New Print Edition of “The Facts of Death”!

New Print Edition of “The Facts of Death” Coming August 2026!

Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. has announced a new paperback print edition of Raymond’s 1998 James Bond novel, THE FACTS OF DEATH, to be published August 20, 2026!

The edition boasts a new cover and a new Introduction by the author.

From IFPL’s website:

“They call him the Number Killer. A calculating assassin who always leaves a numerical calling card. But now he’s picked the wrong victim – M’s lover – and James Bond is going to beat the odds and make things even. From the desolate badlands of Texas to the crumbling ruins of Greece, the danger multiplies as Bond tracks his quarry to a sinister cult of fanatics shrouded in the teachings of the Greek mathmatician Pythagoras. With a vicious cadre of killers trying to subtract him from the equation, Bond must infiltrate the cult and stop their chaotic computations – or the next number that comes up may be his own…”

News of e-book availability will come soon, but the print edition can be pre-ordered now directly from Ian Fleming Publications here!

* * *In the meantime, Raymond’s 2025 novel, THE HOOK AND THE EYE, the first Felix Leiter adventure in the Bond universe, is still going strong. Described as “a mystery, a romance, a spy story, a road trip tale, and a postcard to a lost Americana,” it was published as an e-book in June 2025 and as a paperback edition in October 2025.

The book was recently published in Poland in 2026, is now available on European and UK Amazon sites, and the roll-out may expand to other non-exclusive retail availability and possible other formats (perhaps an audiobook?). Watch this page and Raymond’s social media pages for further news! USA customers can currently order the print edition directly from Ian Fleming Publications (see order links on the James Bond Books page).

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Raymond has also been busy doing other projects… some ghostwriting, mostly, and unfortunately he can’t talk about that. For now, though, here is a reminder of other recent works that have made some splashes over the last year or two…

JAMES BOND: THE RAYMOND BENSON YEARS is an e-book anthology that contains all six of Raymond’s original James Bond novels. These books were originally published between 1997 and 2002 and are now collected together in digital form for the first time and at a nice price.

You get: ZERO MINUS TEN, THE FACTS OF DEATH, HIGH TIME TO KILL, DOUBLESHOT, NEVER DREAM OF DYING, and THE MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO.

Published by Ian Fleming Publications, the e-book can be found at most retail outlets, but you can order it here from the James Bond Books page!

* * *Also available are the recent publications:

ZERO MINUS TEN, Raymond’s first James Bond novel (originally published in 1997), was reprinted in the UK in October 2023 from Ian Fleming Publications, with a new Introduction by Raymond himself and a new cover.

THE MAD, MAD MURDERS OF MARIGOLD WAY, published in October 2022 from Beaufort Books. It won the IPPY Gold (1st Place) Award in the Mystery Category from the Independent Publisher Book Awards, it was a Traditional Fiction finalist in Chicago Writers Association’s Book of the Year Awards, and it was a SHELF UNBOUND 2022 Best Indie Book Finalist and Notable Indie! The e-book edition is occasionally on sale at a nice price.

Order ZERO MINUS TEN from the James Bond Books page!

Order THE MAD, MAD MURDERS OF MARIGOLD WAY from the Fiction/Non-Fiction page!

In the meantime, his other recent novels like BLUES IN THE DARK, IN THE HUSH OF THE NIGHT, THE SECRETS ON CHICORY LANE, HOTEL DESTINY: A GHOST NOIR, the five-book serial, THE BLACK STILETTO, and other titles are all still available. Find them on the Books pages (James Bond; The Black Stiletto; Fiction & Non-Fiction; Tie-Ins)! Many titles go on sale as e-books at various times. It’s always best to follow Raymond’s Facebook and Twitter posts to take advantage of these sales. PLEASE NOTE THE FACEBOOK FEED ON THE HOME PAGE FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES!

* * *Subscribe to Raymond’s YouTube Channel to see and hear his eclectic repertoire of 100+ classic rock, movie music, and original compositions on piano!

RAYMOND HOPES 2026 WILL BRING EVERYONE GOOD FORTUNE!