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Rag and bone : a Billy Boyle World War II mystery / James Benn.
"Uncle Ike" (aka General Eisenhower) personally pins silver first lieutenant bars on Billy Boyle in Benn's stellar fifth WWII mystery (after 2009's Evil for Evil). In December 1943, Billy's leave with his British girlfriend in Italy is cut short. Orders send him to London to look into a Soviet officer's shooting murder, which may be retaliation for the execution of thousands of Polish officers in the Katyn Forest that's been blamed on the Germans but probably was committed by Russians. Since the Soviets are allies, the investigation requires the utmost sensitivity. Billy's loyalties are tested because his friend who works for the Polish government in exile, Lieutenant Kazimierz, is a prime suspect. Benn excels at depicting the impact of war on London--the bricks from bombed buildings piled neatly on the streets, families living in Tube stations, "the odor of the Blitz." Destruction aside, Billy never forgets that "Even in the midst of war, murder is unacceptable"--Publisher's Weekly.
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- ISBN: 9781569478493
- ISBN: 156947849X
- Physical Description: 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Soho Press, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
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| Subject: | Boyle, Billy (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Russians > England > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > England > London > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Novels. Historical fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Riverside Regional-Perryville | M BEN (Text) | 30000004013730 | Mystery | In transit | - |
Rag and Bone : A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery
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Rag and Bone : A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery
Billy is sent to London in the midst of the Luftwaffe bombing offensive to investigate the murder of a Soviet official. There's reason to believe that the crime could be connected to the recent discovery of mass graves in the Katyn Forest, where thousands of Polish officers were executed. If the killer is out there, the diplomatic stakes are high as an uneasy relationship between the Soviets and allied powers hangs in the balance. Further still, Scotland Yard names Billy's friend Kaz as the prime suspect. He must track the killer through London's underworld.
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