Raymond Benson
Raymond Benson
Raymond Benson is the author of over forty published books, including The Mad, Mad Murders Of Marigold Way (winner of the IPPY Gold Medal in Mystery, 2022), Blues in the Dark (2019), In The Hush of the Night (2018) and The Secrets on Chicory Lane (2017). Raymond is most well-known for being the third—and first American—author to be commissioned to write James Bond continuation novels. Six original works and three movie novelizations were published worldwide between 1997-2002. His debut 007 novel, Zero Minus Ten, is being reprinted in the UK in 2023. Raymond’s book The James Bond Bedside Companion, first published in 1984, was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award by Mystery Writers of America for Best Biographical/Critical Work. His most recent work in the Bond Universe is the first-ever Felix Leiter novel, The Hook and the Eye (2025).
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The Hook and the Eye
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Hotel Destiny
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Blues in the Dark
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Torment: A Love Story
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In the hush of the night
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The secrets on Chicory Lane
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Black Stiletto
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Black Stiletto : Secrets and Lies
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Dying light
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Never Dream of Dying
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Mystery Writers of America presents ice cold
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The Black Stiletto
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Gabriel Hunt - Hunt Through Napoleon's Web
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The Black stiletto
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High Time to Kill
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The man with the red tattoo
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Black & white
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Hitman
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The Black Stiletto
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Hunt through Napoleon's web
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Homefront
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James Bond Choice Of Weapons Three 007 Novels
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Dark Side Of The Morgue A Spike Berenger Rock N Roll Hit
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Sons of Liberty
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The Hook and the Eye
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Hotel Destiny
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Blues in the Dark
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Torment: A Love Story
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In the hush of the night
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The secrets on Chicory Lane
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Black Stiletto
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Black Stiletto : Secrets and Lies
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Dying light
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Never Dream of Dying
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Mystery Writers of America presents ice cold
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The Black Stiletto
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Gabriel Hunt - Hunt Through Napoleon's Web
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The Black stiletto
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High Time to Kill
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The man with the red tattoo
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Black & white
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Hitman
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The Black Stiletto
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Hunt through Napoleon's web
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Homefront
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James Bond Choice Of Weapons Three 007 Novels
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Dark Side Of The Morgue A Spike Berenger Rock N Roll Hit
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Sons of Liberty