Mark Hood #2: “The Bamboo Bomb” by James Dark (James
E. MacDonnell). Rumors of an atomic bomb force Intertrust to send Mark Hood to
the Malay Archipelago in the Java Seas, where the bomb might be detonated. He
sets himself up in Singapore as a no good bum who might be willing to kill for
money. He’s approached by someone who does want a person assassinated, then
he’s taken to Krakatoa by the powers behind the bomb to witness the detonation
and asked to let the world know, but Mark has orders to destroy the bomb if it
exist; if it doesn’t he is supposed to prove to the world they don’t have the
bomb. Either way, he could end up dead. It’s a good story, but too many minor
characters get him where he’s going, and then are forgotten. Plus, a master of
karate, he’s up against a man considered a professor in the martial art. We
expect a big fight between Mark and the deadly foe, but the finish is a let
down. Still, it’s a fun read.
Earl Norman
The Earl Norman books are becoming extremely rare, and publishers don’t seem to be interested in reprinting the series. The only way some of us may ever have all the stories is for collectors to scan and type the stories into PDF to swap with other collectors. I have already completed PDFs of HANG ME IN HONG KONG and KILL ME IN ROPPONGI. I am working on KILL ME IN YOKOSUKA. If other collectors would do the same for some of the other books, we could eventually have PDFs of all ten books. Why not help? I can be contacted at fadingshadows40@gmail.com
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