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In his time investigating crimes for both the Boston cops and General Ike's European forces, Lieutenant Billy Boyle hasn't encountered a serial killer. But now it looks like he may--a serial killer with a particularly frightening agenda.
Two officers from the American troops stationed in Caserta, Italy, not far from Naples, have been found murdered. Lieutenant Norman Landry was found behind a supply tent with his neck snapped. Captain Max Galante, MD, was strangled on the same night, and his body left in a garden outside HQ. The MOs are completely different, and it seems like the officers had no connection to each other, but one frightening fact links the murders: each body was discovered with a single playing card: the Lieutenant, the ten of hearts; the Captain, the jack of hearts. The message seems to be clear--if the murderer isn't apprehended, the higher ranks will be next.
Billy is sent to Italy for the investigation, which grows increasingly sinister. But he has other things on his mind, too. His girlfriend, Diana, is on a very dangerous spy mission, and Billy doesn't know when--or if--he'll see her again. To make matters worse, Billy's just learned that his baby brother, Danny, is being sent over to Europe as an infantry replacement, an incredibly dangerous assignment. And all around him, he sees GIs suffering from combat fatigue preparing for another battle. As the invasion at Anzio begins, Billy needs to keep a cool head amidst fear and terror as the killer calculates his next moves.
Imagine a serial killer in Europe during World War II, when serial killing was the order of the day. This is what James R. Benn does with exceptional skill in his 2011 Billy Boyle mystery “A Mortal Terror.”
Boyle was a rookie cop before the war. Now he's an Army lieutenant supposedly given a cushy and safe post as an aide to his Uncle Ike, none other than Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. But because of Boyle's police background, however limited, Ike assigns him to investigate wartime murders. This time his assignment takes him to Anzio in Italy where the fighting is fierce and Boyle is anything but safe, either from the Germans or the Red Heart Killer.
An unknown American soldier is killing officers and leaving a playing card at the scene — a ten of hearts for a lieutenant and jack of hearts for a captain. Can Boyle stop him before the killer achieves a royal flush?
Complicating the situation is that Boyle's younger brother, Danny, has been sent to Anzio as an infantryman. Boyle's priorities become confused, find the killer or protect his brother? Eventually these priorities become welded together when the killer sees Danny as an insurance policy against his older brother.
This is exciting stuff, with plenty of combat interrupting the investigation. Readers may also enjoy the special guest appearances by such historical personages as Kim Philby and Audie Murphy. ( )
In his time investigating crimes for both the Boston cops and General Ike's European forces, Lieutenant Billy Boyle hasn't encountered a serial killer. But now it looks like he may--a serial killer with a particularly frightening agenda.
Two officers from the American troops stationed in Caserta, Italy, not far from Naples, have been found murdered. Lieutenant Norman Landry was found behind a supply tent with his neck snapped. Captain Max Galante, MD, was strangled on the same night, and his body left in a garden outside HQ. The MOs are completely different, and it seems like the officers had no connection to each other, but one frightening fact links the murders: each body was discovered with a single playing card: the Lieutenant, the ten of hearts; the Captain, the jack of hearts. The message seems to be clear--if the murderer isn't apprehended, the higher ranks will be next.
Billy is sent to Italy for the investigation, which grows increasingly sinister. But he has other things on his mind, too. His girlfriend, Diana, is on a very dangerous spy mission, and Billy doesn't know when--or if--he'll see her again. To make matters worse, Billy's just learned that his baby brother, Danny, is being sent over to Europe as an infantry replacement, an incredibly dangerous assignment. And all around him, he sees GIs suffering from combat fatigue preparing for another battle. As the invasion at Anzio begins, Billy needs to keep a cool head amidst fear and terror as the killer calculates his next moves.
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Boyle was a rookie cop before the war. Now he's an Army lieutenant supposedly given a cushy and safe post as an aide to his Uncle Ike, none other than Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. But because of Boyle's police background, however limited, Ike assigns him to investigate wartime murders. This time his assignment takes him to Anzio in Italy where the fighting is fierce and Boyle is anything but safe, either from the Germans or the Red Heart Killer.
An unknown American soldier is killing officers and leaving a playing card at the scene — a ten of hearts for a lieutenant and jack of hearts for a captain. Can Boyle stop him before the killer achieves a royal flush?
Complicating the situation is that Boyle's younger brother, Danny, has been sent to Anzio as an infantryman. Boyle's priorities become confused, find the killer or protect his brother? Eventually these priorities become welded together when the killer sees Danny as an insurance policy against his older brother.
This is exciting stuff, with plenty of combat interrupting the investigation. Readers may also enjoy the special guest appearances by such historical personages as Kim Philby and Audie Murphy. (