Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery

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Billy Boyle, a young Irish-American cop from Boston, has just been made detective when WWII breaks out. His 'Uncle Ike' (Dwight D. Eisenhower) has been plucked from obscurity to command Army forces in Europe and he wants Billy to be his personal investigator. But Billy, who has never left Boston before, is not sure of his ability as a detective. Dutifully, he sets off for England's Beardsley Hall. Accompanied by an aristocratic Polish officer and a beautiful British nurse, Billy's mission is to catch a spy who may have been planted there...

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Praise for the Billy Boyle series

"This book has got it allan instant classic."
Lee Child

"Spirited wartime storytelling."
The New York Times Book Review

"A meaty, old-fashioned, and thoroughly enjoyable tale of WWII-era murder and espionage."
The Seattle Times

"A fascinating mystery with the sensibility of a World War II movie."
Sacramento News & Review

It is a pleasure marching off to war with the spirited Billy Boyle. He is a charmer, richly imagined and vividly rendered, and he tells a finely suspenseful yarn.
Dan Fesperman

"One of the best books I've read this year."
Mystery Scene

"The sense of place is sensational, a wonderful backdrop to this complex and intriguing story."
Mystery News

Author Bio

James R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries. The debut, Billy Boyle, was selected as a Top Five book of the year by Book Sense and was a Dilys Award nominee, A Blind Goddess was longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, The Rest Is Silence was a Barry Award nominee, and The Devouring was a Macavity Award nominee. Benn, a former librarian, lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida with his wife, Deborah Mandel.