By James R. Benn
Compliment for the Billy Boyle sequence:
“The brash child from Southie remains to be open, direct and fearless in his demeanour (and in his splendidly loose-jointed use of the English language) and in no threat of wasting his hide as a ‘happy-go-lucky Yank.’ yet even amid the thrill of the lively wartime storytelling, Benn permits Boyle’s stories to alter him in methods either sophisticated and dramatic.”—Marilyn Stasio, The ny instances ebook Review
“Thoroughly enjoyable.”—The Seattle Times
“This sequence brings WWII alive.”—Deadly Pleasures
“Great enjoyable. Benn understands his battle history.”—The Globe and Mail
“Kudos to writer Benn . . . and here’s hoping that Billy will proceed to make his manner via his Uncle Ike’s global for lots of titles to come.”—Bookslut.com
Billy Boyle awakens in a box health center in Sicily with amnesia. In his pocket is a yellow silk handkerchief embroidered with the preliminary L. steadily he recollects: he has been despatched ashore ahead of the troops with this token from fortunate Luciano to touch the top of the Sicilian Mafia. yet he also needs to thwart a murderous band of counterfeiters of military scrip led by means of Vito Genovese.
James R. Benn is the writer of Billy Boyle: a global conflict II Mystery, chosen by means of booklet feel as one of many most sensible 5 mysteries of 2006 and nominated for a Dilys Award. The First Wave used to be a e-book feel outstanding identify. Benn is a librarian and lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut.
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