| The Silver Sickle Case | |
| Author: | Lynn Brock |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sergeant Venn |
| Genre: | Detective |
| Release Date: | 1938 |
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| Followed By: | Fourfingers |
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.[3] It was followed by two sequels.[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.