JADE LADY BURNING

by Martin Limon ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 26, 1992

The unusually brutal killing--she was evidently bound, skewered, and set afire--of Pak Ok-auk, a budding lady of the evening in Seoul, poses such a p.r. problem for the American Army personnel she was so intimate with that Sgts. George SueÑo and Ernie Bascom are pulled off the black-market detail to investigate (read: cover up) the case's implications. George and Ernie find pretty much what you'd expect: Miss Pak's G.I. fiancÉ, whom the Army command wants to railroad for the job; her experienced protector, Kimiko, who leads them to a daisy-chain of corrupt officers and government officials under both flags; and assorted thugs who want the case closed right now. Authentic low-life Korean backgrounds don't entirely compensate for this first novel's predictable plot and flat characters (Ernie, who's supposed to be violent and crazy, hardly leaves a footprint). You won't be sorry when George ends his tour of Seoul by getting assigned to the DMZ up north.

Pub Date: Oct. 26, 1992

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 224

Publisher: "Soho--dist. by Farrar, Straus & Giroux"

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15, 1992

Categories: FICTION