Martin Lim n retired from military service after twenty years in the US Army, including ten years in Korea. He is the author of seven previous books in the Sergeant George Sueno series- Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, Buddha's Money, The Door to Bitterness, The Wandering Ghost, GI Bones, Mr. Kill, and The Joy Brigade. He lives in Seattle.
Praise for Nightmare Range Limon has proven himself to be a sensitive observer of the darker angelsof human nature and a skilled weaver of mystery . . . It s Limon s intimateknowledge of his source material, from the brothels and bars to the vicissitudesof the local police forces, that make this collection worth reading. NPR Limon, who was stationed in Korea for the Army, writes with empathy for the Korean people as well for the young GIs dropped into a foreign culture. Boston Globe Martin Limon gets the U.S. Army right on every page: the language, thedetails of assignment and training, the subtle differences of rank, the drinkingand gambling, all of it. The Veteran Praise for Martin Limon's Sergeant George Sueno series [Combines] the grim routine of a modern police procedural with the cliff-hanging action of a thriller movie. Wall Street Journal Nobody navigates the barely controlled chaos of Seoul's red light district like these two or the byzantine ways of Army bureaucracy, for that matter. Limon's empathy for Korean culture, meanwhile, makes him and excellent guide. Seattle Times Excellent . . . A vivid view of Asia, from the Demilitarized Zone to the Yellow Sea, and an insightful look at the era. Publishers Weekly, Starred Review