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Jamie Penich, a 21‑year‑old from Pennsylvania, was murdered in a Seoul motel after a night of heavy drinking. Investigators focused on soldiers and other back‑stabbing suspects, but alibis and lab results complicated the case. A senator’s intervention and a young blonde exchange student, Kenzi Snider, confessor, added to the intrigue. The investigation remains shrouded in mysteries.
First publish date: September 26, 2006
Genre: Crime Fiction/Criminal Underworld
Authors: Harriet Ryan
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