{"product_id":"9780553576092","title":"Slicky Boys (Sergeants Sueño and Bascom Series #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are times, there are places where anything can be bought--secrets ofstate, secrets of the soul, secrets of the flesh.  For two peacetime soldiersliving on the edge, the line between trust and betrayal, life and death israzor thin--and just as dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Sue±o rose out of the barrios of East L.A.  His partner, ErnieBascom, escaped the mean streets of Detroit.  And both have found a home in theU.S. Army--the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) in Korea.  Their beat isItaewon, the red-light district of Seoul.  Together they've looked into everybar and brothel, making sure the bourbon is chilled...and the women hot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a working girl offers them a hundred bucks to deliver a note to CecilWhitcomb, a British member of the U.N. Honor Guard, Sue±o and Bascom arehappy to oblige.  They figure not only is it a good deed, it's also easy money.But reality hits the next morning--in the form of Whitcomb's brutally mutilatedcorpse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSue±o and Bascom thought they were playing Cupid, but they were playedfor suckers.  It cost one soldier his life, and it could land them inLeavenworth if they fail to find the killer.  Suddenly the neon streets theyonce loved are a lurid and deadly labyrinth.  For Whitcomb wasn't the firstvictim...nor will he be the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefying their superiors, the two CID agents plunge into a world of deception,betrayal, and paranoia.  Their sole source of information is a thriving blackmarket run by a ruthlessly efficient criminal network: the slicky boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in a country where military-issue toasters are sold side by with high-levelmilitary secrets, the truth is one commodity impossible to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurderers come in all shapes and sizes.  There are those who kill for theircountry, for profit, for passion, even for the sheer pleasure of it.  In thiscase, the filler does it all...and if Sue±o and Bascom don't stop him,he will turn the streets of Seoul into his personal killing ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered with the raw impact an power of an M-16 rifle, \u003ci\u003eSlicky Boys\u003c\/i\u003ecrackles with page after page of hard-edged dialogue and exotic thrills--theperfect mix of high-stakes spycraft, searing psychological suspense, andnonstop action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Colorful...There's atmosphere to spare here, and enough suspense toplease, as [Lim=n] assembles a cast of unusual folk and sets them spinningamidst the complexities of an occupied and divided land.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gritty, gripping....Made memorable by dashes of local color as pungentas kimchee.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Martin Lim=n's \u003ci\u003eJade Lady Burning\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is not often that so impressive a debut as \u003ci\u003eJade Lady Burning\u003c\/i\u003e appears....Searing in its intensity.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An extraordinary book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Its heroes...are two of the more memorable sleuths in the modernmystery canon....As gripping as it is disturbing.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e, Cleveland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most original concepts for a mystery yarn to emerge inrecent memory.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bantam Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012666605808,"sku":"9780553576092","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553576092_p0.gif?v=1763718826","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553576092","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}