War Women

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Tasked with covering up a tabloid report about high-ranking officers, US Army CID Agents George Sueno and Ernie Bascomdiscover a dark web of systemic issues that have potentially fatal consequences. South Korea, 1970s- Sergeant First Class Cecil B. Harvey, a senior NCO in charge of 8th Army's classified documents, has long been a friend (willing or unwilling) to Sergeants George Sueno and Ernie Bascom. So when he goes missing with a top-secret document that even a glance at could get an officer court-martialed, Sueno and Bascom take it upon themselves to find him. Meanwhile, Overseas Observer reporter Katie Byrd Worthington is back to make life difficult for top Army brass. When she lands in a Korean jail cell, Sueno and Bascom are sent to get her out-and negotiate against the publication of an incriminating story about the mistreatment of women in the military that could land important officials in hot water. But what they learn will make it hard for them to stay silent.

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Praise for War Women

Excellent . . . In War Women, Limn does his usual superior job at melding the culture of the area into a tension-filled thriller that concentrates on his characters.
Oline H. Cogdill, South FloridaSunSentinel

Even though the story is set in the mid-1970s . . . many of the key plot points brought up still feel fresh today, particularly the addressing of military sex crimes.
The Korea Times

[Limn tell[s] his story with his trademark comic tone. His prose is loose and relaxed, and the action reels across the page like a barrel full of monkeys rolling down a hill . . . Despite his light-hearted approach, Limn treats the story of the beleaguered war women with the seriousness it deserves. Their harassment is unrelenting and disgusting, and Limn presents it with an urgency that not only casts a shadow on the values of the day but also has relevance today . . . War Women is another fine addition to a series that continues to entertain.
New York Journal of Books

Limn lays out an atmospheric picture of life in the Army and in the country of South Korea.
Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine

War Women is a quick and absorbing read featuring complex characters you really believe in and a resolution that is satisfying. Sueo and Bascom are sort of like Pierce and Hunnicutt from "M*A*S*H," but with the ability to actually see that justice is done
BookReporter.com

War Women is the most sobering of the series to date, while still being a book readers will want to devour in one sitting.
Bruce Tierney, BookPage, Starred Review

Through 15 episodes, Limn continues to balance old-school, Chandlerian action with crisp historical detail and penetrating insight into military malfeasance.
Booklist

This long-running series remains as strong as ever.
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Praise for the Sueo and Bascom Investigations

Limn is one of the best military writers ever. His stories are addictive entertainment todayand valuable slices of history tomorrow.
Lee Child

Limn is an expert guide to Korea and the US army whose passionate commitment to his subject is expressed in direct, searing prose.
John Burdett, international bestselling author of Bangkok 8

As always, the author vividly contrasts adventures in the seamy side of Seouls nightlife with a sensitive appreciation for Koreas ancient culture.
The Seattle Times

Limn's fiction comes from personal experience, with some obvious parallels between his own life and main protagonist Sueo's. As well as sharing a Hispanic heritage, Limn also served in Korea, first arriving in 1968 . . . Rare foreign fiction set in Korea.
The Korea Times

A fascinating inside look at Korean culture as well as the world of overseas Army personnel in the late 1970s.
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

Author Bio

Martin Lim n retired from military service after twenty years in the US Army, including ten years in Korea. He is the author of fourteen previous Sueno and Bascom investigations- Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, Buddha's Money, The Door to Bitterness, The Wandering Ghost, GI Bones, Mr. Kill, The Joy Brigade, The Iron Sickle, The Ville Rat, Ping-Pong Heart, The Nine-Tailed Fox, and The Line as well as the short story collection Nightmare Range. He lives near Seattle.