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James R. Benn Books in Order

Find every James R. Benn book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 26 books / 3 series

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.

All James R. Benn Books in Chronological Order

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 Shard POoSN / 3 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

James R. Benn Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Refusal Camp 2023 Buy
01 Billy Boyle 2006 Buy
02 The First Wave 2007 Buy
03 Blood Alone 2008 Buy
04 Evil for Evil 2009 Buy
05 Rag and Bone 2010 Buy
06 A Mortal Terror 2011 Buy
07 Death's Door 2012 Buy
08 A Blind Goddess 2013 Buy
09 The Rest is Silence 2014 Buy
10 The White Ghost 2015 Buy
11 Blue Madonna 2016 Buy
12 The Devouring 2017 Buy
13 Solemn Graves 2018 Buy
14 When Hell Struck Twelve 2019 Buy
15 The Red Horse 2020 Buy
16 Road of Bones 2021 Buy
17 From the Shadows 2022 Buy
18 Proud Sorrows 2023 Buy
19 The Phantom Patrol 2024 Buy
20 A Bitter Wind 2025 Buy
21 The Ninth Circle 2026 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 4 books / 2000-2022
01 On Desperate Ground / Desperate Ground 2000 Buy
02 Souvenir 2012 Buy
03 Shard 2021 Buy
04 Freegift 2022 Buy

Where to start with James R. Benn

What is the best order to read James R. Benn books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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