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THE BLACK STILETTO: ENDINGS & BEGINNINGS!

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THE BLACK STILETTO: ENDINGS & BEGINNINGS! The FIFTH and FINAL installment of The Black Stiletto saga. Everything will be revealed. All questions will be answered. It’s 1962. Judy Cooper’s nemesis and his psychotic sister have set out to ruin the very pregnant Stiletto, forcing her to flee to Texas for a showdown with destiny. In … Read more

HUNT THROUGH NAPOLEON’S WEB

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HUNT THROUGH NAPOLEON’S WEB will be re-issued on August 26, 2014 by Titan Books! Originally published in 2010 (but the publisher went out of business), this rollicking tale told in the tradition of the classic pulp adventures features the Indiana Jones-like character of “Gabriel Hunt.” There are six Gabriel Hunt adventures, each one penned by … Read more

EUROPA UNIVERSALIS IV: WHAT IF?

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EUROPA UNIVERSALIS IV: WHAT IF?—THE ANTHOLOGY OF ALTERNATE HISTORY is a collection of alternate history tales (a tie-in to the Europa Universalis IV videogame, but the anthology is really separate from the game so you don’t have to be a gamer to enjoy it). Each story tackles an event in history and, well, twists it. … Read more

ICE COLD: TALES OF INTRIGUE FROM THE COLD WAR

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The new Mystery Writers of America short story anthology, ICE COLD: TALES OF INTRIGUE FROM THE COLD WAR, edited by Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benson, was published by Grand Central on April 1. Jeff and Raymond launched the book at the Mysterious Bookshop in New York City on April 29, followed by a presentation on … Read more

A HARD DAY’S DEATH, now an Audiobook

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THE BLACK STILETTO: STARS & STRIPES won the “Lovey” Award* for Best Suspense Novel of 2013! *Love is Murder Conference Readers Choice Award Raymond’s 2008 “rock ‘n’ roll thriller,” A HARD DAY’S DEATH, is now an Audiobook from Audible.com and Crossroad Press! Get it from Audible!

THE BLACK STILETTO: SECRETS & LIES

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TODAY is publication day of THE BLACK STILETTO: SECRETS & LIES, from Oceanview Publishing. This is the fourth novel in the five-book saga (number five will be published in November 2014). Booklist has praised it, saying, “This fourth entry in the Black Stiletto series is darker than earlier ones, given the escalating violence in both … Read more

News Archive: 2013

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September 30, 2013 Raymond is directing a staged reading of MONSTROSITY, a play by Dan Duling Signal Ensemble Theater 1802 W. Berenice Ave. Chicago, IL 60613 Saturday, October 5, 7:30pm Sunday, October 6, 2:00pm FREE ADMISSION   August 19, 2013 KWIK KRIMES is the new anthology of crime stories written with 1000 words or less. … Read more

News Archive: 2012

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October 30, 2012 HITMAN: DAMNATION is published today! This is a “prequel” to IO Interactive’s upcoming videogame, “Hitman: Absolution.” It also works as a stand-alone novel, so readers do not have to be familiar with the videogame to enjoy it. RAYMOND’S JAMES BOND NOVELS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR KINDLE! Raymond’s original James Bond 007 novels, … Read more