Billy Boyle is sent by his "Uncle" Ike Eisenhower to Northern Ireland to find stolen weapons and to prevent the Irish Republic from joining the Axis in World War II. Fifty Browning Automatic Rifles have been stolen from a US army base in Northern Ireland. They might be intended for use in a German-sponsored IRA uprising. Tension runs high between the Republic, which is independent, and Protestant-ruled Northern Ireland, still part of Britain despite its heavily Catholic population. It is in Germany's interest to foment an outbreak of hostilities to divert British and US attention from the continent of Europe.Billy searches for the missing weapons with the help of a beautiful Irish woman, an officer in British Intelligence. Soldiers of the US Army, members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary as well as of local Protestant societies, and local Catholic laymen all come under suspicion. Bodies begin to accumulate, and Billy finds unexpected challenges to his Boston-Irish upbringing and his own IRA sympathies. There are rogues on both sides, he learns.

Benn, James R.

Soho ; Turnaround [distributor

Soho Crime

A Billy Boyle World War II mystery, New York, London, 2011

United States, United States of America

First Edition, 2010

<p><p>billy Boyle Goes To Northern Ireland To Find Stolen Weapons And To Keep The Irish Republic Neutral.<p></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>a Twisting, Turning Plot Drives Benn&rsquo;s Gripping Fourth Wwii Mystery To Feature Lt. Billy Boyle (after 2008&rsquo;s Blood Alone). Billy, A Former Boston Cop And A Nephew By Marriage To General Eisenhower, On Whose Staff He Serves, Receives Orders In Late 1943 To Look Into A Raid On A U.s. Army Depot In Northern Ireland. The Thieves Took 50 New Browning Automatic Rifles Plus 200,000 Rounds Of Ammunition. A Few Miles From The Depot, The Body Of A Known Ira Man Was Found Shot In The Back Of The Head With A Pound Note In His Hand&mdash;the Mark Of An Informer. Billy&rsquo;s Military Superiors Suspect The Germans Are Supporting An Ira Uprising. As An Irish-american Whose Family Is Sympathetic To The Republican Cause, Billy Struggles To Remain Impartial As He Investigates The Various Factions On Both Sides Of The Catholic-protestant Divide. Benn Offers No Easy Answers In This Rich Mix Of Irish History And Wartime Intrigue. Author Tour. (sept.)</p>

"Autumn, 1943: Fifty Browning Automatic Rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been stolen from a US Army base in Northern Ireland. A few miles from the depot, the body of a known IRA man has been found with a bullet in the head and a pound note in his hand—the mark of an informer. Fearing a German-sponsored IRA uprising, General Eisenhower, Billy’s uncle by marriage, sends him to recover the weapons before more damage is done. But with family ties to the Republican cause, Billy struggles to remain impartial to the Catholic-Protestant divide, especially as the bodies accumulate."--Back cover

Fifty rifles have been stolen from a US Army base in Northern Ireland. Billy's "uncle", Ike Eisenhower, send him to recover the weapons, which he fears will be used in a German-sponsored IRA uprising. Bodies begin to accumulate as Billy finds unexpected challenges to his Boston-Irish upbringing and IRA sympathies

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