Raymond has written a six-part serial thriller that is featured on Cooper Hefner’s (son of Hugh Hefner) new web magazine/entertainment extravaganza, HOP. “THE PURPLE BAG” is a little tale about a MacGuffin. Here’s the link to Part One! Links to subsequent parts will be added to this news entry as they are made available. UPDATE … Read more
An interview with Raymond regarding the Black Stiletto and the ABC television deal is on the website of the College of DuPage, where Raymond teaches Film History. You can access it here.
ABC Studios has announced that Mila Kunis will be executive producing THE BLACK STILETTO as a possible television series. Check out news items here and here and here!
THE BLACK STILETTO: ENDINGS & BEGINNINGS received an Honorable Mention for Best Traditionally-Published Fiction of 2014, Chicago Writers Association Awards!
“Ice Cold–Tales of Intrigue from the Cold War” (edited by Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benson) has been nominated for a Silver Falchion Award (Killer Nashville conference) for Best Multi-Author Anthology!
You will notice that RaymondBenson.com has been re-designed and given a facelift! The same is true for The Official Website of The Black Stiletto. Please explore and have fun. Some exciting news is coming in the near future, so watch this space!
Now available as an e-book! THE BLACK STILETTO: THE COMPLETE SAGA box collection! Get all five novels—the full story—in one bundle. Lee Child says, “If The Black Stiletto series is under your radar, there’s something wrong with your radar. This is a five-book sequence of the highest quality, full of thrills and suspense, and fun … Read more
Now available! From Crossroad Press, 12 + 1: TWELVE SHORT THRILLERS AND A PLAY is a collection of previously published mysteries, thrillers, science fiction, and fantasy, all told with wry humor and in the spirit of The Twilight Zone—plus some unpublished works such as “The Heart of Erzulie,” “Fortunata-697,” and the stage play “Second Chance.” … Read more
The MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA COOKBOOK is published today. It contains many “killer” recipes by well-known mystery and thriller authors. Raymond is a contributor with his “Zillion Calorie Mac And Cheese!” More info is available here regarding contents and purchase options.
Do you like old movies? Raymond reviews many Blu-ray releases from The Criterion Collection and other labels over at Cinema Retro, but you can get a handy list of all the titles and links (which have been updated and corrected) here on Raymond’s Blog.