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Writer. Voter. Librarian. Author of the Billy Boyle WW2 mystery series, published by Soho Press.
https://www.jamesrbenn.com/
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Very good! Enjoyable read in which you learn things!
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Thanks! It was fun to write an English village murder mystery.
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Thanks! About to wrap up #21 for 2026 now.
And - I have several stand-alones to help fill the time . . .
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"Benn’s hard-hitting series grows in depth and complexity with every installment."
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"A tight-paced adventure...the beat, the quick tempo never lets the reader down...this is a very good novel, and great reading entertainment. - Ben Pastor, author of THE WATER THIEF, LUMEN, and other novels.
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But don't mess with no Tiger, baby.
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What’s hard to understand about “mass deportations”?
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“What a great read, full of action, humor and heart . . . Equal parts spy thriller, war story and murder mystery, with a dollop of romance that’s never sweet, this is just a terrific book. More please!”
—Louise Penny
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Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
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The illustration features a woman taking her lunch break with a rivet gun on her lap, her lunchbox with her name on it, and a copy of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf (a detail which I never noticed) beneath her feet,
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True!
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The two Czech soldiers were betrayed and committed suicide rather than be taken by the Nazis. Hundreds from the villages of villages of Lidice and Ležáky were murdered in violent reprisals.
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Enjoy the patio and the books!
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Okay! The Phantom Patrol is the 19th in my WWII mystery series and this one features David Niven and JD Salinger in their historical roles in France. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753135...
Thanks!