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Bezig met laden... From the Shadowsdoor James R. Benn
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This series continues to please. Billy and Kaz are finding that all their enemies are not Germans as dissent among the French Maquis begins to have fatal consequences. ( ) The attention to historical detail and tidbits are what make these Billy Boyle historical mysteries so good. On assignment, Billy heads to the South of France via Crete. He meets up with Kaz as he brings in an English radio operator. It's getting late in the war, and the local resistance groups are still gathering intel on Vichy officials and the American troops are spread thin along the rugged terrain of the area. it's hard to know who to trust in this one, and there's no shortage of well-known folks in this part of the world. unputdownable, resistance-efforts, WW2, ex-cop, undercover, action-adventure, us-army, historical-novel, historical-figures, historical-places-events, historical-research, history-and-culture, sly-humor, ETO***** Billy Boyle is a former Boston PD detective whose mother (a relative of Mamie Eisenhower) contrived to have him appointed as an aide to the General in the summer of 1942 instead of being general cannon fodder. Little did they know what reality would become. Now it is autumn 1944 and Billy has seen and done a lot from England to Africa. In the guise of fiction, a number of unpleasant facts about US army and civilian attitudes and practices are aired in this compelling story. I am one of many who hope that these things will remain only in memory. The characters are very real and seem familiar, the research is solid, the plot is full of action and extremely enjoyable. I read the first in series about ten years ago, so now I'll have to go back, and binge read to catch up on everything I've missed! I requested and received a free e-book copy from Soho Press/Soho Crime via NetGalley. Thank you! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"Following their mission in the Soviet Union, Billy, Kaz, and Big Mike are sent to southern France for what should be a simple assignment: to serve as security for Royal Navy Commander Gordon Stewart, head of the Special Operations Executive's Section F in Algiers. Stewart's mission is to work with Resistance leaders in liberated areas to gather information that will help track down Vichy officials and other traitors who escaped with the retreating Germans. Stewart has received multiple death threats, and there has already been one attempt on his life in Algiers. Over the course of his investigation, Billy learns that Stewart has many enemies in both the SOE and the Resistance, linked to a fatal Resistance uprising. Diana Seaton, Billy's wartime lover, crosses paths with him as she and legendary SOE agent Christine Granville embark on a humanitarian mission on behalf of those killed while helping the SOE. The race to find an important witness leads Billy to the legendary 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a unit made up of Nisei soldiers that went on to become the most highly decorated unit in the history of the US Army"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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