The Iron Sickle

By Martin Limón

Book Overview

When a U.S. Army Claims officer stationed in South Korea is murdered in grisly fashion the roustabout duo of George Sue o and Ernie Bascom go against orders to track a calculating killer.

Early one rainy morning, the head of the 8th United States Army Claims Office in Seoul, South Korea, is brutally murdered by a Korean man in a trench coat with a small iron sickle hidden in his sleeve. The attack is a complete surprise, carefully planned and clinically executed. How did this unidentified Korean civilian get onto the tightly controlled US Army base? And why attack the claims officer--is there an unsettled grudge, a claim of damages that was rejected by the US Army?

Against orders, CID agents George Sue o and Ernie Bascom start to investigate. Somehow, no one they speak to has been interviewed yet. The 8th Army isn't great at solving cases, but they aren't usually this bad, either. George and Ernie begin to suspect that someone doesn't want the case solved.

Martin Lim n proves once again why he is hailed by his peers as one of the greatest military writers of his time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616955686
• ISBN13: 9781616955687
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Soho Crime
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Another favorite book from my two favorite detectives.

This is the 10th book in the series, and has become one of my favorites. Another murder in the American Eighth Army forces in Soul Korea. He is murdered along with others along the way by a man with a sickle. Is the murderer an American, or a Korean national? Neither side want to try very hard to catch the murderer because it is bad publicity for either side. When my 2 favorite detectives look into the case, they discover that nearly everyone they interview has even been questioned. They soon start to think that no one wants this case solved. As they proceed, they get into their usual amount of trouble. A fun read to me because I was stationed in that exact area at the same time this story takes place. I can hardly wait to start the next book, "The Ville Rat".