New Releases by Raymond Benson

"Sollten Sie BLACK STILETTO bisher noch nicht auf dem Schirm gehabt haben, stimmt vielleicht etwas mit Ihrem Schirm nicht." [Lee Child, New York Times Bestseller-Autor der Jack-Reacher-Romane] Zu ihrer Zeit war BLACK STILETTO eine Legende; eine Untergrund-Heldin, die während der späten Eisenhower-Ära und den frühen Jahren unter Kennedy in New York City einige Berühmtheit erlangte. Obwohl sie gesucht wurde und eingesperrt worden wäre, wenn man sie gefasst oder ihre Identität gelüftet hätte, war die BLACK STILETTO eine kompetente und höchst erfolgreiche Verbrechensbekämpferin. Doch irgendwann in den 1960er-Jahren verschwand sie von der Bildfläche, und man hörte nie wieder von ihr. Die meisten Menschen glaubten, sie wäre gestorben, und niemand erfuhr je, wer hinter der Kostümierung steckte. Bis heute blieben viele Fragen unbeantwortet: Wer war sie? Ist sie noch am Leben? Und wenn ja, wo? Als Martin eine Reihe von Tagebüchern mit den Aufzeichnungen seiner Mutter findet, ist er überwältigt. Sie soll die Untergrund-Heldin vergangener Tage gewesen sein? So steht es zumindest bis ins kleinste Detail in diesen Tagebüchern geschrieben: Wie es dazu kam, dass sie zu einer Kämpferin für die Gerechtigkeit wurde, warum sie sich dazu entschloss, außerhalb des Gesetzes zu agieren, all ihre Heldentaten als berühmt berüchtigte Superheldin, und wie sich ihr Ruf plötzlich ins Gegenteil verkehrte. Kurzum - wie sich alles zutrug. Konnte das wahr sein? Talbot ist voller Zweifel und Unglauben. Doch dann tritt ein alter Erzfeind von BLACK STILETTO auf den Plan, welcher gnadenlos Rache nehmen will, und damit nicht nur ihr eigenes, sondern auch das Leben ihres Sohnes und ihrer Enkelin gefährden könnte.

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 Marino examines the case of a dead young woman who possesses a tattoo Annie has come across before—that of bloody bear claws. Several deceased women with the tattoo have turned up over the past few years, all suspected of being involved in a vast human trafficking operation. Annie’s neighborhood friend, Jason Ward, is a young writer engaged to be married into an upper-class family from a posh Chicago suburb. Jason believes his future brother-in-law, a war veteran, is definitely a bully—but does he also have ties to the Russian mob? Yana Kravec, a woman from St. Petersburg, Russia, has been fraudulently lured into a trafficking scheme and thrown into a horrid and seemingly hopeless situation. She is, however, determined to fight back and escape her captors. Annie’s investigation eventually uncovers a sordid plot of procuring slaves overseas and marketing them in the US. Her interests soon coincide with those of Jason and Yana, bringing the trio together to fight against a deadly network of criminals. As the separate lives of these characters collide, their paths ultimately converge in a night of terror and survival in a Michigan forest, where they become the prey of evil men who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.

More than 160 short stories from bestselling and award-winning authors. This volume will introduce you to horror, mystery, fantasy and thrills, from the dark worlds of Lovecraft to the cutting-edge suspense of the mean streets of the cities of the world. This monster collection speaks in the voices of some of today''s leading masters of the short story, with something certain to appeal to every reader. Find a new creative voice to follow. Find a new world to love. An amazing wealth of fiction and imagination. Included in Corruption at the Crossroad: 12+1: Twelve Short Thrillers And A Play — Raymond Benson The Devil Made Me Do It Again And Again — Paul Dale Anderson Seeing Red — David J. Schow Bedbugs — Rick Hautala Destinations Unknown — Gary Braunbeck The Call Of Distant Shores — David Niall Wilson Falling Idols — Brian Hodge In The End, Only Darkness — Monica J O''Rourke 13: A Collection Of Horror And Weird Fiction — Michael Boatman Vapors: The Essential G. Wayne Miller Fiction, Vol. 2 — G. Wayne Miller Scars And Other Distinguishing Marks — Richard Christian Matheson

DYING LIGHT Nightmare Row tells the terrifying story of Mel Wyatt, an 18-year-old American athlete who participated in the Harran 2015 Global Athletic Games two weeks earlier. As one of many Americans stranded in Harran as a result of the outbreak, Mel has been surviving with her little brother, Paul, in an isolated hotel - their parents were killed on the first day of the Infected attacks on the stadium. Thus begins a tense and ticking time bomb thriller of survival.

Judy, the Black Stiletto, meets Leo, a charismatic man who convinces her to move to Los Angeles, where she confronts even more trouble. His mysterious ex-con sister, Christina, could also be a threat. In the present, Judy''s health worsens, and when elements from the past again threaten Martin''s family, his daughter Gina takes matters into her own hands.

New York Times and USA Today Best-Selling Author Black Stiletto Moves to L.A.—For Better or Worse It is 1961 in the fourth book of The Black Stiletto Series. Judy, the Stiletto, meets Leo, a charismatic man who convinces her to move to Los Angeles when she is "run out" of New York by increasingly hazardous police heat. Soon Judy suspects that Leo is not the white knight she first thought. Leo, who has connections with the West Coast mobs, has plenty of skeletons in his closet. His mysterious sister, Christina, who once served time for armed robbery, could also be a threat to the Stiletto''s new life in California. Meanwhile, in the present, Alzheimer''s-stricken Judy takes a turn for the worse as Martin comes to grips with the imminent end of his mother''s life. And when elements from the Stiletto''s past once again appear to threaten Martin''s family, it is up to his daughter Gina to step up and take matters into her own hands. In a novel bristling with mysteries, secrets, and lies, The Black Stiletto saga takes a dark left turn into even more treacherous territory. Perfect for fans of vigilante justice While all of the novels in The Black Stiletto Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is: The Black Stiletto The Black Stiletto: Black & White The Black Stiletto: Stars & Stripes The Black Stiletto: Secrets & Lies The Black Stiletto: Endings & Beginnings

Seine Beiträge zum 007-Universum fi ndet man in den Anthologien Choice of Weapons und The Union Trilogy.

Rick Shepherd è entrato in Giamaica illegalmente. Risulta aver avuto problemi mentali, e testimoni lo descrivono preda di stati confusionali. Ha presenziato al funerale del fratello di un pericoloso criminale. È ricercato per omicidio in Illinois. Sa dove possono essere rinvenuti i resti di donne sequestrate e uccise. Infine, è stato visto inoltrarsi a piedi nelle acque del mare, fino a scomparire nel nulla. Perché mai Rick Shepherd, programmatore di computer, dovrebbe essere coinvolto in tutto questo? Gli investigatori non se lo sanno spiegare. Se potessero chiederlo a lui, la risposta sarebbe semplice: Larissa. Quella ragazza lo aveva stregato. E lui voleva ritrovarla, a qualsiasi costo...

The official, all-original, all-out-thrilling prequel to the much-anticipatednew game, Hitman: Absolution. Available in a tall Premium Edition. Original.

"When the Agency lures him back with a mission that will require every last ounce of his stealth, strength, and undercover tactics, they grossly underestimate the silent assassin''s own agenda. Because this time, Agent 47 isn''t just going to bite the hand that feeds him. He''s going tear it off and annihilate anyone who stands in his way"--Page 4 of cover.

A gripping adventure set in the world of the epic videogame Home is where the war is America may be reeling from endless recessions and crippling oil wars, but hack reporter Ben Walker never expected to see his homeland invaded and occupied by a reunified Korea—now a formidable world power under Kim Jong-il’s dictator son. The enemy’s massive cyberattack is followed by the detonation of an electromagnetic pulse that destroys technology across the United States. Communications, weapons, and defense systems are rendered useless; thousands perish as vehicles suddenly lose power and passenger jets plummet to the ground. Fleeing the chaos of Los Angeles, Walker discovers that although America’s military has been scattered, its fighting spirit remains. Walker joins the soldiers as they head east across the desert, battling Korean patrols—and soon finds his own mission. Walker reinvents himself as the Voice of Freedom, broadcasting information and enemy positions to civilian Resistance cells via guerrilla radio. But Walker’s broadcasts have also reached the ears of the enemy. Korea dispatches its deadliest warrior to hunt the Voice of Freedom and crush the ever-growing Resistance before it can mount a new war for American liberty.

Der abgehalfterte Reporter Ben Walker hätte niemals damit gerechnet, dass sein Land - die glorreichen Vereinigten Staaten - einst so am Boden liegen würde. Die neue Supermacht des Vereinigten Koreas nahm Nordamerika quasi im Handstreich. Einer massiven Cyberattacke folgte ein elektromagnetischer Puls, der die gesamte Technologie der USA lahm legte - sowohl im zivilen Beriech als auch im militärischen. Nun beginnt die eigentliche Invasion in ihrer brutalsten Dimension. Auf der Flucht vor den koreanischen Truppen stellt Walker fest, dass die US Army zwar empfindlich getroffen wurde, aber ihr Kampfeswille noch immer stark ist. Im Chaos des erbitterten Verteidigungskrieges findet Walker seine Bestimmung: Er stellt einen Piratensender auf die Beine und versorgt die versprengten Truppen des Widerstands mit Informationen über den Feind. Und seine Sendungen werden empfangen - allerdings auch von den Invasoren. Diese setzen nun alles daran, Amerikas neue Stimme der Freiheit im Keim zu ersticken.

Raymond Benson (n. 1955) se dedicó desde muy temprano al mundo del teatro, en el que hizo incursiones como actor, director, compositor y productor. Su primer libro, una guía sobre James Bond, fue ya nominado al prestigioso Edgar Allan Poe Award como mejor obra de no ficción. La variedad de sus intereses le ha llevado a crear desde juegos de rol hasta videojuegos, además de ser autor de una veintena larga de libros de acción y misterio (entre ellos varios de la serie de James Bond).

Solid Snake and his partner Otacon are lost at sea in the wake of a terrorist attack while rookie FOXHOUND operative Raiden is working to rescue the president from terrorist captors.

Someone is killing rock musicians in Chicago and leaving a digital tape at the scene of the crimes--recorded by a singer/groupie who''s been dead since the late 1960s. Spike Berenger and the Rockin'' Security team are called in to investigate. Original.

"Raymond Benson captures the spirit and pluck of Fleming''s 007 in his high-flying spy thrillers." —Chicago Tribune HIGH TIME TO KILL This high octane adventure takes 007 from one of England''s most exclusive golf clubs to the cosmopolitan city of Brussels, and finally to an expedition up the icy heights of the third tallest peak in the Himalayas. DOUBLESHOT The Union has vowed revenge on James Bond and has concocted an ingenious and complex scheme to destroy him. The only way Bond can hold onto his sanity is to embark on a mission that takes him from the seedy underbelly of London''s Soho to the souks of Tangier; from a Union training camp in Morocco to the clutches of a deadly Spanish beauty. NEVER DREAM OF DYING In the third and final part of the trilogy, James Bond finally comes face to face with the Union''s enigmatic leader. The journey eventually takes 007 to a thrilling underwater brush with mortality, a chase through the Corsican wilderness, and a surprise encounter with an old friend. Plus, the short story "Blast from the Past," never collected in book form before!

When rock star Peter Flame is found hanging, it''s up to Spike Berenger to sort through the colorful music industry types to find the killer.

When a teenage boy discovers that his mother once starred in pornographic films, he is, predictably, shocked. This is a side of his mom he''d never suspected, but the truth is far more complicated than even young David can possibly imagine.

This book was conveniently championed by many years of research, to bridge the needs of many teachers, laypeople, clergy, and our youth. It is also a book that is convenient to every walk of life, especially those individuals looking to increase their knowledge of Biblical understanding. Learning Anew & Starting All Over heralds a call to engage anew the Holy Scripture through the greater lens of Evangelist Raymond A. Benson and the many years of Biblical studies. My book will give you greater experience to be renewed by the moving of the Holy Spirit in the lives of covenant people. Learning Anew & Statring All Over, with it supplementary material, presents a way for many Christians and Non-Christians to see how they are connected and disentangled with the ancient biblical world. My book will allow many readers to fully understand the realities of related bible stories, and their rich legacy by asking questions and critically examining many of the elements, places, present and future customs, and their needs of past events to present day course of action. This will allow you to recognize their usage and how we should apply them today. My book gives you the power to examine the need to question our present day course of action, verses the true and accurate understanding of the holy writing according to the Scripture. Let us never forget that God''s will and purpose is the principal and most important authority to receive or obtain according to scripture. As believers and people alike, we must remember that historical struggles of our brothers and sisters who live were fashioned by their faith, despite dispersion, social dislocation and disenfranchisement. God''s spirit is always present all the time. Learning Anew & Starting All Over bears the need of repeating: it is the sacred need to know Biblical history, the people and the engagement according to scripture, and the God of our liberation. For more information please write to: P.O. Box 180 Cheswold, Deleware 19936-0180 U.S.A.

From North Korea to Iceland, Bond circles the world in his quest to unmask a traitor and prevent a war of catastrophic proportions. Crossing paths with beautiful allies and deadly assassins in a high-octane, action adventure of intrigue, revenge and betrayal. Never has Bond been so vulnerable, nor so dangerous.... additional copyright information: (actual DAD logo) (c)2002 Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation. All Rights Reserved. (actual DAD logo) is a trademark of Danjaq, LLC licensed by Eon Productions Ltd. "Die Another Day" and cover artwork (c) 2002 Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation. All Rights Reserved. (actual gun symbol logo) (c)1962 Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation. All Rights Reserved. (actual gun symbol logo) is a Trademark of Danjaq, LLC, licensed by Eon Productions Ltd. (actual DAD logo) (c)2002 Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation. All Rights Reserved. (actual DAD logo) is a Trademark of Danjaq, LLC, licensed by Eon Productions Ltd.

La nouvelle mission de 007 l''entraîne dans la zone démilitarisée à la frontière des deux Corées. Mais, victime d''une perfide délation, il est fait prisonnier, torturé... et ne doit son salut qu''à son échange contre un dangereux terroriste nord-coréen, Zao. De surcroît, il est soupçonné de trahison par sa supérieure, M. Bond est déterminé à laver son honneur en retrouvant et démasquant le vrai coupable. Dans son périple mouvementé autour du monde, de Séoul à Londres, en passant par Hong Kong et Cuba, il croise tour à tour la belle Jinx et la glaciale Miranda Frost, ainsi que le mystérieux Gustav Graves, un homme sans passé et sans famille, surgi de nulle part... La chasse à l''homme se poursuit en Islande où Bond découvre l''existence d''une arme sophistiquée d''une puissance destructrice prodigieuse, le satellite Icare, visant à anéantir le Japon et les États-Unis. Mais c''est en Corée - là où cette histoire a commencé -, qu''une extraordinaire confrontation mettra fin à ce cauchemar. Ce vingtième volet de la série des James Bond est digne de la plus célèbre des sagas de l''histoire du cinéma.

Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. This pocket-sized reference book looks at this legendary rock band and analyzes its place in music history. Looking at each and every Jethro Tull album from a comprehensive perspective, as well as including concert trivia and biographical information and a look at the solo careers of band members past and present, this book for both the casual and hard-core fan offers insights that will enhance one''s listening pleasure.

The death of British businessman and his family in Japan leads James Bond to a terrorist organization that has developed the perfect biological weapon.