{"product_id":"proud-sorrows","title":"Proud Sorrows","description":"\u003ch4\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the eighteenth installment in this fan-favorite WWII mystery series, US Army Captain Billy Boyle investigates a murder in a charming English village, where personal vendettas tangle with wartime espionage.In the eighteenth installment in this fan-favorite WWII mystery series, US Army Captain Billy Boyle investigates a murder in a charming English village, where personal vendettas tangle with wartime espionage.Norfolk, England, November 1944- After a series of dangerous missions in the South of France, US Army Captain Billy Boyle is finally on leave, and is settling into a peaceful rest at the country estate of Sir Richard Seaton, the father of Billy's British lover, Diana. Seaton Manor is a comfortable haven, and Billy is eager to spend a few precious days in Diana's company pretending the war is far away.Unfortunately, Billy's leave is cut short when a crashed German bomber resurfaces off the coast with the corpse of a British officer in the pilot seat. The nearby village of Slewford hosts a top-secret military intelligence operation, home to high-ranking German POWs, and so the crash is a matter of national security. Billy is assigned by the commander of the POW facility to investigate. After the plane is discovered, a local villager is murdered-and suddenly what had appeared to be a failed enemy military operation takes on an even more sinister aspect. All Billy's ex-Boston cop instincts are put to the test as he interviews the grieving, angry, and conniving citizens of this idyllic English country village in search of the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries. The debut, Billy Boyle, was selected as a Top Five Book of the Year by Book Sense and was a Dilys Award nominee, A Blind Goddess was longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, The Rest Is Silence was a Barry Award nominee, and The Devouring was a Macavity Award nominee. Benn, a former librarian, lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida with his wife, Deborah Mandel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a standard paperback\/soft cover version.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOHO PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43614645878975,"sku":"9781641295994","price":38.25,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/rE5z_JBVjbQT6pdAX_r38Ze_JxTC0Z-0KCczrER6rOQHoA_60_60.jpg?v=1723776965","url":"https:\/\/popweasel.co.nz\/products\/proud-sorrows","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}