As the year 2022 rolls forward, Raymond would like to share with you some personal information. “Greetings, friends, I hope you’re all doing okay. I’m afraid my 2021 wasn’t the best, as I somehow acquired lateral epicondylitis (also known as ‘tennis elbow,’ although it had nothing to do with tennis!) in both arms sometime in … Read more
As the year 2021 rolls forward, Raymond would like to share with you some items of interest. FIRST, Raymond’s ghost story novel, HOTEL DESTINY–A Ghost Noir, was published in September 2020 by Crossroad Press, and is available as an e-book, trade paperback, and a spectacular audiobook from Audible. WHAT IF YOU, AS A GHOST, HAD … Read more
(Updated October 2020) WHAT IF YOU, AS A GHOST, HAD TO SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER? From internationally acclaimed and New York Times best-selling author Raymond Benson comes a novel that is a ghost story with a distinctive noir sensibility mixed with David Lynchian surrealism. “HOTEL DESTINY–A Ghost Noir” was published by Crossroad Press in September … Read more
As the entire decade of the 2010s comes to a close, Raymond humbly shares with you what an amazing and busy ten years it has been. In 2010, HUNT THROUGH NAPOLEON’S WEB was published, along with CHOICE OF WEAPONS, an anthology containing three of Raymond’s earlier James Bond novels. 2011 saw the publication of the … Read more
Raymond’s new suspense novel, “BLUES IN THE DARK,” a Hollywood crime drama set in the 1940s and present day that tackles racism, sexism, and murder, will be published on October 8, 2019, by Skyhorse/Arcade CrimeWise. Karissa Glover is a movie producer who moves into a decrepit but functional old mansion in the West Adams Heights … Read more
As the year 2018 comes to a close, Raymond is pleased to announce that his next novel is titled BLUES IN THE DARK and will be published by Skyhorse Publishing in the Fall of 2019. In keeping with his previous two novels from Skyhorse, BLUES is a stand-alone suspense tale. This one is set in … Read more
Raymond’s new thriller, IN THE HUSH OF THE NIGHT, will be published by Skyhorse Publishing on May 15, 2018! From the New York Times bestselling author and former James Bond novelist comes a gritty, riveting tale of modern crime, featuring a female FBI agent embroiled in a Russian human trafficking case. Chicago Special Agent Annie … Read more
THE SECRETS ON CHICORY LANE is enjoying a $1.99 #BookBub E-Book Sale for one week only, beginning February 22, 2018! Now’s your chance to pick it up for your e-reader (any platform). “Benson, a master of suspense, has crafted a story as compelling as any thriller but with a depth of feeling few thrillers achieve. … Read more
Raymond’s 2011 ghost story/horror novel, “TORMENT–A LOVE STORY” (previously only available in English as an e-book and audiobook, and in print in Italy), is now available as a trade paperback from Crossroad Press, available from Amazon! A story of voodoo and obsession delivers thrills and chills… and yes, it’s a love story, too! Order it … Read more
Raymond’s new stand-alone novel, THE SECRETS ON CHICORY LANE, will be published October 10, 2017, by Skyhorse Publishing (note revised pub date), but it is trickling into stores now. The book is also listed on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Links to retailers can be found here. Reviews will be posted here as they come … Read more