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Solemn graves / James R. Benn.

Benn, James R., (author.).

Summary:

"A double murder in a French chateau just after D-Day threatens Allied operations, and US Army detective Billy Boyle is called to investigate. July, 1944, a full month after D-Day. Billy, Kaz, and Big Mike are assigned to investigate a double murder, close to the front lines in Normandy. An American officer and a member of the French Resistance were found dead in a manor house outside the town of Trevieres. The investigation is shrouded in secrecy, due to the highly confidential nature of the American unit headquartered at the Manoir de Castilly; the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops. This vague name covered a 1,000-man unit with a unique mission within the US Army: to impersonate other US Army units in order to deceive the enemy, causing them to think they were facing large formations, when in reality it was the 23rd(they called themselves The Ghost Army) creating deceptions by radio traffic, dummy inflatable vehicles, and sound effects. Not even the units adjacent to their positions were to know what they were doing. The balance of power in WWII hangs in the balance--can Billy solve the crime before the Ghost Army is exposed?"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781616958497
  • ISBN: 1616958499
  • ISBN: 1641290668
  • Physical Description: 343 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Soho Crime, [2018]
Subject:
Boyle, Billy (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
War fiction.

Available copies

  • 13 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Swansboro Branch Library FIC BENN (Text) 36015000827200 Adult Fiction Available -
Albertson Community Library AFIC BEN (Text) 30372101725064 Adult Fiction Available -
Etowah Branch BEN (Text) 33258008862406 Adult Fiction Mystery Available -
Fletcher Branch BEN (Text) 33258008862380 Adult Fiction Mystery Available -
Forsyth Central FIC Benn, James (Text) 0112521782442 Adult Fiction Available -
Goldsboro Library F BEN (Text) 900005000219275 Adult Fiction Available -
Haywood County Main Library F Benn (Text) 33115007662627 Adult Fiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch BEN (Text) 33258008862398 Adult Fiction Mystery Checked out 08/18/2026
High Point Library FIC Benn James (Text) 30519009960694 Adult Fiction Available -
Kill Devil Hills Library F BEN (Text) 39488501203881 Adult Fiction Available -

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