Martin Limon

1 series 11 books in order

Martin Limón retired from military service after twenty years in the US Army, including ten years in Korea. He is the author of eleven novels in the Sueño and Bascom series, including Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, and Ping-Pong Heart, and the short story collection Nightmare Range. He lives near Seattle.

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A Sergeants Sueño and Bascom Novel

Series by Martin Limon

A Sergeants Sueño and Bascom Novel

15 books in order · 1997–2021

  1. Cover of Jade Lady Burning

    Jade Lady Burning

    2011 · Martin Limon

    A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Meet Sergeants George Sueño and Ernie Bascom in their first investigation, set in 1970s South Korea Almost…

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    Slicky Boys

    1997 · Martin Limon

    The second Sergeant George Sueño investigation, follow-up to the New York Times Notable Jade Lady Burning The Slicky Boys rule the back alleys of…

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    Buddha's Money

    1998 · Martin Limon

    This grisly, terrifying thriller follows CID Agents George Sueño and Ernie Bascom across the Korean Peninsula in their search for a lost artifact…

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  4. Cover of The Door to Bitterness

    The Door to Bitterness

    2006 · Martin Limon

    The fourth Sergeant George Sueño Investigation Seoul, 1970s: As North Korea menaces and Vietnam burns, US 8th Army CID agent Sergeant George Sueño…

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    The Wandering Ghost

    2008 · Martin Limon

    “Easily the best military mysteries in print today.” —Lee Child Corporal Jill Matthewson, the only female military police officer assigned to Camp…

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  6. Cover of G.I. Bones

    G.I. Bones

    2009 · Martin Limon

    The sixth Sergeant George Sueño investigation A Korean fortune-teller is haunted by a long-dead American soldier who wants his bones found and…

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    Mr. Kill

    2011 · Martin Limon

    On a crowded train to Seoul from Pusan, a Korean woman is trapped in the bathroom and brutally raped in front of her children. Eyewitness account…

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  8. Cover of The Joy Brigade

    The Joy Brigade

    2012 · Martin Limon

    In this pulse-racing ninth adventure, Sergeant George Sueño heads north of Korea's DMZ on a mission to prevent war between the Communist North and…

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  9. Cover of The Iron Sickle

    The Iron Sickle

    2014 · Martin Limon

    When a U.S. Army Claims officer stationed in South Korea is murdered in grisly fashion the roustabout duo of George Sueño and Ernie Bascom go against…

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  10. Cover of The Ville Rat

    The Ville Rat

    2015 · Martin Limon

    How much can murder buy on the black market in 1974 South Korea? South Korea, 1970s: A young Korean woman dressed in a traditional chima-jeogori is…

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How many books has Martin Limon written?

We list 11 books by Martin Limon across 1 series, published between 1997–2021 — each shown in full reading order.

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