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George Sueno and his partner Ernie Bacom are CID officers working for the 8th army division in South Korea. They are assigned the case of a Korean prostitute who was brutally murdered, possibly by her GI boyfriend. Their investigation continues into the steamier side of South Korea. The investigators spend a lot of time drinking and having sex. I found the glimpse into South Korean culture to be interesting. The last 40 pages of so loses a lot of narrative connectivity, events start randomly hap
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Set in what looks to be 1970s-era Seoul, Limon's debut is a highly enjoyable procedural featuring two well-drawn US army CID officers. Normally confined to busting up black market operations, the two must battle army bureaucracy while trying to solve the murder of one of the hundreds of prostitutes who live off US GIs. The book is excellent at exploring the relationship between the army and the local service economy that it supports, and Limon's service in Korea brings raw authenticity to every
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A good look at the American presence in South Korea in the 1950's.
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Stuck in isolation with all my books, I picked this one randomly from the shelf.
I have a hard time with the military lingo and hierarchy but the atmosphere is vivid and unusual. Not my usual fare—I’m glad I found this.
I have a hard time with the military lingo and hierarchy but the atmosphere is vivid and unusual. Not my usual fare—I’m glad I found this.
Dec 20, 2021
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