A Bitter Wind by Benn, James R.
A Bitter Wind by Benn, James R.

A Bitter Wind

To solve a murder at an English airbase, US Army Captain Billy Boyle must immerse himself in...
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Author: James R. Benn
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A Bitter Wind by Benn, James R.

A Bitter Wind

$43.96
A Bitter Wind by Benn, James R.

A Bitter Wind

$43.96
Author: James R. Benn
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
To solve a murder at an English airbase, US Army Captain Billy Boyle must immerse himself in the fascinating and secretive world of WWII radio espionage.

Christmas Day 1944: After his last mission put him in the tailspin of the Battle of the Bulge, Captain Billy Boyle travels to southeast England to visit his girlfriend, Diana Seaton, for a brief holiday respite. Diana is engaged in classified work at RAF Hawkinge, including Operation Corona, which recruits German-speaking Women's Auxiliary Air Force members--many of them Jewish refugees from the Kindertransport rescue--to countermand German orders and direct night fighters away from Allied bombers.

It's fascinating and critical espionage work, but it's laced with peril, as Billy finds out. On a scenic Christmas walk along the White Cliffs of Dover, Billy and Diana stumble upon the dead body of a US Air Force officer. In the dead man's pocket are papers with highly confidential information about radio interception operations. Information worth killing over.

As Billy digs into the secret world of codebreakers and radio jammers stationed at Hawkinge, another body turns up. Now Billy must find out what connects these two men--and who was so hell-bent on silencing them. Enlisting the help of his long-time associates, Billy undertakes another thrilling investigation that brings him to war-torn Yugoslavia, where he must rescue an escaped POW who may be the only person who knows the truth.

Author: James R. Benn
Publisher: Soho Crime
Published: 09/23/2025
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 6.31h x 9.28w x 1.22d
ISBN: 9781641296465


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2025
Publishers Weekly 08/18/2025
Booklist 09/01/2025

About the Author
James R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries. The debut, Billy Boyle, was selected as a Top Five Book of the Year by Book Sense and was a Dilys Award nominee, A Blind Goddess was longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, The Rest Is Silence was a Barry Award nominee, and The Devouring was a Macavity Award nominee. Benn, a former librarian, lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida with his wife, Deborah Mandel.
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