Hadlyme resident and author James Benn is in the final stages of a nationwide book tour to launch his latest Billy Boyle mystery. This evening at 7 p.m., he will present the eighth novel in the series, ‘A Blind Goddess,’ at RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, Conn.
The book has received excellent reviews from Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly (for which it is a Starred Review) and Booklist.
Library Journal says, “Boyle steps carefully through the minefields of racism, espionage, and child abduction until the three cases intersect in a volatile, whirlwind finale. Elaborately plotted, Benn’s eighth entry in the series (after Death’s Door) has his World War II sleuth investigating a deplorable side of U.S. military history.”
The reviewer concludes, “His use of an ongoing narrative throughout the book to explain Billy and Tree’s backstory is particularly well done.”
The book is available at local bookstores or online at:
http://www.amazon.com/Blind-
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Benn will speak at Enfield Public Library on Oct. 29, at 7 p.m and Monte Cristo Bookstore at 38 Green Street in New London on Saturday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m.