James R. Benn
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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.
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James R. Benn's Books
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Billy Boyle
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The First Wave
James R. Benn
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Blood Alone
James R. Benn
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Evil for Evil
James R. Benn
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Rag and Bone
James R. Benn
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A Mortal Terror
James R. Benn
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Death's Door
James R. Benn
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A Blind Goddess
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The Rest is Silence
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The White Ghost
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Blue Madonna
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The Devouring
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Solemn Graves
James R. Benn
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When Hell Struck Twelve
James R. Benn
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The Red Horse
James R. Benn
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Road of Bones
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From the Shadows
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The Refusal Camp
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Proud Sorrows
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James R. Benn's Book Series
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The Billy Boyle WWII Mysteries
James R. Benn
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