrets of the soul, secrets of the flesh. For two peacetime soldiers living on the edge, the line between trust and betrayal, life and death is rather thin - and just as dangerous. George Sueno and Ernie Bascom, the maverick military investigators, are back on the case. George is steeped in the rhythms of East LA while Ernie, from the meanstreets of Detroit, dances to his own, strange internal drummer. In the Criminal investigation Division of the US Army in Korea, both are pulled into an exotic, lethal underworld of a culture they barely understand, dominated by the fearsome slicky boys, kings of the black market. Checking every bar to ensure the Bourbon is chilled, and the women hot, Sueno and Bascom are drawn into a savage murder that could end their careers, or their lives...
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Review
This thriller by a retired army officer has many things going for it: two very well-drawn central characters who are U.S. military police based in Seoul; a large cast of colorful secondary characters; some lively and inventive plot twists; and a setting--South Korea in 1975, 20 years after the Korean War--quickly brought to vivid life. George Sueno, the brains of the two-man Army CID team, grew up in foster homes in East Los Angeles, learned Korean quickly, and isn't nearly as baffled by the complexity of Korean customs as most of his fellow soldiers. His partner, Ernie Bascom, found a home in the Army better than the one he'd left in Detroit to go to Vietnam; he's a blaze of mad action and sexual energy. They make an excellent team, bringing back memories of Chester Himes's Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson--two cops who also bent the rules to get results.
From the Publisher
"Cliff-hanging action...thrilling...unexpected."
--The Wall Street Journal
"There's atmosphere to spare here, and enough suspense to please. A colorful thriller."
--Publishers Weekly
"Hot blood is pumped by brave hearts, and in their element these guys are princes."
--The New York Times Book Review
"Sueo and Bascom are two of the more memorable sleuths in the modern mystery canon."
--The Plain Dealer, Cleveland
"The writing is plain and sinewy, the characterizations are quietly brilliant and the moral vision is as cold as a Seoul bar girl's gaze."
--The Oregonian
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- PublisherSERPENTS TAIL +
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 1852425784
- ISBN 13 9781852425784
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages376
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