Eisenhower, who hires young Billy as his division’s detective in a case to stop a saboteur from spoiling an upcoming invasion of Norway. Uncle Ike is none other than General Dwight D. Not wanting to see their oldest boy killed on the front lines, his family pulls some strings and contacts Billy’s Uncle Ike to see what can be done. He might have had a little help, though, from his father and uncle, who are also on the force, but Billy would have made a competent officer either way-had the war not interrupted his plans. Still in his early twenties, it’s quite an achievement for someone so young to make Detective. From battlefronts to back alleys, military treason to personal revenge, this is World War II fiction at its finest.įirst introduced in 2006’s Billy Boyle, the title character is a Boston “Southie” cop who makes Detective three days before Pearl Harbor. Think Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers meets Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct series. In this critically acclaimed series-now up to seventeen books with 2022’s From the Shadows-Benn has created a pitch-perfect blend of historical depth and pulse-pounding narrative driven by carefully crafted mysteries. Benn’s unforgettable Billy Boyle WWII novels. Military fiction meets mystery in James R. The Billy Boyle WWII Investigations deliver for fans of historical mysteries
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