Evil for Evil: A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery

✍ Scribed by Benn, James R

• Book ID: 107002289
• Publisher: Soho Press
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 215 KB
• Series: Billy Boyle World War II Mystery 4
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781569475935

✦ Synopsis

Praise for the Billy Boyle series: “Benn continues to create fascinating behind-the-scenes mysteries from little-known facets of World War II history. . . . A fast-paced mix of action, adventure, and crime solving. . . . A solid series that keeps getting better.”- Booklist “The Billy Boyle novels have quickly established themselves as best in class . . . historical mysteries that seamlessly blend fact with fiction, are replete with period details, [and] incorporate an engaging, intricate and suspenseful story.”- Mysterious Reviews “A triple dose of excitement with a murder mystery within a spy thriller within a World War Two adventure story. . . . A ‘rattling good read.'”-Rhys Bowen “A solid follow up to Benn's first novel. . . . [I] look forward to his next.”-Robert B. Parker “What a great read, full of action, humor and heart. . . . Equal parts spy thriller, war story and murder mystery, with a dollop of romance that's never sweet, this is just a terrific book. More please!”-Louise Penny Fifty Browning Automatic Rifles have been stolen from a US Army base in Northern Ireland. His “uncle” Ike Eisenhower sends Billy to recover the weapons, which might be used in a German-sponsored IRA uprising. Bodies begin to accumulate as Billy finds unexpected challenges to his Boston-Irish upbringing and IRA sympathies. There are rogues on both sides, he learns. James R. Bennis the author of three previous books in the Billy Boyle series: Billy Boyle, The First Wave, and Blood Alone. He is a librarian and lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut. From the Hardcover edition.