{"product_id":"a-bitter-wind-hardcover","title":"A Bitter Wind - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames R. Benn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo solve a murder at an English airbase, US Army Captain Billy Boyle must immerse himself in the fascinating and secretive world of WWII radio espionage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristmas Day 1944: After his last mission put him in the tailspin of the Battle of the Bulge, Captain Billy Boyle travels to southeast England to visit his girlfriend, Diana Seaton, for a brief holiday respite. Diana is engaged in classified work at RAF Hawkinge, including Operation Corona, which recruits German-speaking Women's Auxiliary Air Force members--many of them Jewish refugees from the Kindertransport rescue--to countermand German orders and direct night fighters away from Allied bombers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's fascinating and critical espionage work, but it's laced with peril, as Billy finds out. On a scenic Christmas walk along the White Cliffs of Dover, Billy and Diana stumble upon the dead body of a US Air Force officer. In the dead man's pocket are papers with highly confidential information. Information worth killing over? Billy's investigation brings him from the fascinating world of airbase codebreakers to war-torn Yugoslavia, where he must rescue an escaped POW who may be the only person who knows the truth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames R. Benn\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries. The debut, \u003ci\u003eBilly Boyle\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected as a Top Five Book of the Year by Book Sense and was a Dilys Award nominee, \u003ci\u003eA Blind Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Rest Is Silence\u003c\/i\u003e was a Barry Award nominee, and \u003ci\u003eThe Devouring\u003c\/i\u003e was a Macavity Award nominee. Benn, a former librarian, lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida with his wife, Deborah Mandel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51888671621408,"sku":"9781641296465","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/FLP_feKRrT9781641296465.webp?v=1781920306","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-bitter-wind-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}