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  • Written by: James R. Benn
  • Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
  • Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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Solemn Graves

Written by: James R. Benn
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
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A double murder in a French chateau just after D-Day threatens Allied operations, and US Army detective Billy Boyle is called to investigate.

July, 1944, a full month after D-Day. Billy, Kaz, and Big Mike are assigned to investigate a double murder close to the front lines in Normandy. An American officer and a member of the French Resistance were found dead in a manor house outside the town of Trevieres.

The investigation is shrouded in secrecy, due to the highly confidential nature of the American unit headquartered at the Manoir de Castilly; the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops. This vague name covered a 1,000-man unit with a unique mission within the US Army: to impersonate other US Army units in order to deceive the enemy, causing them to think they were facing large formations, when in reality it was the 23rd (they called themselves the Ghost Army) creating deceptions by radio traffic, dummy inflatable vehicles, and sound effects. Not even the units adjacent to their positions were to know what they were doing.

The balance of power in WWII hangs in the balance - can Billy solve the crime before the Ghost Army is exposed?

©2018 James R. Benn (P)2018 Recorded Books

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A solid second book

This story had a touch of love for the MC and an undercurrent of romance for the main plot. The characters came to life in the gritty setting of WW2 France. The ending came with a surprise and on the whole the book was excellent. The narrator had a good grasp of accents.

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