The Iron Sickle
- Author Martin Limón
- Narrator Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Run Time 9 hours and 15 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Historical crime and mysteries, War, combat and military adventure fiction.
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What to expect
Early one rainy morning, the head of the US Eighth Army Claims Office in Seoul, South Korea, is brutally murdered by a Korean man in a trench coat carrying a small iron sickle hidden in his sleeve. The attack was a complete surprise, carefully planned and clinically executed. How did this unidentified Korean civilian get into the tightly controlled base? And why attack the claims officer? Is there an unsettled grudge, a claim of damages that was rejected by the Army?
Against orders, CID agents Sergeants George Sue├▒o and Ernie Bascom start investigating. Somehow, each person they speak to has not yet been interviewed. The Eighth Army isn't great at solving cases, but they aren't that bad either. As George and Ernie continue their search, they begin to suspect that not everyone wants the case solved.
Critics Review
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“Limón is one of the best military writers ever.
Lee Child
His stories are addictive entertainment today—and valuable slices of history
tomorrow.” -
“Limón is an expert guide to Korea and the US Army
John Burdett, New York Times bestselling author
whose passionate commitment to his subject is expressed in direct, searing
prose.” -
“Limón has a profound ability to depict everyday South Korean civilian
Arizona Republic
life in a police state, where anyone can be taken off the streets and
lost to an impersonal bureaucratic machine…His vivid portraits of
Korea, particularly the Itaewon district where Sueño and Bascom often
work black-market duty, are deeply textured, nuanced, intimate. He
doesn’t just describe the clamor and sweat inside an ex-pat bar crowded
with GIs. He drops you onto the bar stool and hands you a glass.” -
“Limón brilliantly combines a procedural with a harrowing portrayal of
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
the wounds of war in his ninth novel featuring US Army Criminal
Investigation Division agents George Sueño and Ernie Bascom…The secret at the heart of the crimes is truly chilling, and Limón’s
nuanced characters enhance a fast-paced, carefully crafted plot.” -
“A fine, character-driven tale, drenched in
Booklist
fascinating Korean War history and reflecting the author’s firsthand
knowledge of army life.”
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