Pricing
Paperback $15.95
Description
May 1944: Captain Billy Boyle is convicted on spurious charges of black market dealings—stripped of his officer’s rank, reduced to private, and sentenced to three months’ hard labor. But Billy is given an opportunity: if he takes on the incredibly dangerous mission of investigating a set of murders at the Allies’ safe house in the...
May 1944: Captain Billy Boyle is convicted on spurious charges of black market dealings—stripped of his officer’s rank, reduced to private, and sentenced to three months’ hard labor. But Billy is given an opportunity: if he takes on the incredibly dangerous mission of investigating a set of murders at the Allies’ safe house in the French town of Chaumont, he can avoid his punishment. Parachuted in as part of a three-man team the night before the Normandy invasion, he has very little time to find the killer’s identity and lead a group escape back to England, with a whole army of foes nipping at his heels.
Media
“Terrific . . . Razor sharp. ”
—Joseph Finder
“Full of action, humor and heart. ”
—Louise Penny
“Billy Boyle gets better and better. This is a must-read series. ”
—Lee Child
“Spirited wartime storytelling. ”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Benn's 11th Billy Boyle mystery has snappy dialogue, satisfying action scenes, and much interesting history about D-Day. ”
—Kirkus Reviews on Blue Madonna
“The suspenseful story line, set on the eve of the Normandy invasion in 1944, will keep readers turning the pages ... Benn movingly depicts Nazi cruelties that Boyle and his comrades witness.”