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James Bond Novels

  • FICTION

    DOUBLE SHOT

    JUNE 1, 2000

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

DOUBLE SHOT

by Raymond Benson

Nifty bullfighting scenes do not redeem an otherwise cliché-cluttered narrative. For die-hard fans only. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    NEVER DREAM OF DYING

    JUNE 1, 2001

MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

NEVER DREAM OF DYING

by Raymond Benson

Flaccid prose and creaky dialogue no worse than Fleming’s. Benson seems to have hit his stride in this, his liveliest and... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO

    JUNE 10, 2002

FICTION

THE MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO

by Raymond Benson

Benson's prose is as limp as ever (“Tokyo lay before him, a sprawling, metropolitan machine”)—but for mindless escapism,... Full review >

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