Sergeants Sueno and Bascom Books in Order

When a young Korean woman is found murdered in a burned apartment, her ties to American servicemen make the case Army business. Sueño and Bascom must investigate before tensions between Koreans and GIs boil over.

George Sueño and Ernie Bascom are drawn into Seoul's violent street gang culture when a murder case takes them through bars and alleys they barely control. The deeper they go, the more dangerous the city becomes.

A kidnapped girl and a missing jade artifact pull Sueño and Bascom into a case bigger than routine Army police work. Smuggling, ransom, and competing agendas send them deep into Korea's black market.

After Sueño loses his badge and service pistol, killers start using them to approach victims and frame him. He and Bascom have to clear their names while chasing thieves who always seem a step ahead.

When the only female MP at a DMZ base disappears, Sueño and Bascom uncover corruption, black-market dealings, and a concealed murder. A ghost story on the margins gives the mystery an eerie extra charge.

A fortune-teller says a dead American soldier wants his bones found, while a missing officer's daughter and murdered gang bosses deepen the mess. Sueño and Bascom dig into Itaewon's history to connect the threads.

A brutal rape on a packed train ignites public anger, and Sueño and Bascom race to identify the American serviceman responsible. With anti-American feeling rising, they join forces with the legendary Korean detective known as Mr. Kill.

George Sueño is sent on a covert mission tied to secret tunnels under the DMZ and the threat of renewed war. This entry leans harder into espionage while keeping the series' grounded Cold War tension.

A shorter Sueño and Bascom case set in 1970s Korea, this story delivers Army pressure, local danger, and the pair's stubborn hunt for the truth. It works well as a quick introduction to Martin Limon's crime world.

After a U.S. Army claims officer is murdered on base with chilling precision, Sueño and Bascom investigate against orders. The deeper they go, the clearer it becomes that someone powerful wants the truth to stay buried.

A strangled woman found by the Sonyu River with a calligraphed poem on her draws Sueño and Bascom into a case of smuggling, racial tension, and Army brutality. A shadowy fixer known as the Ville Rat may hold the key.

What starts as a petty theft complaint from an Itaewon bar turns into murder. Sueño and Bascom trace the case toward Army intelligence, where asking the wrong questions can get very personal.

A body found just north of the DMZ pulls Sueño and Bascom into a politically explosive murder case. As blame shifts across the border, they keep digging even after the Army orders them to stop.

Three missing American GIs lead Sueño and Bascom toward a beautiful woman rumored to be a gumiho, the legendary nine-tailed fox. George suspects something human, and deadly, is hiding behind the myth.

A string of armed bank robberies starts to look like U.S. soldiers are involved, and Sueño and Bascom step in when the official investigators drag their feet. A stubborn tabloid reporter keeps turning up, along with evidence of deeper Army corruption.

When a senior NCO vanishes with a top-secret document, Sueño and Bascom go looking for him. Their search collides with a jailed reporter and a story about abuse of women in the military that Army brass wants buried.