EBOOK Blood Alone
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A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery
Praise for the Billy Boyle series: &';The brash kid from Southie is still open, direct and fearless in his manner (and in his wonderfully loose-jointed use of the English language) and in no danger of losing his cover as a &';happy-go-lucky Yank.&' But even amid the excitement of the spirited wartime storytelling, Benn allows Boyle&'s experiences to change him in ways both subtle and dramatic.&'Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review &';Thoroughly enjoyable.&'The Seattle Times &';This series brings WWII alive.&'Deadly Pleasures &';Great fun. Benn knows his war history.&'The Globe and Mail &';Kudos to author Benn . . . and here&'s hoping that Billy will continue to make his way through his Uncle Ike&'s world for many titles to come.&'Bookslut.com Billy Boyle awakens in a field hospital in Sicily with amnesia. In his pocket is a yellow silk handkerchief embroidered with the initial L. Gradually he remembers: he has been sent ashore in advance of the troops with this token from Lucky Luciano to contact the head of the Sicilian Mafia. But he must also thwart a murderous band of counterfeiters of Army scrip led by Vito Genovese. James R. Benn is the author of Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery, selected by Book Sense as one of the top five mysteries of 2006 and nominated for a Dilys Award. The First Wave was a Book Sense Notable title. Benn is a librarian and lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut.From the Hardcover edition.
Praise for the Billy Boyle series: &';The brash kid from Southie is still open, direct and fearless in his manner (and in his wonderfully loose-jointed use of the English language) and in no danger of losing his cover as a &';happy-go-lucky Yank.&' But even amid the excitement of the spirited wartime storytelling, Benn allows Boyle&'s experiences to change him in ways both subtle and dramatic.&'Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review &';Thoroughly enjoyable.&'The Seattle Times &';This series brings WWII alive.&'Deadly Pleasures &';Great fun. Benn knows his war history.&'The Globe and Mail &';Kudos to author Benn . . . and here&'s hoping that Billy will continue to make his way through his Uncle Ike&'s world for many titles to come.&'Bookslut.com Billy Boyle awakens in a field hospital in Sicily with amnesia. In his pocket is a yellow silk handkerchief embroidered with the initial L. Gradually he remembers: he has been sent ashore in advance of the troops with this token from Lucky Luciano to contact the head of the Sicilian Mafia. But he must also thwart a murderous band of counterfeiters of Army scrip led by Vito Genovese. James R. Benn is the author of Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery, selected by Book Sense as one of the top five mysteries of 2006 and nominated for a Dilys Award. The First Wave was a Book Sense Notable title. Benn is a librarian and lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut.From the Hardcover edition.