RARA-AVIS: Martin Limon, Jade Lady Burning
Mbdlevin@aol.com
Sat, 8 May 1999 03:20:55 EDT
I just read Martin Limon's first novel, "Jade Lady Burning."
It's a
hard-boiled police procedural set in Korea. The cops are Army
CID. I
thought it was quite strong, though it fell off a bit at the
end (or perhaps
rushed itself a bit--a matter more of pacing than events). A
while back we
discussed how hard-boiled works in an exotic (to Americans?)
locale--well, it
works in this book. Anyone have the scoop on Limon. I think he
has at least
one other book. Is it as good? My recent trip also put copies
of M. Vazquez
Montalban's "The Angst-Ridden Executive" and Dan Marlowe's "The
Vengeance
Man." Thoughts, comments? Worth reading or putting at the
bottom of the
pile.
Best,
Doug
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