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N the back alleys of Itaewon than ancient treasures go in over their heads as they agree to search for the skull a journey that will lead them to a crime that threatens the fragile peace between South Korea and the US Army units living on its Korean so I liked the first two books but didn t care for this one Too close to fantasy for me Unbelievable coincidences I ll read the next but if as divorced from reality as this I wouldn t go further
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This grisly terrifying thriller follows CID Agents George Sueño and Ernie Bascom across the Korean Peninsula in their search for a lost artifact South Korea 1970s Retired Army officer Herman Burkowicz has uite a lucrative setup smuggling rare Korean a PROTAGONISTS Sgts George Sueno and Ernie Bascom CID agentsSETTING South KoreaSERIES 3 of 12RATING 275WHY George Sueno and Ernie Bascom are investigators for the Eighth army with most of their activity taking place in Itaewon where soldiers spend their off time They interrupt the assault of a Buddhist nun by a GI which causes national upheaval But their main case involves the kidnapping of a the daughter of a retired Army officer Herman the German The ransom was a valuable old jade skull The Korean history and culture are well rendered but I had some problems with this book First it was hard to read about the brutality towards the little girl and various rapes The character of Ernie Bascom was really one dimensional Basically all he does is chew gum pick up women and violently erupt once in a while
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Rtifacts But then his nine year old foster daughter Mi ja is abducted and her kidnappers demand a ransom Burkowicz doesn’t have a priceless jade skull from the age of Genghis Khan Sueño and Bascom accustomed to chasing felons and black marketeers i Review from Asia Thrills cops George Sue o and Ernie Bascom meet Indiana Jones or so it seems in this over the top adventure the third in Martin Lim n s great series set in 1970s KoreaAn attack on a Buddhist nun along with the disappearance of the daughter of a retired US serviceman set the pair off on a hunt for a jade skull that shows a map to the lost treasures of Genghis KhanThey are not the only ones looking Also involved are some bad Buddhists from Mongolia some good Buddhists and a mysterious woman named Lady AhnIt seems the skull is being guarded by monks and by a giant sloth on a distant island Many fights some rather horrific violence chases and other adventures ensue And as usual the whole book is dripping with the dissolute atmosphere of Itaewon the greatest GI village in the world This book offers action packed excitement and will satisfy Lim n s many fans which include me But it is still a little too far fetched and not one of his best
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- Buddha's Money
- Martin Limón
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- 04 June 2019 Martin Limón
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Whotta read Grisly is apropos but it was in context with the theme of the plot It was ironic in that I had just placed an order through Better World Books for a copy when I was shelving Slicky Boys that I found a copy of this one that I already owned I do not know if it made the move with me from my parents' hou
I like learning about life in Korea from the perspective of George Sueno I think this is my favorite part of Limon's books I kind of want of that in this book Like Slicky Boys the story is very action focused I lost count of how many fist fights Sueno and Bascom got into If you want a story that feels like Indiana Jones in 1970s Korea complete with a mystical jade skull than this book is for you But my preference was for
PROTAGONISTS Sgts George Sueno and Ernie Bascom CID agentsSETTING South KoreaSERIES #3 of 12RATING 275WHY George Sueno and Ernie Bascom are investigators for the Eighth army with most of their activity taking pl
I can definitely say that there we some things about this book that truly horrified me and I don't usually get along well with being horrified This installment deals with how Sueno and Bascom are usedplayed by some evil people and in the long run while they tried hard to do the right thing no one ends up any better off and so many end up injured or dead But it's a strong well crafted story I'm surprised Limon isn't one of those
Another very long winded plot A little girl is kidnapped This leads to S and B trying to find a long lost jade skull that leads to Genghis Kha
Review from Asia Thrills cops George Sueño and Ernie Bascom meet Indiana Jones or so it seems in this over the top adventure the third in Ma
Authentic Tale of GIs in KoreaThis must have taken place in the late 70s; maybe early 19080 81 The author accurately characterizes Itaewon to include the clubs The demonstrations during that period were accurately described as well I’m not sure about the White Horse unit being involved in suashing the demonstrations but it would not surprise given the fact that the President of South Korea was a former ROK Army General Finally all of t
Limon's intriguing stories are set in South Korea in 1970's Our hero's are CID agents with the 8th Army South Korea is culturally vivid and populated with fascinating characters Murder and mayhem mostly mitigated with camaraderie and
I liked the first two books but didn't care for this one Too close to fantasy for me Unbelievable coincidences I'll read the next but if as divorced from reality as this I wouldn't go further
Thought I'd never finish this bookBook moved slow and I had to push through it Was the first time that I have been disappointed by his books Wi