What's New with Billy Boyle?The Wall Street Journal praises A MORTAL TERROR
"...a fast-paced saga set in a period when the fate of civilization still hangs in the balance. As Boyle reflects after a fleeting assignation with his English girlfriend, an always-in-danger secret agent: 'We laughed, but I can't say we were happy...We slept, but could not rest.'" Mystery Scene magazine reviews A MORTAL TERROR
"a thrilling, fast-paced book...Benn skillfully blends the mystery of the murders and the violence of the war into one fantastic, satisfying whole" The Guardian (UK) reviews Billy Boyle
"Benn's novel flashes through the mind like celluloid images of Leslie Howard, Greer Garson and Peter Lorre" LA Examiner review of "A Mortal Terror"
"masterful...well-crafted...vivid...a great read" Independent Mystery Booksellers Association
IMBA names A MORTAL TERROR a "Killer Book"! Library Journal gives A Mortal Terror a STARRED Review!
War has taken its toll on First Lt. Billy Boyle, and he’s not alone in his misery. It’s January 1944, and he’s trying to figure out why he has been dispatched to Naples in his sixth outing (after Rag and Bone). If you’re new to the series, Billy, a police detective back home, works for his Uncle Ike (yes, that Ike) as a military private investigator. Simply put, the general trusts Billy because he’s family. In this captivating episode, a serial killer from the inside (dubbed the Red Heart Killer because he leaves playing cards on his victims) is targeting Allied officers, moving systematically up the ranks, and it’s getting pretty tense in the officers’ quarters. Billy is under the gun to find the madman before he runs out of cards. VERDICT Jump right in with this winner of a historical detective entry; don’t worry if you haven’t read all the others (I hadn’t). Benn does a superb job of simultaneously capturing the personal anguish of war and creating a splendid adventure novel. The September issue of Booklist says A MORTAL TERROR is:
"Solid wartime adventure, well grounded in historical detail, and boasting a challenging mystery to boot." 
September 13, 2011: the sixth title in the series will be released - A Mortal Terror.
May 2011: Soho Crime re-released the original Billy Boyle in a new softcover edition.
Stunning new cover art for the Soho Crime paperback edition of Rag And Bone, due out Sept. 13, 2011.
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