The Silver Sickle Case

The Silver Sickle Case is a 1938 detective novel by the Irish-born writer Lynn Brock.

[1][2] Best known for his Colonel Gore series of mysteries, the novel introduced an alternative detective character Sergeant Venn of Scotland Yard assisted by Detective Constable Kither.

[4] Two murders take place in the seaside resort town of Southmouth near the New Forest: the first is a former army officer beaten to death and left by a rubbish tip while the second, found near by, is impossible to identify.

Investigating police officers conclude that both crimes are connected to a fashionable night club The Silver Sickle.

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