Sergeants Sueno and Bascom Books in Order
Martin Limón has written 16 Sergeants Sueno and Bascom books, published between 1992 and 2022. The first book is Jade Lady Burning (1992) and the newest is War Women (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1992–2022
- Confirmed
- 16 of 16 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,335 in 13 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 72–108 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,335 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
George Sueño and Ernie Bascom are the two sergeants at the centre of Martin Limón's crime series, with Korea among the recorded subjects. Other subjects include the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command and Americans. The 16 books run from Jade Lady Burning (1992) to War Women (2022). Slicky Boys (1997) and Buddha's Money (1998) come early, followed by The Door to Bitterness (2005), The Wandering Ghost (2007), G.I. Bones (2009) and Mr. Kill (2011). The catalogue marks the series as dormant.
How many Sergeants Sueno and Bascom books are there?
Sergeants Sueno and Bascom has 16 books, released between 1992 and 2022.
Sergeants Sueno and Bascom Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Sergeants Sueno and Bascom 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
- 520073143/4
- 620092723/4
- 72011–3/4
- 820123043/4
- 92013–3/4
- 1020143363/4
- 1120152943/4
- 1220163843/4
- 1320183523/4
- 1420183743/4
- 1520193843/4
- 162022–3/4
Do you have to read Sergeants Sueno and Bascom books in order?
You should read the Sergeants Sueno and Bascom books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sergeants Sueno and Bascom book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sergeants Sueno and Bascom
Start with Jade Lady Burning (1992), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sergeants Sueno and Bascom book?
War Women (2022) is the newest Sergeants Sueno and Bascom book released so far.
Is there a new Sergeants Sueno and Bascom book coming?
No next Sergeants Sueno and Bascom book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sergeants Sueno and Bascom at a glance
- Paused
- No new Sergeants Sueno and Bascom title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Sergeants Sueno and Bascom books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,335 pages across the 13 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sergeants Sueno and Bascom books, 9 of 16, were published in the 2010s.
What the Sergeants Sueno and Bascom books are about
15 of the 16 Sergeants Sueno and Bascom 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 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Korea 11 of 15 books
- Mystery & detective 10 of 15 books
- Bascom, ernie (fictitious character) 9 of 15 books
- Sueno, george (fictitious character) 9 of 15 books
- Crime 6 of 15 books
- United States 4 of 15 books
- Americans 3 of 15 books
- Ernie Bascom (Fictitious character) 2 of 15 books
- George Sueno (Fictitious character) 2 of 15 books
- Suspense 2 of 15 books
More books by Martin Limón
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Martin Limón books in order 19 books