East Riding Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tales from the East Riding |
2006 |
Buy |
| More Tales from the East Riding |
2008 |
Buy |
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Jade Lady Burning |
1992 |
Buy |
| Slicky Boys |
1997 |
Buy |
| Buddha’s Money |
1998 |
Buy |
| The Door to Bitterness |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Wandering Ghost |
2007 |
Buy |
| G.I. Bones |
2009 |
Buy |
| Mr. Kill |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Joy Brigade |
2012 |
Buy |
| Nightmare Range |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Iron Sickle |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Ville Rat |
2015 |
Buy |
| Ping-Pong Heart |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Line |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Nine-Tailed Fox |
2018 |
Buy |
| GI Confidential |
2019 |
Buy |
| War Women |
2022 |
Buy |
| Title |
Published |
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| The Dragon’s Tail |
2013 |
Buy |
Martin Limon is an American crime fiction author who served in the US Army in South Korea during the 1970s. That experience became the foundation of his writing career. His books are set on and around American military bases in South Korea, a world he knows from the inside, and they deal with crime, corruption, and the friction between two very different cultures sharing the same space.
Limon’s main series follows George Sueno and Ernie Bascom, two Army Criminal Investigation Division agents stationed at the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul. The series started with Jade Lady Burning in 1992 and now runs to sixteen novels plus a short story collection. He has also written the East Riding books. Limon’s fiction stands out for its unusual setting, its attention to Korean culture and language, and its honest portrayal of American military life abroad during the Cold War.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Martin Limón written?
Martin Limón has written nineteen books across three series.
What was Martin Limón's first book?
Martin Limón’s first book is Jade Lady Burning, published in 1992.
What makes Martin Limon's books different from other crime fiction?
Martin Limon’s books are set in 1970s South Korea, a setting almost no other crime fiction author has used. Drawing on his own years of service in the US Army there, Limon writes about the tensions between American soldiers and Korean society, corruption within the military, and the complicated politics of a divided peninsula. The result is crime fiction with a strong sense of place and political awareness.