The first wave by James R. Benn

Young Lt. Billy Boyle, a Boston beat cop working as a special investigator for his uncle Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, comes ashore in the first wave of the Allied invasion of Algeria during World War II. Hoping to help liberate Algeria from Vichy France and force the retreat of Rommel from North Africa, Billy quickly finds himself caught up in the middle of a nightmarish situation, where loyalties and power shift continuously. Caught between French Fascist militia, black market operators, Vichy French troops, Resistance fighters and Allied invasion forces, Billy tries to investigate the murders of several American soldiers, while safeguarding the shipment of the new miracle drug penicillin and saving the life of a beautiful British spy. The second mystery in the Billy Boyle series, this is an exciting story with memorable characters in a little-known historical setting