{"product_id":"proud-sorrows-9781641295994","title":"Proud Sorrows","description":"\"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\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames R. Benn\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries. The debut, \u003ci\u003eBilly Boyle\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected as a Top Five Book of the Year by Book Sense and was a Dilys Award nominee, \u003ci\u003eA Blind Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Rest Is Silence\u003c\/i\u003e was a Barry Award nominee, and \u003ci\u003eThe Devouring\u003c\/i\u003e was a Macavity Award nominee. Benn, a former librarian, lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida with his wife, Deborah Mandel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50888946647314,"sku":"9781641295994","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_828bc1db-5858-47fa-addf-9db65e7ae781.jpg?v=1744280308","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/proud-sorrows-9781641295994","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}