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Just as world leaders are flocking to New York to discuss world peace, someone takes off with the U.S. Navy's latest super-weapon--a top secret, atom-armed jet bomber that can escape radar detection. Remo and Chiun launch an investigation, but they're just winging it ... until unexpected turbulence forces them to an uncharted island off the Florida Keys. Then all at once peril is hovering over their heads, in the form of an ex-Nazi with BLITZKRIEG on his mind. His flights of fancy have the show more free world taxing toward disaster, with Remo and Chiun going along for the ride. Under constant attack, our heroes are flying by the seat of their pants. And this time it looks as if even the secrets of Sinanju won't help them land on their feet! show lessTags
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Improved in many ways from other Destroyer novels I've read. The book still posits that joyless acupressure can make a women fall madly in love with one, which is not my experience, certainly, though I suppose I may be telling on myself Ben Shapiro-style.
Nazis as the bad guys is always a workable idea, though I'm beginning to think one of the authors had a bad experience with a Doctor, as along with dictators, they seem to be the most frequent villains. Having Chiun be respectful and friendly with lepers feels weirdly progressive for the '70s?
A lot is made of Jewish heritage, which also feels very '70s, that idea there is a higher loyalty to religion than country. In the catalog of racist sins from this book series, that's an awfully show more brief entry. show less
Nazis as the bad guys is always a workable idea, though I'm beginning to think one of the authors had a bad experience with a Doctor, as along with dictators, they seem to be the most frequent villains. Having Chiun be respectful and friendly with lepers feels weirdly progressive for the '70s?
A lot is made of Jewish heritage, which also feels very '70s, that idea there is a higher loyalty to religion than country. In the catalog of racist sins from this book series, that's an awfully show more brief entry. show less
#56 in our old book database. Not rated.
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263+ Works 11,300 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
201+ Works 7,642 Members
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)
Series
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Skin Deep
- Original publication date
- 1982
- People/Characters
- Chiun (Master of Sinanju); Remo Williams
- Original language
- English
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Statistics
- Members
- 55
- Popularity
- 557,015
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.00)
- Languages
- English, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 3
