In his first-ever collection, the award-winning author of the Billy Boyle World War II mysteries presents an eclectic mix of new and previously published mystery stories rife with historical detail and riveting wartime storytelling.
âThe Horse Chestnut Treeâ explores betrayal and murder during the American Revolution. In the speculative work âGlass,â an atomic supercollider and the breakdown of the time-space continuum change the lives of two cousins devoured by greed. âVengeance Weapon,â a historical thriller about an enslaved
Jewish laborer working at the Dora concentration camp, looks at how far someone will go to get revenge. And for his Billy Boyle fans, Benn delivers âIrish Tommy,â a police procedural set in 1944 Boston featuring Billyâs father and uncle.Full of terror, action, amusement, and bliss, The Refusal Camp is a must-have
collection from a crime fiction veteran at the height of his career.