The year 2024 kicks off with a bang! “Kiss kiss bang bang,” that is. James Bond: The Raymond Benson Years is a new e-book anthology, available February 26, 2024, 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 … Read more
Raymond’s first James Bond novel, ZERO MINUS TEN, returns in print in the UK! On August 12, 2023, Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. announced the publication of new editions of three classic James Bond continuation novels, including Raymond’s 1997 debut 007 adventure, ZERO MINUS TEN (the others being Kingsley Amis’ COLONEL SUN and John Pearson’s JAMES … Read more
As 2023 rolls onward, Raymond has some NEWS! FIRST, Raymond appears in the anthology, THRILLING ADVENTURE YARNS 2022, an anthology of pulp, fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, horror, and plain ol’ awesome short stories by 28 fantastic authors (plus illustrations!). It contains Raymond’s tale, “SEA PEOPLE.” Robert Greenberger is the editor and producer/overseer, and the authors include … Read more
“The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way” is Here! Raymond is pleased to announce the publication of his new novel on October 4, 2022, The Mad, Mad Murders of Marigold Way, from Beaufort Books! Publisher’s Weekly gave the book a STARRED review, saying: “This stellar mystery set in May 2020… focuses on TV writer turned … 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
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