Billy Boyle : A World War II Mystery

from NewsieQ

Billy Boyle is a Boston cop, recently promoted to detective. But he's also eligible for the World War II draft. Using family connections to no less a personage than Dwight D. Eisenhower, he finds himself a newly commissioned second lieutenant, headed to England and assigned to Uncle Ike. When he ...

from hardlyhardy

Billy Boyle's father is a pretty good police detective in Boston, and through his dad's influence Billy gets on the force and becomes a fledgling detective himself. Then the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, and Billy finds himself in the Army. Again thanks to family influence, he gains a quick appoint...

from jeanned

When Detective Billy Boyle takes leave of the Boston Police Department to join the war effort, his family pulls strings to secure a desk job for him. He finds himself reporting for duty in London where he will work for his uncle, Dwight D. Eisenhower, as the general's personal investigator. In th...

from pharrm

Loved this book, outstanding characters, intriguiging plot, couldn't wait for next one.

from MugsyNoir

A good premise and interesting story. However, even though it is in first person, the story is driven too much by Billy Boyle's narrative. A little more action and dialog would have made it a stronger book. Still, a good debut.