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Raymond is the author of the following odds and ends:

A HARD DAY'S DEATH
(Original suspense novel published in paperback by Leisure Books in 2008)


METAL GEAR SOLID 1
(Based on the best-selling videogame by Konami, published by Del Rey in 2008)


SWEETIE'S DIAMONDS
(Original suspense novel published in hardcover by Five Star in 2006 and in paperback by Leisure Books in 2007)

Winner of the "Lovey" (Readers' Choice Award) for Best Thriller of 2006 at the Love is Murder Conference!

TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL--OPERATION BARRACUDA
(Written under the pseudonym "David Michaels" and published by
Berkley Books in 2005)

SECOND CHANCE
(Stage play co-written with Doug Redenius, a thirty-minute one-act in the style of Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" series. Performed in January and February 2005 as part of the "Darknight Gallery" evening of one-act plays, produced by Darknight Theatrical Productions.)

TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL
(Written under the pseudonym "David Michaels" and published by
Berkley Books in 2004)

FACE BLIND
(Original suspense novel published by Twenty First Century Publishers Ltd. in 2003)

EVIL HOURS
(Original novel written in 1998; published as an e-book in 2001; revised and published by Twenty First Century Publishers Ltd. in 2004)

ANOTHER ROCK 'N' ROLL HIT
(Short story in "hit man" anthology THESE GUNS FOR HIRE published by Bleak House in 2006)

THE PLAGIARIST
(Short story written in 1986, now available from Amazon Shorts)

THUMBS DOWN
(Short story written in 1986, first published in Italian in the March 2003 issue of "M-Rivista del Mistero" Magazine, now available from Amazon Shorts)

THE POCKET ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO JETHRO TULL
(A history of the rock band, published by Pocket Essentials in 2002)

CLUE
(A musical based on the Parker Brothers board game; book and music by Raymond Benson, Lyrics by Stuart Howard)
(Produced at the University of Texas at Austin in 1977; withdrawn from circulation due to legal conflicts with Parker Brothers)

CASINO ROYALE
(Stage play based on the novel by Ian Fleming; commissioned by Glidrose Publications; given a staged reading in New York City in 1986; unproduced professionally)

KILLERS
(Computer game based on the FBI criminal profiling methods; developed for various companies 1993-1996; never produced)


MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND OTHER BOOK PROJECTS

"A Visit to the Lilly Library" (BONDAGE #12, 1983)

"On the Trail of Ian Fleming" (007, Vol. 2 #2, 1984)

"A Dialogue with Kingsley Amis" (BONDAGE #13, 1984)

"Be Your Own James Bond" (BONDAGE #14, 1985)

"Sold!" (BONDAGE #15, 1987)

"The Soundtracks to the Novels" (BONDAGE #16, 1989)

"Bond: Back to Basics" (NY DAILY NEWS, July 9, 1989)

"A Spy for Every Season" (NY DAILY NEWS, July 9, 1989)

"A Visit to the James Bond Classroom" (BONDAGE #17, 1989)

"Poetic License--An Interview with Timothy Dalton" (007 #21, 1989)

"Thunderball--The Beginning" (007 #23, 1990)

"Benson on Bond" (007 #24, 1992)

"Benson on Bond" (007 #25, 1992)

"Benson on Bond" (007 #26, 1993)

"Review of Never Send Flowers" (GOLDENEYE #2, 1993)

"Meet Me at Spi-Fi Con" (GOLDENEYE #3, 1994)

"Gardner's World" (007 #28, 1995)

"Woodstock-Review of 25th Anniversary Box Set" (GOLDMINE, Feb. 3, 1995)

"A Canterbury Primer" (PROGRESSION, Spring/Summer 1998)

"Wim Mertens Interview" (PROGRESSION, Summer/Fall 1998)

"Robert Wyatt Reviews" (PROGRESSION, Fall/Winter 1998)

"Dave Stewart Interview" (PROGRESSION, Summer/Fall 1999)

"Spanish Bond" (ABTA Magazine, Oct. 2000)

"The Style of James Bond" (GQ Japan, Oct. 2000)

"Introduction" for the Italian publication of Lionel White's novel CLEAN BREAK (the basis for Stanley Kubrick's film THE KILLING) (published 2004 by Alacran Edizioni)

"Benson Turns Back the Clock--The Best Films of 1960" (CINEMA RETRO, Jan. 2005)

"Benson Turns Back the Clock--The Best Films of 1961" (CINEMA RETRO, May 2005)

"Benson Turns Back the Clock--The Best Films of 1962" (CINEMA RETRO, Sep. 2005)

"Benson Turns Back the Clock--The Best Films of 1963" (CINEMA RETRO, Jan. 2006)

"Discover Bergman" (CINEMA RETRO, Jan. 2006)

"Benson Turns Back the Clock--The Best Films of 1964" (CINEMA RETRO, May 2006)

"Playboy Goes to Hollywood" (CINEMA RETRO, May 2006)

"Introduction" for Lois H. Gresh and Robert Weinberg's book THE SCIENCE OF JAMES BOND, published by Wiley Books in 2006.

Essay "Will the Cinematic Bond Ever Be the Literary Bond?" in Glenn Yeffeth and Leah Wilson's (editors) book JAMES BOND IN THE 21st CENTURY, published by BenBella Books in 2006.

"Benson Turns Back the Clock--The Best Films of 1965" (CINEMA RETRO, September 2006)

"Foreword" for John Griswold's book IAN FLEMING'S JAMES BOND--ANNOTATIONS AND CHRONOLOGIES FOR IAN FLEMING'S BOND STORIES (updated edition), published by Author House in 2006.

"Benson Turns Back the Clock--The Best Films of 1966" (CINEMA RETRO, January 2007)

"L.A. Law--An Interview with John Phillip Law" (CINEMA RETRO, January 2007)

"Benson Turns Back the Clock--The Best Films of 1967" (CINEMA RETRO, May 2007)

"Foreword" for Robert Sellers' book THE BATTLE FOR BOND, published by Tomahawk Press in 2007.

The Essay "Bondage Paraphernalia" in the book HOW I GOT PUBLISHED, edited by Ray White and Duane Lindsay, published by Writer's Digest Books, 2007.


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