The Iron Sickle
  • Published: 15 June 2015
  • ISBN: 9781616955687
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $32.99

The Iron Sickle

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The ninth book in the Ernie Bascom and George Sueño series set in South Korea.

When a U.S. Army Claims officer stationed in South Korea is murdered in grisly fashion the roustabout duo of George Sueño 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 Sueño 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 Limón proves once again why he is hailed by his peers as one of the greatest military writers of his time.
  • Published: 15 June 2015
  • ISBN: 9781616955687
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $32.99
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Praise for The Iron Sickle

Praise for Martin Limón's Sergeant George Sueño and Ernie Bascom Series

"Limón is one of the best military writers ever. His stories are addictive entertainment today--and valuable slices of history tomorrow."--Lee Child

"Limón is an expert guide to Korea and the U.S. army whose passionate commitment to his subject is expressed in direct, searing prose."--John Burdett, New York Times bestselling author of Bangkok 8

"[Combines] the grim routine of a modern police procedural with the cliff-hanging action of a thriller movie."--Wall Street Journal

"[W]hat a great gift any of Limon's six mysteries starring Army Sgts. George Sueño and Ernie Bascom would make for those mystery lovers who haven't yet discovered them! . . . Imbued with affecting characters, a morally knotty storyline, and a last chapter that just plain stuns."--NPR

Praise for Martin Limón's Sergeant George Sueño and Ernie Bascom Series

"Limón is one of the best military writers ever. His stories are addictive entertainment today--and valuable slices of history tomorrow."--Lee Child

"Limón is an expert guide to Korea and the U.S. army whose passionate commitment to his subject is expressed in direct, searing prose."--John Burdett, New York Times bestselling author of Bangkok 8

"[Combines] the grim routine of a modern police procedural with the cliff-hanging action of a thriller movie."--Wall Street Journal

"[W]hat a great gift any of Limon's six mysteries starring Army Sgts. George Sueño and Ernie Bascom would make for those mystery lovers who haven't yet discovered them! . . . Imbued with affecting characters, a morally knotty storyline, and a last chapter that just plain stuns."--NPR

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