The Phantom Patrol: A Conversation and Book Signing with James R. Benn
Schedule
Mon Dec 16 2024 at 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm
Location
Bookstore1Sarasota | Sarasota, FL
About this Event
An investigation into a gang of Nazi-affiliated art thieves leads Billy Boyle and his comrades directly into the line of fire at the catastrophic Battle of the Bulge. Come learn more about the book and its author, James R. Benn, on the 69th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.
About the Book
"A fascinating and complex tale of stolen art and the heroes who are determined to get it back that really is quite extraordinary... A masterful blend of history and heart. I loved this book!" - KAREN DIONNE, author of the #1 international bestseller THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER and THE WICKED SISTER
Winter 1944. Months after the Liberation of France, ex-Boston cop and US Army Captain Billy Boyle finds himself in Paris, reeling from the carnage he has endured, but hopeful that an end to war is in sight. When Billy finds a rare piece of artwork after a tense shoot-out in the Père Lachaise Cemetery, he thinks it could be connected to the Syndicat du Renard, a shadowy network of Nazi sympathizers known to be smuggling stolen artwork out of France.
Trailing the Syndicat, Billy discovers that someone with a high level of communications clearance - someone in the Phantom regiment of the British Army - may be using his position to aid thieves. Billy, determined to stop the abettor, heads up to the frontlines where he experiences a last-ditch battle against overwhelming odds. There, the ruinous Battle of the Bulge unfurls in the Ardennes Forest. Can Billy and his team survive the bracing onslaught and return the stolen artwork to its rightful protectors?
About the Author
JAMES 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.
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Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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