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    The White Ghost
    The White Ghost
    The White Ghost
    Audiobook11 hours

    The White Ghost

    Written by James R. Benn

    Narrated by Peter Berkrot

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    The tenth book in James R. Benn's Billy Boyle WWII mystery series, normally set against a backdrop of WWII Europe, moves us to a flashback in the Pacific. 1943: Amidst the bitter, violent Solomon Islands campaign, Billy is assigned the murder investigation of a native coastwatcher, whom future president Jack Kennedy discovered on a nearby island with his head bashed in. As the body count climbs, Billy must figure out whether Jack is a cold-blooded killer, even as war rages around him. A fan-favorite series with built-in readership of historical fiction fans and military history buffs, by one of Soho Crime's bestselling authors. Billy Boyle, the first in this series, continues to sell strongly since its 2013 reissue. Benn consistently does very successful national and local events for his book launches. Praise for the Billy Boyle series "Spirited wartime storytelling." --The New York Times Book Review "A fast-paced saga set in a period when the fate of civilization still hangs in the balance." --The Wall Street Journal "Consistently entertaining." --WWII Magazine "Terrific . . . Razor sharp." --Joseph Finder "Full of action, humor and heart." --Louise Penny James R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries. The debut, Billy Boyle, was named one of the top five mysteries of 2006 by Book Sense and was a Dilys Award nominee. Subsequent books have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, and been listed as the BookageMystery of the Month. Two have been tagged as a "Killer Book" by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. A librarian for many years, Benn lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut, with his wife, Deborah Mandel. Marketing and Publicity National media campaign targeting crime mystery reviewers; historical fiction reviewers. Inclusion in all Soho Crime Fall 2015 trade-facing advertising campaigns. Featured galley at ALA Annual and BEA 2015.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateSep 1, 2015
    ISBN9781490696645
    The White Ghost
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    James R. Benn

    James R. Benn is the author of the popular Billy Boyle World War II mystery series. The debut title, Billy Boyle, was a Dilys Award nominee and one of Booksense’s top five mysteries for 2006. Subsequent titles have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, and two have been tagged as “Killer Books” by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. Benn lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut, with his wife, Deborah Mandel. For more information, visit his website at www.jamesrbenn.com.

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    • 4/5
      Benn fills a gap in Billy's military life by sending him to resolve a murder possibly affecting a PT boat commander and future US president. Billy is in the S Pacific, after the capture of Guadalcanal and during the subsequent Solomon Islands campaign, aptly and accurately portrayed by the author. Murders among the horrific combat with the fanatic Japanese are investigated by Billy and Kaz. while involving them in several quite plausible combat scenarios. Sticking to the typical police procedure mantra that sex or money cause most murders leads them to a most unlikely,perpetrator. The chase concludes in strange but suitable solution.
    • 3/5
      This would be a good book to get a feel for what it was like to be in the south pacific during World War II. That was the main focus with a bit of mystery thrown in.
    • 5/5
      From the preface (explaining the time jump backward in Billy Boyle's service) to the very end, I was kept guessing at both the true nature of the crime and the perpetrator. Billy and Kaz head to the Solomon Islands, to investigate a murder that happened shortly after a PT boat was destroyed, one captained by another Bostonian, young Jack Kennedy. Benn does a great job using a real historical figure without getting too cheesy. Per usual, Billy faces some resistance from officers wondering why he has so much lee-way in investigating a crime that soon captures more victims. I don't know a whole lot about the Pacific Theater in WWII, but found the information about the Australians, and natives of the Islands being Coastwatchers very interesting. And yet another book this year that touches on Amelia Earhart. Benn bases a character in the book Deanna Reynolds, on a nurse that is evacuated to Guadalcanal during the early part of the war and is rumored to be Amelia. It's bits of history, mixed with the fictionalized murder that make these Billy Boyle books so good.