Jade Lady Burning [Paperback]

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year 

Meet Sergeants George Sueño and Ernie Bascom in their first investigation, set in 1970s South Korea

Almost twenty years after the end of the Korean War, the US Military is still present throughout South Korea, and tensions run high. Koreans look for any opportunity to hate the soldiers who drink at their bars and carouse with their women. When Pak Ok-suk, a young Korean woman, is found brutally murdered in a torched apartment in the Itaewon red-light district of Seoul, it looks like it might be the work of her American soldier boyfriend. Sergeants George Sueño and Ernie Bascom, Military Police for the US 8th Army, are assigned to the case, but they have nothing to go on other than a tenuous connection to an infamous prostitute. As repressed resentments erupt around them, the pair sets out on an increasingly dangerous quest to find evidence that will exonerate their countryman.Praise forJade Lady Burning

ANew York Times Notable Book

It is not often that so impressive a debut asJade Lady Burningappears . . . Compassionately written, searing in its intensity. Without ever trying to be 'literary,' this novel achieves the stature of literature.
—The New York Times Book Review

[George] has a detailed eye that allows the reader to fully appreciate the people and places around him without feeling bogged down with descriptions. This is a story that twists and turns . . . It’s realistic and fun, but doesn’t shy away from the reality of their situation. Definitely something to check out!
—The Tulsa Examiner


Praise for the George Sueño and Ernie Bascom series

“What a great gift any of Limon's six mysteries starring Army Sgts. George Sueno and Ernie Bascom would make for those mystery lovers who haven'lĂ*