{"product_id":"the-white-ghost-paperback","title":"The White Ghost - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames R. Benn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the Pacific during WWII, Billy Boyle must discover if skipper, and future president, Jack Kennedy is a cold-blooded killer\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1943: In the midst of the brutal, hard-fought Solomon Islands campaign between the Allies and the Japanese forces, Lieutenant Billy Boyle receives an odd assignment: he's sent by the powerful Kennedy family to investigate a murder in which PT skipper (and future president) Jack Kennedy has been implicated. The victim is a native coastwatcher, an allied intelligence operative, whom Kennedy discovered on the island of Tulagi with his head bashed in. That's Kennedy's story, anyhow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKennedy was recovering in the Navy hospital on the island after the sinking of his PT-109 motor torpedo boat. The military hasn't decided yet whether to make him a hero for surviving the attack, or have him court-martialed for losing the boat, and the last thing the Kennedy clan wants is a murder charge hanging over his head. Billy knows firsthand that he shouldn't trust Jack: the man is a charmer, a womanizer, and, when it suits his needs, a liar. But would he kill someone in cold blood? And if so, why? The first murder is followed by two more, and to find the killer, Billy must sort through a tangled, shifting web of motives and identities, even as combat rages all around him.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries. The debut, \u003ci\u003eBilly Boyle\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of five top mysteries of 2006 by Book Sense and was a Dilys Award nominee. Subsequent books have received starred reviews in \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and been listed as the\u003ci\u003e Bookpage \u003c\/i\u003eMystery of the Month. Two have been tagged a \"Killer Book\" by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. \u003ci\u003eA Blind Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e is longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and \u003ci\u003eThe Rest Is Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is a Barry Award nominee. A librarian for many years, Benn lives in Connecticut with his wife, Deborah Mandel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730248863807,"sku":"9781616957117","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5de20711eef9b10be2cd4d134da2a9ad.webp?v=1765125393","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-white-ghost-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}