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Next: the September 2008 release of the newest Billy Boyle mystery. BLOOD ALONE finds Billy in Sicily during the Allied invasion, in a field hospital with a bandaged head and total amnesia. With the Mafia on his trail and framed for murder, he must discover the secret of who he really is, staying one step ahead of those trying to find him, unsure of friend or foe. Early reviews are in! Read what authors are saying about Blood Alone:
James Benn is a wonderful writer, and Blood Alone is
terrific. The premise is irresistible, the pacing nonstop, the prose
razor-sharp. Any fan of Ken Follett or Alan Furst, or anyone who
enjoys reading about World War II — or just a great story — will
love this book. Teeming with energy, knowing humor, sorrow and brisk bravado, Blood Alone shows James Benn has once more raised the game in his Billy Boyle series. Drawing on many of the murkier passages of World War II history, Benn sends his appealing and increasingly complex hero on a harrowing adventure that delivers on suspense and, quite movingly, on the emotional registers too. —Megan Abbott (The Song Is You, Queenpin)
The First Wave (2007)
"Benn’s hero is still wide-eyed and bushy-tailed in THE FIRST WAVE...but his character has deepened...spirited wartime storytelling." - New York Times Book Review, September 9, 2007
...an action-packed yet soulful adventure... - Midwest Book Review, March 3, 2008
"Hard-Boyled" - Library Journal starred review, July 1, 2007 |
