Blood Alone: a Billy Boyle World War II Mystery

“Spirited wartime storytelling. Benn allows Boyle’s experiences to change him in ways both subtle and dramatic.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A convincing blend of fact and fiction.”—Publishers Weekly

“Immediately engaging. . . . Superbly crafted and paced.”—BookPage, Mystery Pick of the Month

Billy awakens in a field hospital in Sicily with amnesia. Despite this and numerous attempts on his life, he manages to carry out his mission to enlist the cooperation of the head of the Sicilian Mafia on behalf of the Allies. He also foils a plot by Vito Genovese to counterfeit army scrip.