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Home / Authors / James R. Benn James R. Benn James R. Benn is an American author best known for the Billy Boyle World War II mystery series. His books have earned critical acclaim, including multiple Edgar Award nominations. This page provides the James R. Benn books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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2000 On Desperate Ground / Desperate Ground POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2006 Billy Boyle POoBBWWIMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2007 The First Wave POoBBWWIMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2008 Blood Alone POoBBWWIMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2009 Evil for Evil POoBBWWIMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2010 Rag and Bone POoBBWWIMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2011 A Mortal Terror POoBBWWIMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2012 Souvenir POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 Death's Door POoBBWWIMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2013 A Blind Goddess POoBBWWIMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2014 The Rest is Silence POoBBWWIMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2015 The White Ghost POoBBWWIMB · 10 Buy ↗ 2016 Blue Madonna POoBBWWIMB · 11 Buy ↗ 2017 The Devouring POoBBWWIMB · 12 Buy ↗ 2018 Solemn Graves POoBBWWIMB · 13 Buy ↗ 2019 When Hell Struck Twelve POoBBWWIMB · 14 Buy ↗ 2020 The Red Horse POoBBWWIMB · 15 Buy ↗ 2021 Road of Bones POoBBWWIMB · 16 Buy ↗ 2022 Freegift POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2022 From the Shadows POoBBWWIMB · 17 Buy ↗ 2023 The Refusal Camp POoC · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 Proud Sorrows POoBBWWIMB · 18 Buy ↗ 2024 The Phantom Patrol POoBBWWIMB · 19 Buy ↗ 2025 A Bitter Wind POoBBWWIMB · 20 Buy ↗ 2026 The Ninth Circle POoBBWWIMB · 21 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Collections 1 book · 2023
01 The Refusal Camp 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries Books 21 books · 2006–2026
02 The First Wave 2007 Buy ↗ 06 A Mortal Terror 2011 Buy ↗ 08 A Blind Goddess 2013 Buy ↗ 09 The Rest is Silence 2014 Buy ↗ 10 The White Ghost 2015 Buy ↗ 14 When Hell Struck Twelve 2019 Buy ↗ 17 From the Shadows 2022 Buy ↗ 19 The Phantom Patrol 2024 Buy ↗ 21 The Ninth Circle 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 4 books · 2000–2022
01 On Desperate Ground / Desperate Ground 2000 Buy ↗