Blood Alone

A Billy Boyle World War II mystery

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Blood Alone

A Billy Boyle World War II mystery

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Billy Boyle awakens in a field hospital in Sicily with amnesia. In his pocket is a yellow silk handkerchief embroidered with the initial L. Gradually he remembers: he has been sent ashore in advance of the troops with this token from Lucky Luciano to contact the head of the Sicilian Mafia. But he must also thwart a murderous band of counterfeiters of Army scrip led by Vito Genovese.

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Publisher
Soho Press
Language
English
Pages
313

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Cover of: Blood alone
Blood alone: a Billy Boyle World War II mystery
2009, Kennebec Large Print
in English
Cover of: Blood Alone
Blood Alone: A Billy Boyle World War II mystery
2008, Soho Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.6
Library of Congress
PS3602.E6644 B66 2008, PS3602.E6644B66 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
313

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16702219M
ISBN 13
9781569475164
LCCN
2008013300
OCLC/WorldCat
213765975
Amazon ID (ASIN)
1569475164
Library Thing
6030217
Goodreads
3497252

Work Description

Billy Boyle awakens in a field hospital in Sicily with amnesia. In his pocket is a yellow silk handkerchief embroidered with the initial L. Gradually he remembers: he has been sent ashore in advance of the troops with this token from Lucky Luciano to contact the head of the Sicilian Mafia. But he must also thwart a murderous band of counterfeiters of Army scrip led by Vito Genovese.

James R. Benn is the author of Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery, selected by Book Sense as one of the top five mysteries of 2006 and nominated for a Dilys Award. The First Wave was a Book Sense Notable title. Benn is a librarian and lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut.

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