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Digger is an insurance investigator who drinks, chases women, asks smartass questions and gets help from his part-time hooker girlfriend. A humorous crime adventure series by the author of The Destroyer.In SMOKED OUT, Digger crashes a funeral to find out if the death of a doctor's wife was an accident...or murder. ... Read more

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"Destroyer" author tries something new
The Digger series was a short-lived attempt by Warren Murphy (of Destroyer fame) to start a new book franchise. After just three novels, he switched publishers and re-started the series under the name Trace. Trace was essentially identical in every way, except for the character names.

Digger is about an investigator who works for a life insurance company. He drinks vodka pretty much 24/7 and sleeps with every attractive woman he can get his hands on (which is quite a few). He's not terribly bright and his girl friend (a part time hooker) solves the case in pretty much every story.

What makes the series is the humor and there is plenty of it. It takes a while for this book to get going but by the second half, the laughs start coming and it is a very entertaining read. This is not high art by any stretch of the imagination but if you're a fan of Warren Murphy or smart aleck humor then you should give it a try. ... Read more

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The stage is set for murder, mayhem and deafening music. But the music isn't loud enough to drown out the shots aimed at the gorgeous redhead on stage. Not that anybody is paying much attention, not in the screaming chaos of the world's biggest rock festival ever. The girl likes to be near singers, the freakier and more spaced-out the better. Some of them get too close and wind up permanently spaced out.Why? Someone wants to kill the beautiful girl with the long auburn hair. She is under contract for one million dollars. A big bounty is on her beautiful head. She has to be killed, and quick. But Remo and Chiun have other ideas. Their assignment from CURE says protect her at any costs - and that means someone is going to have to pay a very high price. ... Read more

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A classic, fun Destroyer!
When a rich, spoiled, rock star groupie gets mad and decides to testify against Daddy's illegal activities for revenge, someone puts out an "open" contract on her life.Remo and Chiun are sent to make sure she makes it to the witness stand, but surprisingly, their worst enemy is the girl herself!Usually half-stoned out of her mind, the red-headed bimbo is so busy trying to "do" her latest favorite rock star that even two Sinanju trained assassins can't seem to keep tabs on her!

This book is fast-paced and funny, taking outrageous jabs athired hit men, radio personalities, rock music stars and their fans. ... Read more

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Beer for breakfast, that's how the brother-in-law of the President of the United States starts his day. Beer is his food, his fuel, and his future, if not his finale. His sudsy philosophy immersed him in a continuing controversy, embarrassing the White House, and making him a media personality. It is also giving him some very lucrative consulting jobs for foreign governments. Like the Libyans. They want his help in obtaining plutonium . . . For peaceful purposes, of course . . . a Holy War against Israel being the furthest thing from their minds. Suddenly good old Bobby Jack is missing. And the list of suspects seems endless. America's number-one beer drinker is finally muzzled. But by whom? The Bad Guys or the Good Guys? Terrorists or patriots? The Libyans or the Israelis? The Secret Service or the Mafia? The Destroyer? ... Read more

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"Yes," Smith said, "he is taking over the city. He is giving an open invitation to organized crime to move its operations into Bay City. He's opening the piers so that contraband can move in and out easily, so drugs can flow freely. Mob interests are coming from all over the country . . . setting up cutting rooms and jewelry factories for stolen diamonds . . . printing facilities for counterfeit stock certificates and securities . . . major counting rooms for what may become the nation's biggest illegal gambling operations. It'll be the crime capital of the U.S. within a few months!" "Well, there's capitalism at work again. Proving that our system works best," Remo said. " . . . And we want you and Chiun to keep him alive. Of course, he won't know who you are or who you work for," Smith said. "Or why. Which includes us, as usual. But that's OK, if we can't kill him with kindness, then we'll CURE him," Remo said. "Let's not get into that," Smith gasped. ... Read more

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Digger is an insurance investigator who drinks, chases women, asks smartass questions and gets help from his part-time hooker girlfriend. A humorous crime adventure series by the author of The Destroyer.In LUCIFER'S WEEKEND, Digger can't convince a crazy widow to take the million dollar settlement for accidental death and ends up uncovering a complicated murder plot involving a baby with a surprising father, a rogue cop and a scheming millionaire with a sexy younger wife. ... Read more

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The Middle Eastern state of Lobynia had been supplying oil to the U.S.A. for years, but when Colonel Baraka takes over from the king after a coup, there is a change of policy - and the cut-off of oil threatens the whole American economy. Baraka has big plans - but they bring him big trouble.First there is Remo, whose brief is to get the oil flowing again before American industry grinds to a halt. And then there is Chiun, Remo's Korean friend and teacher. Chiun's family holds a centuries-old contract to protect the kings of Lobynia - and Chiun takes his responsibilities very seriously... ... Read more

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A pretty good Destroyer novel.
I enjoyed this book.It isn't the best book in the series, but it's definitely a fun one.If you can find a copy, check it out. ... Read more

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Remo and Chiun must focus on the dizzy series of event connecting the banana republic of Hispania, the Peaches of Mecca, and a luscious blonde named Gloria X. The missing link lies in the tequila-soaked brain of Barney Daniels, an ex-CIA agent who is spirited away to a mental hospital when he tips a few wild stories to the press. Under the influence of an intoxicating woman, the groggy sot becomes a hired assassin and gets into some tight situations. Every cutthroat in New York City is plying him with drinks to find out what he knows, and Daniels is having a high time . . . until someone slips him a mickey. It all comes back to his staggering memory in a dream: it's not the U.S. but the Russkies who are pouring missiles into the lush jungles of Hispania. Unless Remo and Chiun act fast, Washington, D.C. is likely to get blasted. ... Read more

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Trace Series Book 2The giant insurance company that hired Trace didn't do it because of his sobriety, loyalty or high moral principles. They paid him for cases that no other investigator could come close to cracking-and this one, here in sin city, Las Vegas, was right up Trace's shadowy alley.It involved a collection of Beautiful People with ugly secrets that included the Countess Felicia Fallaci who couldn't count her own lovers, a blond porn bombshell over-endowed with everything but brains, an Italian pretty boy who dedicated his idle life to drugs, a German baron with bizarre appetites, and a private-eye pimp with a string of Vegas sex machines.And right in the center of that circle of sophisticated sickies was a murdered man of mystery, a missing million in jewels, and a killer bent on teasing Trace to death... ... Read more

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The Olympics promise to be a rare relaxation in the tensions between the States and Russia, until a racial purist decides to punish America's multi-racial track-and-field team. The Americans, Russians, and Germans are confident that they can stop this racial terrorism until a bomb explodes in the super-secure Olympic village, killing two Russian security guards just before the torch is lit. As the threats come racing in, CURE's agents Remo and Chiun put on their running shoes.and join the U.S.'s Olympic team. Enlisting the aid of a beautiful and flexible Indian gymnast, Remo and Chiun race to track down the terrorists who vow to permanently disqualify America's track-and-field squad. But when the terrorists turn on Remo and Chiun, it's a sprint to the finish for CURE's agents to keep the Olympic torch aflame. ... Read more

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Remo hits a new low.
It's a Destroyer novel so I wasn't expecting great literature, but "Holy Mother" has got to be one of low points in the adventures of Remo Williams. While most books in the series will give a little peek into the background of the "bad guys" to show where their motivations come from. "Holy Mother" goes into great, and at some points unneeded, detail into the histories of the most minor of charters andbad guys. This kind of detail just comes off as obvious padding. Other obvious padding that took place is the repetitive descriptions of the "Holy Mother's" servants, I can remember at least three times where their skills were mentioned. It just gets repetitive after a while.

There is also no suspense with this book at all. As the entire plot is given away in the back cover blurb. That much would have made the book a little more enjoyable, but when you know who the enemy is and what they are after before you even open the book it just takes some of the fun out of it.

There are a couple of things about "Holy Mother" that I liked. They are starting to age the charters a bit Smith now has a assistant (I realize that this is not new to "holy Mother" but this is the first Destroyer book I have read in a while). Chiun according to Remo is ill and maybe dieing, we have started to see weakness in what up till now has been the infallible master. There was also a subplot running through the book that will probably lead to some great conflict, but what that may be I do not know. ( I am sure that if I were a bit more up to date with The Destroyer that I would have gotten more out of the developments of this subplot but it was all lost on me).

Overall an OK book at best. If you want to get into The Destroyer series "Holy Mother" is not the book for you. It would be best to start with one in the ones numbered in the high teens back when Murphy & Sapir where in command and not the hack ghost that Gold Eagle has on the job now.

Onholy Mess
The Destroyer started in 1971 as an action series that had more going for it than any other series. I have been a devoted reader since the beginning but if I didn't know that next year Tor Books will be publishing The Destroyer then this horrid book would be the last one I would buy. This author started out with some promise but that promise died quickly. There is no Remo and Chiun in this book. There is a little Remo, less Chiun, and even less Smitty. The book is all about the bad guys and they are pathetic. If you are a completist then buy this book and the next one and then wait patiently for the return of the REAL Destroyer next April. Jim Mullaney and one of the series creators, Warren Murphy, have reclaimed control of the books from Gold Eagle and they promise to bring back the characters we have lived with for decades.

The End is Near...for Gold Eagle
Just when I had hopes that the Gold Eagle era of The Destroyer series would end well, the penultimate book, Holy Mother, was released. Skip this one. Trust me.

This rush job is in serious need of both editing and revision.

I'll probably pick up Dragon Bones because I've read almost every Destroyer book, but I don't have high hopes for it.

I trust the new publisher will do a much better job with the future books. I also understand there may be another Destroyer movie in the works. Things are looking up for the franchise as Gold Eagle flutters away. ... Read more

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When impoverished Cuba is attacked, Castro is sure that the U.S. is behind the assault, and he sends a MiG fighter jet to destroy a nuclear power plant in Florida, prompting Remo and Chiun to spring to action. ... Read more

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A new bad guy for Remo and Chiun
Uncle Sam trys to take over Cuba and turn it into a theme park.A great parody of Uncle Wally, it's Remo and Chiun at their best.Realllllly funny, great satire.Uncle Sam becomes a villian second only to Mr.Gordons ... Read more

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A plot designed by the United States' 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 business and continue to bring justice to society. ... Read more

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James Orayo Fielding is a multimillionaire.He hates people.Considers them little more than bugs . . . to be controlled or eradicated.Fielding also has a new way to solve the famine that is escalating in many overpopulated countries.It is a secret grain treatment that matures seeds in just one month.News of this spectacular process sweeps across the world.Starving nations of India, Asia, Africa, and South America literally ransom their treasures to be given the formula for this key to survival.Ecologists and world leaders are proclaiming Fielding as a hero to mankind.All this adulation merely bugs the wily old man.He'll do as he pleases, when he damn well chooses to do so, and harvest all the profits himself.Foreign agents attempt to steal the formula.Even the Mafia attempts to get into the picture.Naturally, CURE is also involved.Is it really possible to feed the world at discount prices?Why would a millionaire delay the chance to make billions of dollars?Remo and Chiun discover a triple-cross so sinister that even they are impressed, and decide that the world is worth saving after all.For a bowl of rice with a side order of raw bean sprouts to go. ... Read more

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Something's rotten in the garbage business -- and CURE is ready to take out the trash . . .

IF IT LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE AND SMELLS LIKE TROUBLE . . .

Mayana -- a South American country known only for a mass cult suicide -- is poised to become the salvation of a trash-choked globe. An ingenious new device called the Vaporizer can turn garbage into thin air and trash into cash for the beleaguered nation. And what could be a more beauteous sight for a global environmental summit than barges piled high with the world's smelly refuse parading through Mayana's harbor.

Actually, Dr. Harold Smith smells trouble, and with the U.S. President headed for the summit, he dispatches Remo and Chiun to the scene, posing as garbage scientists. And not a moment too soon, since torpedoes are sinking garbage scows left and right, leaving a stinking mess and a huge crisis. It's clear that nobody -- including a Japanese industrialist, anex-Soviet premier turned peacenik environmental tree hugger, and the president of Mayana himself -- can be trusted, specially when the Destroyer uncovers a diabolical plot of global domination that promises to totally trash the free world . . . ... Read more

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Waste Not, Want Not (Destroyer #130)
Jim Mullaney already had his reputation as an enjoyable author and one of the all-time BEST of the Destroyer scribes;but this effort seals that rep in spades.

The plot is another of those great satires that the series is famous for,replete with broad characterisations of certain attitudes common for Our Times. Remo and Chiun are of course,Remo and Chiun,just the way we fans like `em. The garbage pile Our Heroes find themselves mired in this outing ( quite literally) is the type that Destroyer fans delight in,with scams to reveal, designs of avarice to wreck, and truths to be told.

I don`t want to ruin anyone`s enjoyment with a specific reveal; (that`s the Hell of reviewing!)so I shall restrain myself here,but suffice to say that after reading The Destroyer for over 25 years,I know what I`m talking about when I speak of it. This does not disappoint.

Waste Not, Want Not (Destroyer, Book 130)
One of the best books in the Destroyer series!!!A must-have for any fan of Warren Murphy!!!
How incredible that author Warren Murphy has put back into
print the guide to the series, Assassin's Handbook, at Amazon or at his website,....
I've been a loyal follower of Warren Murphy and will continue to be for the next millennium!!!

Jim's best to date!!!!!
If you're a long time of the Destroyer series, you'll truly enjoy this book.Chiun is back to leaving bodies for Remo to clean up.Remo continues to flex his authority as reigning master, albeit with the MOS Emeritus watching his every move.There are plenty of Remo and Chiun *moments*, lots of action, and a new Russian temptress. If you're a new reader, you'll like the plot, action, and humor.Either way, BUY the book.Plus I'm in the dedication, so it just has to be good!

Sad to say Jim is leaving the series.Damn. ... Read more

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The bodies of two murdered Israelis have turned up, hacked to bits and the pieces arranged in a bloody swastika - and Remo and Chiun are on their way to meet the leaders of an Israeli doomsday group, Zeher Lahurban. In the event of Israel losing the war with the Arabs, secretly stored atom bombs will drop on Arab territory. But a group of ex-Nazis discover the plan, and see a way to destroy the Jewish nation once and for all - without any help from the Arabs. Remo and Chiun are up against fanatics with long memories, who are keeping Hitler's schemes alive in their twisted minds. ... Read more

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Wesley Pruiss is a misunderstood and misled publishing entrepreneur. The dirtier his little magazine gets, the more money he makes. There seems to be no limit to the dirt of the money. His full-color monthly, called Gross, soon spawns a chain of raunchy nightclubs ("Grossouts") and now a spectacular motion picture was being planned. Disgusting. UnAmerican, even. Enter Remo and Chiun. Not to destroy, but the protect! Disgusting, but very American. Who'd want to kill a dirty publisher? Why worry about the rottenest, most depraved publication in history? Because of the oil industry and their concern over the growth of solar energy, obviously. Oil makes the world go'round. It'd be perverse to think otherwise. . . . as you'll quickly learn in this thirty-sixth volume in the violent chronicle of the Destroyer, the invincible shatterer of worlds from Sinanju. ... Read more