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    The Wandering Ghost

    Part of A Sergeants Sueño and Bascom Novel

    Author Martin Limon
    Paperback
    $16.95 US
    Soho Press | Soho Crime
    5.04"W x 7.51"H x 0.87"D   | 13 oz | 24 per carton
    On sale Nov 01, 2008 | 336 Pages | 9781569475270
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    “Easily the best military mysteries in print today.” —Lee Child 

    Corporal Jill Matthewson, the only female military police officer assigned to Camp Casey in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, is missing. US 8th Army CID agent Sergeant George Sueño and his partner, Ernie Bascom, are dispatched to locate her. They find that criminal activity abounds at Camp Casey, from black marketeering to murder. The investigation brings them face-toface with crooked officers, Korean civilians rioting over the death of one of their own, a schoolgirl run down by a speeding army truck, and her ghost, which has been seen wandering the premises.
    Praise for The Wandering Ghost

    “A winner . . . Altogether engaging.”
    —The Washington Post Book World

    “Vivid . . . Limón’s crisp prose evokes a world that is at once exotic, dangerous and forlorn.”
    —The Seattle Times

    “Martin Limón does what the best storytellers do: take you away to a brand new world. The Wandering Ghost is that world, a fully engrossing story that pins you to your seat until the last page is turned.”
    —Michael Connelly

    “Easily the best military mysteries in print today.”
    —Lee Child

    “Setting the standard for military crime fiction, Limón’s compelling stories of murder, greed, and abuse of power are set off by the Korean culture and the 1970s atmosphere.”
    —Library Journal, Starred Review

    “Martin Limón has crafted some of the finest military mysteries on offer, and The Wandering Ghost will only enhance his reputation.”
    —BookPage 

    “Combines a vivid recreation of recent history with admirable local color.”
    —Kirkus Reviews 

    “A fine military mystery.”
    —Publishers Weekly 

    "Throughout this critically acclaimed series, Limón has displayed a remarkable talent for weaving his background knowledge of the country into his plots."
    —Booklist
    Martin Limón retired from military service after twenty years in the US Army, including ten years in Korea. He is the author of eleven novels in the Sueño and Bascom series, including Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, and Ping-Pong Heart, and the short story collection Nightmare Range. He lives near Seattle. View titles by Martin Limon

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    “Easily the best military mysteries in print today.” —Lee Child 

    Corporal Jill Matthewson, the only female military police officer assigned to Camp Casey in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, is missing. US 8th Army CID agent Sergeant George Sueño and his partner, Ernie Bascom, are dispatched to locate her. They find that criminal activity abounds at Camp Casey, from black marketeering to murder. The investigation brings them face-toface with crooked officers, Korean civilians rioting over the death of one of their own, a schoolgirl run down by a speeding army truck, and her ghost, which has been seen wandering the premises.

    Praise

    Praise for The Wandering Ghost

    “A winner . . . Altogether engaging.”
    —The Washington Post Book World

    “Vivid . . . Limón’s crisp prose evokes a world that is at once exotic, dangerous and forlorn.”
    —The Seattle Times

    “Martin Limón does what the best storytellers do: take you away to a brand new world. The Wandering Ghost is that world, a fully engrossing story that pins you to your seat until the last page is turned.”
    —Michael Connelly

    “Easily the best military mysteries in print today.”
    —Lee Child

    “Setting the standard for military crime fiction, Limón’s compelling stories of murder, greed, and abuse of power are set off by the Korean culture and the 1970s atmosphere.”
    —Library Journal, Starred Review

    “Martin Limón has crafted some of the finest military mysteries on offer, and The Wandering Ghost will only enhance his reputation.”
    —BookPage 

    “Combines a vivid recreation of recent history with admirable local color.”
    —Kirkus Reviews 

    “A fine military mystery.”
    —Publishers Weekly 

    "Throughout this critically acclaimed series, Limón has displayed a remarkable talent for weaving his background knowledge of the country into his plots."
    —Booklist

    Author

    Martin Limón retired from military service after twenty years in the US Army, including ten years in Korea. He is the author of eleven novels in the Sueño and Bascom series, including Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, and Ping-Pong Heart, and the short story collection Nightmare Range. He lives near Seattle. View titles by Martin Limon

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