Proud Sorrows

Name: Proud Sorrows
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: James R. Benn
ISBN: 9798889566854

Author: James R. Benn

Series: Billy Boyle WWII Mysteries #18

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 11 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/05/2023

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Military Fiction

Synopsis

Norfolk, England, November 1944: After a series of dangerous missions in the South of France, US Army Captain Billy Boyle is finally on leave, and is settling into a peaceful rest at the country estate of Sir Richard Seaton, the father of Billy’s British lover, Diana. Seaton Manor is a
comfortable haven, and Billy is eager to spend a few precious days in Diana’s company pretending the war is far away.

Unfortunately, Billy’s leave is cut short when a crashed German bomber resurfaces off the coast with the corpse of a British officer in the pilot seat. The nearby village of Slewford hosts a top-secret military intelligence operation, home to high-ranking German POWs, and so the crash
is a matter of national security.

Billy is assigned by the commander of the POW facility to investigate. After the plane is discovered, a local villager is murdered—and suddenly what had appeared to be a failed enemy military operation takes on an even more sinister aspect. All Billy’s ex-Boston cop instincts are put to
the test as he interviews the grieving, angry, and conniving citizens of this idyllic English country village in search of the truth.

About James R. Benn

James R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II Mystery series, which includes the novels Billy Boyle, The First Wave, Blood Alone, Evil for Evil, Rag and Bone, and A Mortal Terror. A librarian for many years, he now writes full time and lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shirley on August 27, 2023

After a couple of harrowing missions, Captain Billy Boyle is looking forward to a leave in the peaceful Norfolk countryside. Best of all, his lady love Diana Seaton will be there too, at her ancestral home, Seaton Manor. Alas, the war has other plans. Billy is assigned to find out how a local man go......more

Goodreads review by Ay on December 22, 2023

I love this series. Start with book 1. You are in for a treat! These are mysteries which happen to be set in WWII. Benn does proper historical research and portrays some of what actually happened in WWII, versus some of the comfortable stories we tell ourselves about it. At this point, I will read any......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on January 29, 2024

Another masterfully written Billy Boyle World War Two mystery. The setting is in Norfolk, England, November 1944. Billy Boyle, a Captain in the US Army, and a Boston police detective, has been assigned to investigate the mysterious death of a British Officer. The Officer's body was found in a plane......more

Goodreads review by Darius on September 24, 2023

Another very good outing for Billy Boyle, it seems that the author has gotten a second wind this late into the series. This one is more of a classic English village mystery, with some Nazis and WWII stuff thrown into the mix. Billy is on leave in Seaton Hall, staying at his girlfriend's father's home......more

Goodreads review by Libby on April 18, 2023

Benn has done it again. This 18th in the Billy Boyle series doesn't disappoint. Stronger in the mystery arena, less World War II action this time around, although I was fascinated to learn about the Ritchie Boys and their interrogation methods that were so useful in gathering military intelligence.......more