September 1st, 2026: The Ninth Circle (Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries, #21)
A Bitter Wind (Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries, #20) was the most recently released book by James R. Benn, on September 23rd, 2025.
James R. Benn Stats: The highest rated book by James R. Benn on Book Notification is Billy Boyle, the first novel in the Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries series.
The most read book by James R. Benn on Book Notification is Billy Boyle, the first novel in the Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries series. The second most read book is The First Wave (Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries #2).
Below is a complete list of James R. Benn books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by James R. Benn is the Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries Series.
Ranked by popularity, the top Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries books are Billy Boyle, The First Wave, and Blood Alone.
Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Souvenir, On Desperate Ground / Desperate Ground , and Shard.
James R. Benn was born on September 5th, 1949 and is currently 76 years old. James R. Benn was born in New York City, New York, USA. Benn attended University of Connecticut where he received a Bachelor of Arts and Southern Connecticut State University where he received a Master of Library Science.
James R. Benn is known for writing in the Historical Fiction, Mystery, and Thriller genres.
James R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries series which currently consists of 21 novels. The Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries series started in 2006 with the novel Billy Boyle. The most recently released novel in the Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries series was A Bitter Wind which was released in 2025. There is an upcoming novel for the Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries series titled The Ninth Circle which is being released on September 1st, 2026.
James R. Benn books have been nominated for multiple awards, Billy Boyle was nominated for the Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 2007. The Rest is Silence was nominated for the Barry Award, Best Novel, in 2015. The Devouring was nominated for the Macavity Award, Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award, in 2018.
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