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Martin Limón

American novelist

Martin Limón (born November 21, ) is an American writer of mystery fiction. He is the author of fourteen books in the Sueño and Bascom series, including Jade Lady Burning and the short story collection Nightmare Range, inspired by his time in Korea.[1]

Biography

Limón retired from military service after twenty years in the United States Army, including ten years in South Korea in five tours starting [2][3] Similar to his main character Sueño, Limón extensively studied Korean language, taking night classes at the University of Maryland Far East Division alongside civilian workers and foreign spouses during his time in Korea and claiming he earned the most credits in the Korean language for a U.S.

soldier at the time. Unlike Sueño, he was never a CID officer and calls his career "exceedingly undistinguished," working in many odd jobs, writing for Stars and Stripes, serving as an artillery gun crew chief, working in military intelligence, managing an NCO club and even earning extra money by learning card counting.[4] He lives near Seattle.[5]

Bibliography

The Sueño and Bascom Novels

  1. Jade Lady Burning () ISBN&#;
  2. Slicky Boys () ISBN&#;
  3. Buddha's Money () ISBN&#;
  4. The Door to Bitterness () ISBN&#;
  5. The Wandering Ghost () ISBN&#;
  6. G.I.

    Bones () ISBN&#;

  7. Mr.

    Bascom x biography of martin luther About Martin Limón Martin Limón retired from military service after twenty years in the US Army, including ten years in Korea. He is the author of fifteen novels in the Sueño and Bascom Investigations: Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, Buddha’s Money, The Door to Bitterness, The Wandering Ghost, GI Bones, Mr. Kill, The Joy Brigade, The Iron Sickle, The Ville Rat, Ping-Pong Heart, The Nine.

    Kill () ISBN&#;

  8. The Joy Brigade () ISBN&#;
  9. The Iron Sickle () ISBN&#;
  10. The Ville Rat () ISBN&#;
  11. Ping-Pong Heart () ISBN&#;
  12. The Nine-Tailed Fox () ISBN&#;
  13. The Line (October ) ISBN&#;
  14. GI Confidential (October ) ISBN&#;
  15. War Women (November ) ISBN&#;

References

  1. ^Limon, Martin (11 January ).

    "[Yongsan Legacy] '5,year-old culture collides with gaggle of knucklehead GIs'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 14 April

  2. ^"'Nightmare Range': Crime And (Not Much) Punishment In The DMZ", NPR, September 19, Retrieved
  3. ^Limon, Martin (23 October ). "[Yongsan Legacy] s black market mania and the 'yobo menace'".

    The Korea Times.

    Bascom x biography of martin Martin Limón (born November 21, ) is an American writer of mystery fiction. He is the author of fourteen books in the Sueño and Bascom series, including Jade Lady Burning and the short story collection Nightmare Range, inspired by his time in Korea.

    Retrieved 14 April

  4. ^Dunbar, Jon (12 October ). "Novelist Martin Limon brings murder mystery to Korean DMZ in 'The Line'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 14 April
  5. ^Martin Limón,"author homepage", Soho Press.

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