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"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. ""The Horse Chestnut Tree"" explores betrayal and murder during the American Revolution. In the speculative work ""Glass,"" an atomic supercollider and the breakdown of the time-space continuum change the lives of two cousins devoured by greed. ""Vengeance Weapon,"" 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 ""Irish Tommy,"" a police procedural set in 1944 Boston featuring Billy's 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."

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"""Benn is at his best when employing dark humor in otherwise grim situations...Not just Billy Boyle fans will want to check out this one."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Top-notch...These are full-bodied adventure tales, each creating a fully realized world with three-dimensional people, reminiscent of classic genre stories of a bygone era."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""

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James R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II Mystery series, which includes the novels Billy Boyle, The First Wave, Blood Alone, Evil for Evil, Rag and Bone, and A Mortal Terror. A librarian for many years, he now writes full time and lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut. Peter Berkrot, a forty-year veteran of stage and screen, has voiced over 450 audiobook titles, winning Earphones Awards, a 2012 Audie Award nomination, and a 2016 Audie Award. James Shippy is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.

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