Martin Limón Books in Order
Martin Limón has written 19 books, published between 1992 and 2026. The first book is Jade Lady Burning (1992) and the newest is Strip Rules (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1992–2026
- Confirmed
- 19 of 19 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,463 in 14 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 74–112 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,463 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Martin Limón writes mysteries set in Korea, drawn from his own time there. George Sueño and Ernie Bascom, sergeants with the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command, carry 16 of the books, from Jade Lady Burning (1992) through Slicky Boys (1997), Buddha's Money (1998), The Door to Bitterness (2005), G.I. Bones (2009) and Mr. Kill (2011), with the short story collection Nightmare Range among them. Nineteen books are catalogued in all, reaching Strip Rules (2026); Tales from the East Riding (2006) and More Tales from the East Riding (2008) sit outside that series, with Yorkshire in the subject headings. Limón was born in 1948.
How many Martin Limón books are there?
Martin Limón has 19 books, released between 1992 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
Martin Limón Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Martin Limón books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119922543/4
- 219973873/4
- 319984023/4
- 420052783/4
- 520061283/4
- 620073143/4
- 72008–3/4
- 820092723/4
- 92011–3/4
- 1020123043/4
- 112013–3/4
- 1220143363/4
- 1320152943/4
- 1420163843/4
- 1520183523/4
- 1620183743/4
- 1720193843/4
- 182022–3/4
- 192026–3/4
Martin Limón characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Martin Limón books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
George Sueño and Ernie Bascom in order
16 books- 1. Jade Lady Burning
- 2. Slicky Boys
- 3. Buddha's Money
- 4. The Door to Bitterness
- 5. The Wandering Ghost
- 6. G.I. Bones
- 7. Mr. Kill
- 8. The Joy Brigade
- 9. Nightmare Range
- 10. The Iron Sickle
- 11. The Ville Rat
- 12. Ping-Pong Heart
- and 4 more in the table above
East Riding in order
2 booksMartin Limón Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Martin Limón books in order?
You only need to read Martin Limón books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Martin Limón
Start with Jade Lady Burning (1992), the first Sergeants Sueno and Bascom book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Martin Limón book?
Strip Rules (2026) is the newest Martin Limón book released so far.
Is there a new Martin Limón book coming?
No next Martin Limón book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Martin Limón at a glance
- Still publishing
- Martin Limón published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Martin Limón books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,463 pages across the 14 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 325 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Martin Limón books, 9 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
What the Martin Limón books are about
17 of the 19 Martin Limón books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: korea is tagged on 11 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Korea 11 of 17 books
- Mystery & detective 10 of 17 books
- Bascom, ernie (fictitious character) 9 of 17 books
- Sueno, george (fictitious character) 9 of 17 books
- Crime 6 of 17 books
- United States 4 of 17 books
- Americans 3 of 17 books
- Ernie Bascom (Fictitious character) 2 of 17 books
- George Sueno (Fictitious character) 2 of 17 books
- History 2 of 17 books
- Suspense 2 of 17 books
- Yorkshire (england), history 2 of 17 books