Evil for Evil

A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery

By: James R. Benn

Narrated by: Marc Vietor

Fifty BARs (Browning automatic rifles) have been stolen from a U.S. army base in Northern Ireland. His uncle Ike Eisenhower sends Billy to recover the weapons, which might be used in a German-sponsored IRA uprising. Bodies begin to accumulate as Billy finds unexpected challenges to his Boston-Irish upbringing and IRA sympathies. There are rogues on both sides, he learns.

©2009 James R. Benn (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Billy gets to see the old country

Billy gets to visit Ireland for the very first time, but it isn't to drink whiskey with distant relatives. He's on a mission and it involves the Protestants and Catholics, and of course, the war. Billy has a mystery to solve and all sides are implicated.

Benn does a great job stripping away the dreamy idealism afforded to the Boyles in Boston, and Billy realizes that there's blood on the hands of both sides.

A great story, that provides insight into some of the politics occurring in the background of the conflict between the Allies and the Germans. Excellent narration as always.

Terrific WWII Mystery

Lieutenant Billy Boyle, assigned to General Eisenhower's staff as a special investigator, is once again borrowed by British intelligence for a difficult job. In this book, Billy is sent to Northern Ireland to locate automatic weapons stolen from a US Army base. With one of the suspected thieves found murdered close to the scene of the crime and the possibility of German agents coming ashore, the case just keeps presenting more and more puzzles to solve. Having to walk a fine line as a US soldier and an American of Irish Catholic descent while trying to get cooperation from all sides in a bitter conflict, Billy finds himself investigating more than one crime.
Author James Benn's Billy Boyle series brings little known aspects of WWII to the forefront in each book as he sends Billy on investigations throughout Europe. These books are terrific!

Maybe the Best Billy Boyle Book

This series consistently delivers entertaining and engaging stories. This one adds an interesting backdrop of the Ireland conflict. For further details, see my review of: Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery.

a great story and a good performance

a great story about the complex relationships among the Irish of North and South and the title says it all evil for evil. the author paints a vivid picture of Ireland 80 some years ago... this particular story also focuses on Billy Boyles relatives his past and give some of the regular characters a rest.... it's a great stand-alone story as well the audio performance is well done.

I’m obsessed.

I started listening to these books very recently. I can’t stop. Had to buy more credits beyond my normal subscription so I didn’t have to wait. I am already dreading when they eventually come to an end. Billy Boyle has evolved so much in the 4 books so far. And I can’t wait to see where the story goes.