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May 9, 2012
THE BLACK STILETTO: BLACK & WHITE (hardcover edition) is shipping from Amazon now! You can order it by clicking the "Order Book #2" link at the left. The e-book will be available May 30, the official publication date. The book is already garnering great reviews.May 1, 2012
THE BLACK STILETTO e-book reached the Amazon Kindle Store's Top Ten (#7!) recently. Things are gearing up for the publication of the sequel, THE BLACK STILETTO: BLACK & WHITE (May 30). Watch this space and Raymond's Facebook author page for updates, contest announcements, price drops, reviews, and other Black Stiletto news.Check out the very nice interview with Raymond and the review of THE BLACK STILETTO: BLACK & WHITE on "The Big Thrill" e-newsletter from the International Thriller Writers: here!
April 12, 2012
Ten free signed hardcover copies of the first THE BLACK STILETTO book are up for grabs! If you're on Facebook, visit here, "like" the page, click on the Giveaways tab, and follow the directions to enter! If not on Facebook, go directly here. Contest goes through the end of April.February 11, 2012
The film rights to THE BLACK STILETTO have been picked up by Lonetree Entertainment. Benson was represented by veteran literary and film manager, Peter Miller, of Global Lion Intellectual Property Management, Inc."Stiletto was a real find and we're all very excited about the potential of this unique genre-bending project," said Lonetree producing partner Tony Eldridge. Lonetree Entertainment is currently partnered with Escape Artists and Sony Pictures on "The Equalizer" feature film starring Denzel Washington. The company has a number of other projects in development, including the epic WWII action drama, "The War Magician" with Marc Forster attached to direct, and "The Kitchen House", based on Kathleen Grissom's New York Times bestseller.
Lonetree is fast tracking Stiletto and is currently in discussions with several A-list screenwriters.
In other news, THE BLACK STILETTO: BLACK & WHITE (#2 in the series, publication date May 30, 2012) has received its first review from Bestsellersworld.com!
November 22, 2011
Pierre Rodiac has translated the short story THE BLACK STILETTO'S AUTOGRAPH in French. It can be downloaded for free (J'ai eu l'autorisation de l'auteur de traduire en francais la nouvelle L'autographe du poignard Noir, telechargeable ici) here!October 7, 2011
Raymond Benson is interviewed by Brad Hansen on THE BLACK STILETTO here.For a limited time only, THE BLACK STILETTO is on sale for $4.99 for Amazon Kindle! Get it now! Kindle Sale!
September 19, 2011
Coming May 2012, the second book in the Black Stiletto series.
THE BLACK STILETTO is available now in hardcover and e-book. If your local bookseller doesn't have it, please ask that it be ordered. Or you can buy it right here on the Order page.
Great reviews are pouring in...check out the Praise page on the official Black Stiletto website for samples and links to full reviews. More will be added as they come in.
Author Raymond Benson is making many personal appearances to promote the book. Check out the Appearances page on his personal website for dates, locations, and times. Customers will receive a free limited edition of Will Arrington's "Black Stiletto Song" CD single!
September 6, 2011
Raymond Benson guest blogs on Janice Gable Bashman's "The Writing Life," talking about locations in THE BLACK STILETTO and how he uses settings in his thrillers. The blog is here.
September 3, 2011
THE BLACK STILETTO is shipping! Official publication date is September 5, but Amazon is already fulfilling orders and the book is trickling into retail markets. If your local bookseller doesn't have it, please ask that it be ordered. Or you can buy it right here on the Order page. The e-book editions should be available (Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook, etc.) on the publication date or a couple of days later, so keep checking the websites.
Great reviews are pouring in...check out the Praise page for samples and links to full reviews. More will be added as they come in.
Author Raymond Benson is making many personal appearances to promote the book. Check out the Appearances page of his official website for dates, locations, and times. Customers will receive a free limited edition of Will Arrington's "Black Stiletto Song" CD single!
Happy reading!
September 1, 2011
International Thriller Writers' ezine "The Big Thrill" interviews Raymond Benson for THE BLACK STILETTO here.
August 26, 2011
On the next edition of "Dave White Presents," author Raymond Benson talks about THE BLACK STILETTO. The online radio debut will occur Tuesday, August 30, at 7:30 p.m. EST, then 7:30 Pacific over at KSAV. On Wednesday, August 31, the show will become available as a podcast, mp3 download or on the player here. It will also be available from itunes and through TEVO.
August 5, 2011
Two songs by WILL ARRINGTON have been added to the site on certain pages--THE BLACK STILETTO SONG (with vocals) and an instrumental version, THE BLACK STILETTO STALKS THE NIGHT.
August 3, 2011
THE BLACK STILETTO has received a *starred* review from BOOKLIST, which calls it "prime escapism"!
July 13, 2011
Check out the impromptu interview with author Raymond Benson at ThrillerFest 2011 by blogger/reviewer Susan Tunis and find out more about The Black Stiletto here.
July 3, 2011
The Odessa American newspaper (in Texas) published this article about THE BLACK STILETTO, since some of the novel takes place there: Odessa American Article.
June 28, 2011
In anticipation of the publication of THE BLACK STILETTO in September, a FREE Black Stiletto short story has been made available.
THE BLACK STILETTO'S AUTOGRAPH is the story of one man's lucky night in New York City, 1958... when he and others experienced more than just a sighting of the legendary Black Stiletto!
The story is available in all digital formats--PDF (best for PC), Kindle, Nook, Apple... go to --
Download THE BLACK STILETTO'S AUTOGRAPH
-- over at Smashwords.com and choose the format you want.
June 11, 2011
A profile of THE BLACK STILETTO and Raymond Benson appeared in Chicagoland's Pioneer Press newspaper here.
May 24, 2011
Some early readers of an Advanced Reading Copy were so excited they made a fan club page! Check it out here!
May 22, 2011
An early review of "The Black Stiletto" at FeatureMe2!
May 7, 2011
Even before "The Black Stiletto" has been published (due in September)... "The Black Stiletto 2: Black & White" is finished and accepted for publication in September 2012 by Oceanview Publishing!
April 4, 2011
Check out this write-up at New Book Journal for a little more info about the book!
April 1, 2011
Several new blurbs from wonderful best-selling authors have been added to the Praise page, so take a look!
March 25, 2011
The launch party for THE BLACK STILETTO will be Sunday, September 11, 2011, at Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park, IL 60130, at 1:00pm. All fans are invited! Who knows... maybe the Black Stiletto will come out of retirement and attend!
March 24, 2011
Both Amazon and Barnes & Noble sites have seriously discounted prices for THE BLACK STILETTO novel if you pre-order now! Go to the Order page for the appropriate online store. We don't know how long this discount will be available, so act now!
March 12, 2011
The Black Stiletto Official Website has launched! The Black Stiletto has joined Facebook--please go to her official fan page and LIKE it here!
Watch this space for more news as it comes!