Road of Bones
Road of Bones by James R. Benn, published by National Geographic Books on August 2, 2022, is a historical fiction novel set during World War II. This installment of Benn’s WWII mystery series follows Billy Boyle as he is dispatched to the USSR to investigate the double murder of two intelligence agents—one American and one Soviet—at a crucial moment in the war. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of Operation Frantic, a significant bombing mission involving American aircraft and Soviet airfields in Ukraine.
Readers will find a gripping investigation that intertwines personal agendas and political tensions, as Billy teams up with a KGB agent amid an atmosphere of distrust. The story features the Night Witches, a remarkable group of Soviet women pilots, who play a vital role in the unfolding events. With 336 pages, this edition offers a detailed exploration of the complexities of wartime alliances and the challenges faced by those tasked with uncovering the truth.
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Billy Boyle is sent to the heart of the USSR to solve a double-murder at a critical turning point in the war in this latest installment of critically acclaimed James R. Benn’s WWII mystery series.
It’s September 1944, and the US is poised to launch Operation Frantic, a shuttle-bombing mission to be conducted by American aircraft based in Great Britain, southern Italy, and three Soviet airfields in the Ukraine. Tensions are already high between the American and Russian allies when two intelligence agents—one Soviet, one American—are found dead at Poltava, one of the Ukrainian bases. Billy is brought in to investigate, and this time he’s paired, at the insistence of the Soviets, with a KGB agent who has his own political and personal agenda.
In the course of an investigation that quickly spirals out of control, Billy is aided by the Night Witches, a daring regiment of young Soviet women flying at night at very low altitudes, bombing hundreds of German installations.
It’s a turning point in the war, and allied efforts hang by a thread. Unless Billy and his KGB partner can solve the murders in an atmosphere of mutual distrust, Operation Frantic is doomed.
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