The Nine-Tailed Fox
  • Published: 15 September 2018
  • ISBN: 9781616959708
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $32.99

The Nine-Tailed Fox

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The twelfth book in the Ernie Bascom and George Sueño series set in South Korea.

Martin Limón’s series set in 1970s South Korea, an era of heightened Korean sociopolitical tension, pits Army CID agents Sueño and Bascom against a mysterious woman who may be the leader of a gang—or a thousand-year-old creature.

Three American GIs have gone missing in different South Korean cities. Sergeants George Sueño and Ernie Bascom, agents for the Army CID, link the disappearances to a woman locally rumored to be a gumiho, a legendary thousand-year-old nine-tailed fox disguised as a woman. George suspects that the woman is no mythical creature, but a criminal who’s good at covering her tracks.

Meanwhile, George and Ernie are caught in a power struggle between two high-ranking women in the 8th Army. Scrambling to appease his boss and stay one step ahead of a psychotic mastermind, George realizes he will have to risk his life to discover the whereabouts of his fellow countrymen.
  • Published: 15 September 2018
  • ISBN: 9781616959708
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $32.99
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Praise for The Nine-Tailed Fox

Praise for Ping-Pong Heart:

  • "Excellent . . . This is a highly atmospheric novel full of well-developed characters and strong emotional situations. The locales are so vividly described that you can almost breathe in the dust and touch the decaying buildings."--Lansing State Journal
  • "Robbery, mayhem and murder are spiced by sardonic military humor in this lively thriller set in South Korea in 1974 when the Cold War was a good deal warmer."--The Washington Times
  • "Compelling... major developments in the lives of Limón's leads complement the intricate whodunit."--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
  • "Limón's insights into Korea's history and culture, and into U.S. Army culture, just keep getting richer."--Booklist
  • "Limón's 11th Americans-in-Korea procedural has grit, pace, and an authentic feel."--Kirkus Reviews

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