The Wandering Ghost

by Martin Limón

Book Overview

Praise for Martin Lim?n: "It's great to have these two mavericks back. . . . Mr. Lim?n writes with . . . wonderful, bleak humor, edged in pain, about GI life."-- The New York Times Book Review... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569474818
• ISBN13: 9781569474815
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Soho Crime
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

The Wandering Ghost

As with all of limon's books, 'The Wandering Ghost' was great! My thanks for the excellent service and speed with which I received the book. Nice people to order from!!! Thanks again, Garrett

Tongduchon

Once again we are treated to a glimpse of life in Korea as experienced only by those who served there in the U.S. Army. Limon has given us another terrific look back with a great understanding of what really went on after the war.

another Limon hit

The author continues with the trials and tribulations of two US Army Criminal investigators working in South Korea on crimes involving soldiers in the US Army. In brief the two CID agents are sent north to investigate a missing MP--the first female MP in the 2d Infantry Division. The story moves along and has a twist and turn on most pages. I liked the book and recommend to soldiers who served in Korea.

Limon Always Hits a Triple

People read mysteries for plot, setting or characters. You're usually lucky to find a writer who satisfies with two out of three of these elements, but Martin Limon is one of the few mystery writers who does well on all three. His police procedural plots reflect the thought processes of the solid investigator that he was when he was in the military and he captures the odd clash of cultures between the Republic of Korea and the U.S. Army of the 1970s. Sueno and Bascombe, his characters are a wonderful combination of brains and brawn. Both characters came from bad childhoods to find a home in the Army. Particularly affecting is Agent Sueno's continuing discovery of Korean culture. That said, I agree with the two other critics. One suspects that Mr. Limon's agent bullies him into over the top scenes in order to sell his books to the movies (a roller coaster ride in a mine car in Buddha's Gold and, here, the destruction of a 30 foot statue of an MP by an armored vehicle). He is too fine a writer to have to rely on such grandstanding to produce solid entertainment. Also, his two characters have made the military a career and Mr. Limon clearly appreciates the finer aspects of military life, so he should acknowledge that along the way. True, the military, especially in the 1970s, had a rough time of it, but one of the attractions of his heroes is that they try to uphold the military virtues against a host of bad guys. Still, no Limon is worth passing up. You always have plot, setting and character.

The Boys are Back!

Our two Army CID investigators are back in a new book. Martin Limon is back in form in a dark mystery set in 1970's Korea. The plot reminded me a little of "A Few Good Men" with the story set mostly around the high security area around the DMZ. As far as I can tell the series is quite an accurate portrayal of '70's Korea and it's fascinating to see how much Korea has changed in thirty years. If you haven't read this series earlier, then I'd suggest you start with the early books. But remember to skip "Buddha's Money", the worst of the lot.