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Rag and Bone A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery

"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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  • "Katyńska gra"@pl
  • "Rag and bone"@pl
  • "Katyńska gra : łachmany i kości"

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  • "As a diplomatic crisis looms, Billy must navigate the London underworld amidst a Luftwaffe bombing offensive to find a killer."
  • ""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."@en
  • "Billy Boyle, the Irish-American Boston cop turned US Army detective, is sent to London to investigate the murder of a Soviet embassy official. Billy's Uncle Ike - aka General Eisenhower - is taking the murder seriously, wanting to avoid a breach with the Russian allies. But just a little digging reveals to Billy that this is no ordinary murder: The Russian was killed the same way twenty thousand Polish officers were executed by the Soviet secret police."
  • ""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."
  • "Billy Boyle is sent to London during the Battle of Britain to investigate the murder of a Soviet official, which may be a revenge killing in response to the massacre of thousands of Polish officers, and finds his probe complicated by the fact that his friend Kaz is the prime suspect."
  • "Billy Boyle is sent to London to investigate the murder of a Soviet embassy official, which may be a revenge killing in response to the execution of twenty thousand Polish officers by the Soviet secret police."
  • "Billy Boyle is sent to London to investigate the murder of a Soviet official. Was it random or revenge for the recently uncovered mass graves of Polish officers in the Katyn Forest' Scotland Yard suspects Billy's friend Kaz, now working for the Polish Government in Exile. With a diplomatic crisis looming, Billy must find the killer and save his friend. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en

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  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Powieść kryminalna amerykańska"@pl
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Rag and Bone A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery"@en
  • "Rag and bone : a Billy Boyle World War II mystery"
  • "Rag and bone : a Billy Boyle World War II mystery"@en
  • "Łachmany i kości"
  • "Łachmany i kości"@pl
  • "Rag and bone"
  • "Rag and bone a Billy Boyle World War II mystery"
  • "Rag and bone a Billy Boyle World War II mystery"@en

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