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After the Allies land in Sicily, Billy Boyle awakens in a cramped field hospital, remembering nothing more than a yellow silk handkerchief embroidered with the initial L. As he regains memory, he discovers he was sent ahead by Lucky Luciano to reach the head of the Sicilian Mafia. But his mission is complicated by a murderous gang of counterfeit Army scrip dealers led by Vito Genovese. Fighting for his own survival and the integrity of the war effort, Boyle must outwit both organized crime and the Soviet‑backed counterfeiters in the chaos of wartime Sicily.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: James R. Benn
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