The Silver Sickle Case is a 1938 detective novel by the Irish-born writer Lynn Brock.The New Statesman and Nation, Volume 15. Statesman and Nation Publishing Company, 1938 p.178Hubin p.49 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.The Spectator, Volume 160. F.C. Westley, 1938. p.192 It was followed by two sequels.Reilly p.198-99
Synopsis 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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Bibliography Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984. Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.