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Editorial Content for The Iron Sickle: A Sueño & Bascom Mystery Set in Korea

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Ray Palen

For those who are unable to travel the world, there is no better substitute than escaping into a good book. Stories set in exotic, foreign locations have the ability to transport readers to unfamiliar places and quickly make them feel right at home. Read More

Teaser

Early one rainy morning, the head of the 8th United States Army Claims Office in Seoul, South Korea, is brutally murdered by a Korean man in a trench coat with a small iron sickle hidden in his sleeve. Against orders, CID agents George Sueño and Ernie Bascom start to investigate. Somehow, no one they speak to has been interviewed yet. The 8th Army isn't great at solving cases, but they aren't usually this bad either. George and Ernie begin to suspect that someone doesn’t want the case solved.

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Early one rainy morning, the head of the 8th United States Army Claims Office in Seoul, South Korea, is brutally murdered by a Korean man in a trench coat with a small iron sickle hidden in his sleeve. Against orders, CID agents George Sueño and Ernie Bascom start to investigate. Somehow, no one they speak to has been interviewed yet. The 8th Army isn't great at solving cases, but they aren't usually this bad either. George and Ernie begin to suspect that someone doesn’t want the case solved.

About the Book

When a U.S. Army Claims officer is murdered in grizzly fashion the roustabout duo of George Sueño and Ernie Bascom have to go against orders to track a calculating killer and author Martin Limón proves once again why he is hailed by his peers as one of the greatest military writers of all time.

Early one rainy morning, the head of the 8th United States 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 US Army base? And why attack the Claims officer --- is there an unsettled grudge, a claim of damages that was rejected by the US Army?

Against orders, CID agents Sergeant George Sueño and Ernie Bascom start investigating. Somehow, each person they speak to has not yet been interviewed. The 8th 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.

Editorial Content for Therapy: A Short Story

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Joe Hartlaub

“Therapy” is a bit of a surprise. Peter Clement has parlayed his two decades worth of experience as an emergency room physician into a literary career, building a strong fan base and impressive backlist of thriller novels dealing with a wide range of medical issues --- from hospital practice to bioterror. One does not reflexively think of Clement as an author of shorter fiction; his latest effort will go a long way toward changing that perception. Read More

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The damage is deep and the crime unpardonable in this edgy tale of dark courage, murder and redemption told from a most unusual perspective.

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The damage is deep and the crime unpardonable in this edgy tale of dark courage, murder and redemption told from a most unusual perspective.

About the Book

The damage is deep and the crime unpardonable in this edgy tale of dark courage, murder and redemption told from a most unusual perspective.

September 5, 2014 - September 19, 2014

Here are reading recommendations with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for the contest period of September 5 - September 19.

We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas

September 2014

People start their lives with dreams. When we are young, we create a road map and typically see it without speed bumps. But then real life happens, and often it’s not what we planned. Challenges arise; it gets messy. It’s all not the holiday card newsletter or the perfect Facebook photos. Dreams fade or get reshaped.

WE ARE NOT OURSELVES by debut novelist Matthew Thomas looks at life like that. It starts with a dream and then heads off the rails. At the beginning, Eileen Tumulty has a plan. She is going to leave the Queens neighborhood where she lives with her hard-drinking Irish immigrant parents and not look back. She meets Ed Leary, who is her ticket to a better life. He has a great job as a scientist and is kind to her. She feels the tumult of her childhood being left behind and sees a bright future ahead: Success. A great house. A bigger world.

Joan Rivers

I've had so much plastic surgery, when I die they will donate my body to Tupperware.

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Joan Rivers

September 4, 2014 - October 6, 2014

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September 4, 2014 - October 6, 2014

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September 4, 2014 - October 6, 2014

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We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas

WE ARE NOT OURSELVES is the sprawling story of Eileen and Ed Leary, a wife and husband drawn apart and together again by their complicated relationship with the American Dream.

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