Raymond Benson

The Union is a criminal organization with tentacles throughout the world, specializing in military espionage, theft, intimidation and murder. After one of its agents assassinates James Bonds friend, the Union becomes 007s priority target.When information vital to Britains national security is stolen, both M and Bond suspect that the Union is behind it. The trail leads Bond from one of Englands most exclusive golf clubs to the cosmopolitan city of Brussels and finally to the icy heights of the legendary mountain Kangchenjunga.Led by the abrasive mountaineer Group Captain Roland Marquis, aided by the expeditions beautiful doctor, Hope Kendall, and opposed by an unknown traitor working out of SIS itself, Bond must pit his strength and guile against two deadly adversaries - the forces of nature at high altitude and the most resourceful criminal minds he has ever encountered.

From the New York Times bestselling and internationally acclaimed author comes a Hollywood crime drama set in the 1940s and present day that tackles racism, sexism, and murder. Karissa Glover is a movie producer who moves into a decrepit but functional old mansion in the West Adams Heights area of Los Angeles, where black celebrities of yesteryearHattie McDaniel, Louise Beavers, and othersonce resided. The former owner was a white actress, Blair Kendrick, who often starred as the "bad girl"a femme fatalein films noirof the 1940s. However, Blairs career was cut short when she was tragically killed by the mob after allegedly witnessing the slaying of a corrupt studio head in 1949. As Karissa and her producing partner decide to develop a modern film noir about Blair Kendrick, malevolent forces from the past attempt to stop themfirst with intimidation, and then with the thread of murder. Is this because Karissa has learned that Blair was involved in a then-taboo interracial relationship with jazz musician Hank Marley? What really happened on the night that death struck in a dimly lit studio moguls office? The consequences of Blair and Hanks doomed love affair still resonate in the present day as Karissa attempts to unravel Blairs secrets. Seeping with mystery, intrigue, Hollywood history, and forbidden romance, Blues in the Dark is Raymond Benson at his most insightful and page-turning best.

La Agencia necesita de nuevo al asesino más brutal y efectivo del mundo, su agente 47. La misión que van a encomendarle requerirá de toda su fuerza y su capacidad para ocultarse entre las sombras, ademas de sus sigilosas tacticas. Pero lo que la Agencia no sabe es que el encargado de la mision tiene su propia agenda. Y es que en esta ocasion, traicionado por los suyos y perseguido por aquellos que le creen una amenaza, el agente 47 va a destrozar y aniquilar a todo aquel que se cruce en el camino hacia su meta: averiguar la verdad ultima del peligroso mundo que le envuelve. Para todos los fans que han estado esperando la nueva entrega del videojuego superventas, llega en primicia la ultima gran aventura del agente 47, basada fidedignamente en los juegos de Hitman y que permitira a los lectores conocer a fondo al gran protagonista de Hitman. Absolution.

Someone is poisoning British soldiers in Cyprus; the same killer has murdered a British intelligence agent in Athens. James Bond himself barely escapes with his life.The secrets behind these and other deaths start to come to light in Texas, where Bond goes in search of the assassin of Ms friend and lover. Fearful of an international scandal that could engulf both his service and his country, he learns instead of the existence of the Decada.Held together by an archaic philosophy and their own bizarre rituals, the Decadas fanatics have created a deadly virus - and are willing to use it to further their terrifying ambitions for power and revenge . . .Aided by beautiful, brave Greek intelligence agent Niki Mirakos, Bond puts himself into the firing line for a last-ditch attempt to stop the Decada before they unleash a horrifying weapon on their helpless prey.

It begins at a movie studio in Nice where a police raid goes horribly wrong, and innocent people are killed. It continues in an English prison, where a dead man discloses an intriguing secret about the brutal criminal organization called the Union. The trail leads James Bond to Paris, where he meets the tantalizing movie star Tylyn Mignonne and embarks on a voyage of discovery.But Tylyn is in mortal danger. Her husband, a volatile film producer, has not forgiven his glamorous wife for ending their troubled marriage - and he is connected to the Unions thugs.Meanwhile Bonds friend, French agent Mathis, has disappeared while tracking down the Unions leader, Le Gerant. Bonds journey takes him to a thrilling underwater brush with death, a chase through the Corsican wilderness, a surprise encounter with an old friend - and a confrontation with a twisted criminal genius.

The criminal conspiracy known as the Union has vowed its revenge on the man who thwarted its last coup - James Bond. Now, the Unions mysterious leader sets out to destroy 007s reputation and sanity by luring the agent into a dangerous and volatile alliance.Officially on medical leave, Bond ignores Ms orders and pursues clues that might lead him to the Unions inner circle. His search takes him from the seedy underbelly of Londons Soho to the souks of Tangier; from a terrorist training camp in Morocco to a bullring in Spain; and from the clutches of a murderous Spanish beauty to a volatile summit conference on the Rock of Gibraltar.Each step brings 007 closer to the truth about the Unions elaborate, audacious plot to destroy both SIS and its best agent . . .

When a British businessman and his family are killed in Japan by a virulent form of West Nile disease, James Bond suspects a mass assassination. Investigating with the help of beautiful Japanese agent Reiko Tamura and his old friend, Tiger Tanaka, Bond searches for the killers and the one known survivor. Bonds discoveries lead him to believe that two powerful factions controlled by the mysterious terrorist Goro Yoshida are playing God. Between them they have created the perfect weapon, one small and seemingly insignificant enough to strike anywhere, unnoticed. With an emergency G8 summit meeting just days away, Bond must discover when - and how - the next attack will occur. Its a race against time as Bond confronts both man and nature in a desperate bid to stop the release of a deadly virus that could destroy the Western world.

Find out what happens when a disgruntled playwright seeks revenge on the theatre critic who panned his play.A short story by internationally-known author Raymond Benson.

For the first time ever, all six of Raymond Bensons original James Bond novels are available together in one omnibus edition. James Bond: The Raymond Benson Years collects Zero Minus Ten, The Facts of Death, High Time to Kill, DoubleShot, Never Dream of Dying, The Man with the Red Tattoo. These classic tales show Benson at his finest and 007 at his most heroic.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the continuation James Bond novels comes a new novel of suspense about coming-of-age in the 1960s, and the neighborhood street where first love, a child abduction, and abuse collide. Sixty-one-year-old Shelby Truman, a romance novelist, has received a request to visit her childhood friend, Eddie, who is on Death Row. Though mentally ill, Eddie is scheduled to be executed for the disturbing, brutal murders of his wife and unborn child. As Shelby travels home to Texas for the unnerving reunion, she steps back into memories of her past, recalling her five-decade-long relationship with Eddie in order to understand what led the beautiful but troubled boy who lived across the street to become a murderer. Shelby and Eddie used to visit an abandoned fallout shelter in his backyard, their secret hiding place" where they could escape Eddies abusive father, enjoy innocent playtime, and, later, adolescent explorations. As they grow increasingly close, a tragedy occurs one July fourth, an event that sets in motion a lifelong struggle against an Evilwith a capital "E"that has corrupted their all-American neighborhood.With only a few days left for Eddie to live, Shelby braces herself for a reunion that promises to shed light on the traumatic events that transpired on her street, changing everything Shelby thought she knew about the boy on Chicory Lane.

A Spike Berenger Rock n Roll Hit Single!A companion piece to the "rock n roll thrillers,""A Hard Days Death" and "Dark Side of the Morgue," which feature private investigator Spike Berenger and his Rockin Security team, who travel to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame to provide security for a political fundraiser... little do they know theyre in for much more than a caucus!

A writer in the future travels back in time to write the big best-sellers before the real writers do in this "Twilight Zone"-style tale.A short story by internationally-known author Raymond Benson.