Books written by Martin Limon

  • The Door to Bitterness
    The Door to Bitterness

    She set betweenusa smalltrayholding a round brass potof hotwater,a boxof Lipton Teabags,and a jar of Taster's Choice freezedried coffee.I took coffee, black. Ernie, too. Hestirred sugar into his.The woman had a smooth, ...

  • The Ville Rat
    The Ville Rat

    She set the tray in front of us, and without everlooking directly at us, bowed and backed out of the room. “She likes you.” Ernie said. “I can tell” The tray held a few Lipton tea bags and a small jar ...

  • Jade Lady Burning
    Jade Lady Burning

    But that didn't stop them from bringing along small tins of pungent kimchi and rice, and maybe a little fish for their meals. Bringing your own was the only way, the Koreans pointed out, to have any “real” food.

  • Jade Lady Burning
    Jade Lady Burning

    When Pak Ok-suk, a young Korean woman, is found brutally murdered in a torched apartment in the Itaewon red-light district of Seoul, it looks like it might be the work of her American soldier boyfriend.

  • The Wandering Ghost
    The Wandering Ghost

    A hungry ghost, the Koreans call such a creature. A spirit whom no one remembers. A spirit who can't find its way home. Ernie stirred more sugar into his coffee. “When did this shit start?” he asked. “What?” I asked. “Wandering ghosts?

  • The Line
    The Line

    ... France) Murder in the Marais Murder in Belleville Murder in the Sentier Murder in the Bastille Murder in Clichy Murder in Montmartre Murder on the Ile Saint-Louis Murder in the Rue de Paradis Murder in the Latin Quarter Murder in ...

  • Ping-Pong Heart
    Ping-Pong Heart

    South Korea, 1974.

  • The Joy Brigade
    The Joy Brigade

    Will the lovely Rhee Mi-Sook, the leader of the North Korean secret police, be too much to handle? And who are the mysterious group of women known as the Joy Brigade?

  • The Ville Rat
    The Ville Rat

    ... the bars charged 1,500 won for a can of Colt 45 , three bucks , which was a hell of a lot . So not many GIs bought ... Ville Rat for each can , but they were evasive . Black marketeering was wide- spread but still a crime . I figured they ...

  • The Ville Rat
    The Ville Rat

    Racial tensions run high, and George and Ernie must tread carefully to solve both cases. But they aren't exactly known for going out of their way to avoid stepping on US Army toes, and this is no exception.