Murder in the Ranks

DEBUT In 1943, Dottie Lincoln is one of a small group of Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs) stationed in Algiers during the North Africa campaign. They’re assigned to office work to free men up for combat duty. Although they are in constant danger, the women lack the rank, pay, benefits, and respect that the soldiers receive. As squad leader, Dottie is determined to watch over her team, even on nights they’re required to attend dances to boost army morale. She steps in when a soldier gets fresh with Ruth Wentz. But she takes her duty to her squad more seriously when she sees Ruth fall from the third floor of the Algiers Opera House. Captain Devlin of the military police is ready to call it suicide, but Dottie insists Ruth was murdered. The two are given three days to investigate, but Dottie’s past intrudes. Before she can find a killer, she has to prove she isn’t a German spy.