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A plot designed by the United State's top-secret agency, CURE, to dispose of a certain corrupt politician, is revealed in what unravels into a national scandal. The agency must be dismantled before greater suspicions arise and one of the top leaders, The Destroyer, is finally destroyed himself. But Master Chiun's days of work haven't ended, and he's not waiting around for his sidekick Remo to be out of a job either. The two are determined to do whatever possible to keep each other in show more business and continue to bring justice to society. show lessTags
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Eleventh in the Destroyer series. This one was a bit of an odd one. The existence of CURE, the agency which employs Remo and Chiun, has been discovered by corrupt city officials in Miami and they have provded this information to the media, who broadcast it widely as evidence of yet another government scandal. The implication is that this is yet another scandal an embattled Nixon must deal with post-Watergate. Remo and Chiun are on their own because Dr. Smith is under too much public scrutiny and they alone can save CURE. They travel to Miami and simultaneously try to find out who is behind the whole operation while organizing a mayoral campaign. Yeah, a bit convoluted and I'm not sure it makes a great deal of sense.
As it turns out, the show more whole thing is a plot by a retiring Russian assassin who is looking to take over the city of Miami. The exposure of CURE is more or less incidental to him ensuring that the mayoral candidate he backs gets reelected.
All in all, this one is OK, but not great. It has some funny moments but it breaks the Destroyer formula and I'm not so sure that it does so successfully.
Review copyright 2008 J. Andrew Byers show less
As it turns out, the show more whole thing is a plot by a retiring Russian assassin who is looking to take over the city of Miami. The exposure of CURE is more or less incidental to him ensuring that the mayoral candidate he backs gets reelected.
All in all, this one is OK, but not great. It has some funny moments but it breaks the Destroyer formula and I'm not so sure that it does so successfully.
Review copyright 2008 J. Andrew Byers show less
#143 in our old book database. Not rated.
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263+ Works 11,277 Members
Warren Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on September 13, 1933. Before becoming an author, worked in journalism and politics. In 1971, he started the Destroyer series with Richard Sapir. His other novels include Jericho Day, The Red Moon, The Ceiling of Hell, The Sure Thing, and Honor Among Thieves. He has received various awards show more including the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for The Grandmaster and Pigs Get Fat, and a Special Award for Trace. He has also received the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for The Ceiling of Hell and Another Day, Another Dollar. He also wrote the screenplays for the movies Lethal Weapon 2 and The Eiger Sanction. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Author Richard Sapir was born in 1936. He graduated from Columbia University. Before creating The Destroyer series with Warren Murphy, he worked as a reporter, editor, and in public relations. He also wrote five novels in which one, The Body, was made into a movie in 2001. He died of a heart attack in 1987. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1973
- People/Characters
- Chiun (Master of Sinanju); Harold W. Smith; Remo Williams
- Important places
- Florida, USA; Miami, Florida, USA
- First words
- James Bullingsworth had entertained few original thoughts in his life, but his last one was good enough to get him an ice pick in his brain, send a multitude of government agents fleeing to obscure outposts, and leave the pre... (show all)sident of the United States gasping:
"Why do these things always have to happen to me?" - Original language
- English
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- Members
- 87
- Popularity
- 359,765
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.13)
- Languages
- English, French, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
- ASINs
- 9
