Review: Chained Reaction by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir

Destroyer 34 Chained Reaction by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir

Ruby Gonzalez appears again but she’s not enough to rescue this very weak Destroyer novel. A descendant of southern slave holders has decided to re-enslave African Americans—at least until he runs into Remo, Chiun, and Ruby. The only really good thing about this novel is Smith’s interaction with Ruby in which he correctly deduces that she has figured out what CURE is. He wants Remo and Chiun to kill her and they refuse. Chiun, in fact, has decided that Ruby would make an excellent mother for Remo’s children (Remo has not been consulted) and thus the next generation of the House of Sinanju. Unfortunately, the small bits of fun this circumstance brings about were not enough to save the novel.