I picked up this book over a year ago at a library book sale. This is my third Billy Boyle mystery. Benn is a good writer, the characters are engaging, and there's a lot of action.
The Road of Bones is a road that prisoners are building on permafrost in Siberia. Many prisoners die in the process. The authorities decree that interments be made in the roadbed as it is dug. Avoiding it is a major motivator for one character.
I enjoyed learning about the Night Witches, a regiment of young Soviet women who flew at low elevations to bomb German sites. I just wish they would have been more involved in the story. I also enjoyed reading about the Byzantine workings (or not workings) of the Stalinist government.
Overall, a good book, although not as good as The Devouring. I'll keep an eye out for Billy Boyle mysteries.
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