Rag And Bone: A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery

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Billy Boyle, the Irish-American Boston cop turned US Army detective, is sent to London to investigate the murder of a Soviet embassy official. Billy's uncle Ike is taking the murder seriously, wanting to avoid a breach with Russian allies. A little digging reveals to Billy that this is no ordinary murder. The Russian was killed in exactly the same way 20,000 Polish officers were executed at a recent and silenced massacre at Katyn Forest - by Soviet secret police, under orders from Stalin. Further more, Billy's friend Kaz is the prime suspect.

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Praise for Rag and Bone

Stark and poignant.
The New York Times Book Review

Billy Boyle is a corker.
The Seattle Times

Stellar . . . Benn excels at depicting the impact of war on Londonthe bricks from bombed buildings piled neatly on the streets, families living in Tube stations, 'the odor of the Blitz.' Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Graceful plotting, a strong supporting cast and a modern take on 40s dialogue all come together to make the Billy Boyle series one of the finestperhaps the finestof contemporary period mysteries.
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Author Bio

James R. Benn is the author of ten books in the Billy Boyle series: Billy Boyle, The First Wave, Blood Alone, Evil for Evil, Rag and Bone, A Mortal Terror, Deaths Door, A Blind Goddess, The Rest Is Silence, and The White Ghost. A librarian for many years, he lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut, with his wife, Deborah Mandel.