The Iron Sickle
The Sergeants Sueño and Bascom Mysteries: Book #9
- By: Martin Limón
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 9 hours 15 minutes
Description
Early one rainy morning, the head of the US Eighth Army Claims Office in Seoul, South Korea, is brutally murdered by a Korean manin a trench coat carrying a small iron sickle hidden in his sleeve. The attackwas a complete surprise, carefully planned and clinically executed. How didthis unidentified Korean civilian get into the tightly controlled base?And why attack the claims officer? Is there an unsettled grudge, a claim ofdamages that was rejected by the Army?
Against orders, CID agents Sergeants George Sueño and ErnieBascom start investigating. Somehow, each person they speak to has not yet beeninterviewed. The Eighth Army isn’t great at solving cases, but they aren’t thatbad either. As George and Ernie continue their search, they begin to suspectthat not everyone wants the case solved.
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Abridged: No
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The Iron Sickle
By: Martin Limón
Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Length: 9 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
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Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Length: 13 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
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