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James R. Benn

James R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries. The debut, Billy Boyle, was named one of five top mysteries of 2006 by Book Sense and was a Dilys Award nominee. A Blind Goddess was longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and The Rest Is Silence was a Barry Award nominee. Benn, a former librarian, splits his time between the Gulf Coast of Florida and Connecticut with his wife Deborah Mandel.
The Ninth Circle
A Bitter Wind
Billy Boyle (Deluxe Edition)
The Phantom Patrol
Proud Sorrows
The Refusal Camp
From the Shadows
Road of Bones
The Red Horse
When Hell Struck Twelve
Solemn Graves
The Devouring
Blue Madonna
The White Ghost
The Rest Is Silence
A Blind Goddess
Death's Door
A Mortal Terror
Rag and Bone
Evil for Evil
Blood Alone
The First Wave

Books

The Ninth Circle
A Bitter Wind
Billy Boyle (Deluxe Edition)
The Phantom Patrol
Proud Sorrows
The Refusal Camp
From the Shadows
Road of Bones
The Red Horse
When Hell Struck Twelve
Solemn Graves
The Devouring
Blue Madonna
The White Ghost
The Rest Is Silence
A Blind Goddess
Death's Door
A Mortal Terror
Rag and Bone
Evil for Evil
Blood Alone
The First Wave

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