Order of James R. Benn Books

James R. Benn is an American author of historical fiction and mystery novels. He is best known for his Billy Boyle series, which is set during World War II. Before becoming an author, he got his Bachelors degree from the University of Connecticut and also got his Master of Library Science from Southern Connecticut State University. He is also the director of the Godfrey Memorial Library, a private family history library.

James R. Benn did not get his first book published until he was 50 years of age. It would be in 2000, when Desperate Ground was published. Below is a list of when James R. Benn’s books were originally published:

Publication Order of Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries Books

Billy Boyle	(2006)
The First Wave	(2007)
Blood Alone	(2008)
Evil for Evil	(2009)
Rag and Bone	(2010)
A Mortal Terror	(2011)
Death's Door	(2012)
A Blind Goddess	(2013)
The Rest is Silence	(2014)
The White Ghost	(2015)
Blue Madonna	(2016)
The Devouring	(2017)
Solemn Graves	(2018)
When Hell Struck Twelve	(2019)
The Red Horse	(2020)
Road of Bones	(2021)
From the Shadows	(2022)
Proud Sorrows	(2023)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

On Desperate Ground / Desperate Ground	(2000)
Souvenir	(2012)
Shard	(2021)
Freegift	(2022)

Publication Order of Collections

The Refusal Camp

(2023)

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Usual Santas

(2016)

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2 Responses to “Order of James R. Benn Books”

1. CDW: 2 years ago

   The Billy Boyle series is great if you like WWII or detective stories. Mr Benn’s writing is fluid and concise and his characters interesting. I highly recommend you give the first book at least a try. You will not be disappointed.

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2. HS Eng./Hist. teacher: 10 years ago

   Brisk, interesting reads with a touch of humor and lots of history plus a good mystery. Highly recommended.

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