Nominated for the 2018 Macavity Award / Sue Feder Memorial Award for Best Historical Novel Praise for The Devouring
" This is the twelfth installment of the Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries, and these creations just keep getting better and better. "
--Suspense Magazine
"The Devouring is packed with the action we have come to expect from the Billy Boyle books . The combination of history, action and suspense in the Billy Boyle novels continues to be irresistible--it's one of the best crime novel series. "
--Connecticut News
"Suspenseful . . . Benn does his usual excellent job of incorporating historical background into a fast-paced plot, which barely slows down on the way to the satisfactory resolution. "
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Benn's 12th World War II mystery keeps the action coming, with a nifty whodunit chaser."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Benn molds an entertaining story out of Billy and his cohorts' encounters with odious Swiss bankers and a cadre of Gestapo agents stationed in Bern to protect the loot. Great history here."
--Booklist
"Extensive historical and military contextual detail, copious suspense, plenty of action, and the innate politics of power are distinctive traits of this acclaimed World War II-set series. Absorbing . . . Should appeal to historical fiction fans, mystery readers, and military buffs."
--Library Journal
" Gripping . . . If you're in need of a dose of adrenaline, then look no further. "
--BookPage
"A white-knuckle adventure from the start. . . In The Devouring, Benn has created yet another thoroughly entertaining historical mystery page-turner that is filled with bountiful amounts of action and adventure. His ability to bring fresh understanding to an already well written about period of history is refreshing."
--New York Journal of Books
"Thrilling . . . James Benn is a master of mystery novels. Benn has done another masterful job of maintaining the suspense and fast-paced action at Mach speed right up to last edge-of-your-seat moment."
--Critics on the Aisle
"Part whodunit, part MacGuffin, part spy novel and a beautifully and poignantly written war story, The Devouring is a multi-layered and artfully synthesized novel."
--The Day
Praise for the Billy Boyle series
"Spirited wartime storytelling."
--The New York Times Book Review
"A fast-paced saga set in a period when the fate of civilization still hangs in the balance."
--The Wall Street Journal
"A complex tale that maps the human cost of warfare in the South Pacific--and delivers a deft portrait of a young Jack Kennedy struggling to recover from the losses of PT-109. Poignant and riveting."
--Francine Mathews, author of JACK1939
"Cleverly told . . . the book weaves fascinating military facts with obscure historical details about the islands and native life."
--The Arizona Republic
"One of Mr. Benn's best books of the series . . . A pleasure to read."
--Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"[An] excellent eighth Billy Boyle whodunit . . . The superior plot and thoughtful presentation of institutional racism directed against American soldiers about to risk their lives for their country make this one of Benn's best."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"These creations just keep getting better and better."
--Suspense Magazine
"Terrific . . . Razor sharp."
--Joseph Finder
"Billy Boyle gets better and better. This is a must-read series."
--Lee Child
"Full of action, humor and heart."
--Louise Penny
