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During a CIA budget war, a group of assassins mistakenly triggers an ingenious CIA plot originally planned in the 1950s--and a worldwide killing spree of top-level Russian officials begins ... Only the Destroyer, with the all-wise Chiun and the ever-wild Ruby, can stop them from reaching their primary target--the Russian premier! However, in the midst of all this carnage, Chiun still wants Remo and Ruby to create a super baby as heir to Sinanju, before the government's budget cuts wipe out show more welfare funds! How will The Destroyer cope with life and death, love and procreation, all at once? show lessTags
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By a fair margin, the most satirical Destroyernovel I've yet read, with the ire directed at penny-pinching, and low-information government bureaucrats rather than political correctness or other leftist strawmen . The highlights linked above give a pretty good idea of Murphy and Sapir at their most sharp.
Still, the "action" is tame, the "mystery" is lame, and the Chiun and Remo dialogue is subdued. Ah well.
Still, the "action" is tame, the "mystery" is lame, and the Chiun and Remo dialogue is subdued. Ah well.
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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
Series
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Last Call
- Original publication date
- 1978
- People/Characters
- Chiun (Master of Sinanju); Remo Williams; Ruby Gonzalez; Harold W. Smith; Vassily Karbenko; Wingate Stantington (Admiral, USN Retired)
- Important places
- New York, USA; Rye, New York, USA; Washington, D.C., USA
- First words
- It would have seemed like a crime against nature if Admiral Wingate Stantington (USN Retired) had not risen to a position of great prominence in the United States.
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.28)
- Languages
- English, French, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 11
- ASINs
- 5
