The Red Horse is the fifteenth and most recent (2020) in the Billy Boyle WWII series by James R. Benn – at least until the new one comes out in September. It is on sale right now in both the US ($1.99) and UK (£1.41).
I read and enjoyed many of the early books in this series as “real-paper-books” from my local library, way back when. What’s not to like with a young Irish-American cop from Boston, whose mom got him a supposedly safe job on the staff of a distantly-related American general? Especially when that general turns out to be Dwight D. Eisenhower, the job may not be all that safe, and Ike needs Billy to solve a murder or two…
But I sort of lost track of the series after I started reading e-books almost exclusively, because these tend to be $9.99 and up in the US, and almost never (with the exception of the first one) go on sale. So just be forewarned – if you get hooked on this series, you may need to cross your fingers for your local library to have them, or be very patient, or spend lots of money.
(And finally, after reading the blurb, I note that this book sounds quite a bit darker than I remember the earlier titles to be. Not that books set during wartime are ever exactly lighthearted, but… I’m going to be interested to see if that’s the case when I read it.)
The first three titles in the Billy Boyle series (which has one of the best series premises around, IMO) are on sale right now in the US and UK. As I mentioned up above though, the rest of the books in the series are very expensive and rarely go on sale. So if you like the first three and want to read the rest, you’ll have to go to your local library or end up spending too much! Or be very very patient…
Billy Boyle, #1, $2.99/£1.89
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HYHAGM
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/billy-boyle
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004HYHAGM
The First Wave, #2, $1.99/£1.42
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HYHA8A
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-first-wave
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004HYHA8A
Blood Alone, #3, $3.99/£2.59
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HYHA9Y
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/blood-alone
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004HYHA9Y
From the Shadows is the seventeenth and most recent (2022) in the Billy Boyle series. I had kind of lost track of the series, since the books don’t often go on sale in e-book, but had a review copy of the previous book (Road of Bones) last year, and liked it as much as I remembered liking the early ones. Benn does a really nice job of both background and mystery, IMO. From the Shadows is $2.99 right now in the US and £1.48 in the UK.
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09N6JDY5Y
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/from-the-shadows-43
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09N6JDY5Y
The first three titles in the Billy Boyle series are on sale again in the US and UK. The links in the OP are still good, but this time, all three are $2.99 each in the US and £1.67 each in the US. But, as mentioned above, keep in mind that the rest of the series tends to be really expensive, and almost never go on sale, so if you like these, you’ll be hoping that your local library has them!
It is a good series though, and if I see any of the later titles on sale, I’ll be sure to post them too.
From the Shadows is on sale again in the US ($2.99) and UK (£1.59). The links two comments up are still good…
If you missed The First Wave when it’s been on sale before, it’s on sale again right now.
The First Wave, #2, $1.99/£1.42
Kindle US, $2.99: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HYHA8A
Kobo US, $2.99: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-first-wave
Kindle UK, £1.49: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004HYHA8A
Kobo UK, £1.99, but discountable in the UK (although not in the US): https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-first-wave