The Black Stiletto: Black & White by Raymond Benson

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Bibliographic Details

• Author: Raymond Benson
• Title: The Black Stiletto: Black & White (The Black Stiletto Series)
• Publisher: ‎Oceanview Publishing; First Edition (September 5, 2011)
• Language: ‎English
• Format: Hardcover w/Library Binding – 312 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1608090418
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1608090419
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.25 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.4 x 1.2 x 9.2 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good (Former library book; may include the markings and stickers associated from the library, otherwise, both book and cover are in very good condition.) 
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (Plastic Library Dust Jacket)
• Edition: First Edition

Synopsis:

New York Times and USA Today Best-Selling Author

Suppose you found out—just too late—that your mother had been a superhero crime fighter

Could Martin Talbot's mother, Judy, really have been the Black Stiletto? When Martin discovers several volumes of diaries hidden by his mother, he is stunned beyond all imagination. His mother, the underground heroine of yesteryear? The famed, still-unidentified woman who battled Communist spies, took on the Mafia, and preyed on common crooks? The woman who exacted punishment on evildoers without mercy?

But it is all described, in great detail, in the diaries. What caused her to begin her quest for justice. Her decision to act outside the law. Her feats as the famed and feared vigilante. How her reputation exploded. In short, how it all played out.

Could it be true? Talbot is filled with doubt and disbelief. But the reappearance of one of the Stiletto's old enemies with a thirst for merciless revenge makes the story more than real and could imperil the life of not only the Stiletto, but her son and granddaughter as well.

Perfect for fans of vigilante justice

While all of the novels in The Black Stiletto Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:

The Black Stiletto

The Black Stiletto: Black & White

The Black Stiletto: Stars & Stripes

The Black Stiletto: Secrets & Lies

The Black Stiletto: Endings & Beginnings

About the Author:

Raymond Benson is the author of over forty published books, including THE MAD, MAD MURDERS OF MARIGOLD WAY (winner of the IPPY Gold Medal in Mystery, 2022), BLUES IN THE DARK (2019), IN THE HUSH OF THE NIGHT (2018) and THE SECRETS ON CHICORY LANE (2017). Raymond is most well-known for being the third—and first American—author to be commissioned to write James Bond continuation novels. Six original works and three movie novelizations were published worldwide between 1997-2002. His debut 007 novel, ZERO MINUS TEN, is being reprinted in the UK in 2023. Raymond’s book THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION, first published in 1984, was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award by Mystery Writers of America for Best Biographical/Critical Work.

THE BLACK STILETTO and its four subsequent titles were critically-acclaimed and award-winning serial thrillers published between 2011 and 2014. The e-book anthology, THE BLACK STILETTO—THE COMPLETE SAGA, has been a continual best-seller on Amazon and other platforms. The serial is currently being developed as a television series or feature film in Hollywood. Other original suspense novels include SWEETIE’S DIAMONDS, A HARD DAY’S DEATH, and DARK SIDE OF THE MORGUE, the latter nominated for the Shamus Award for Best Paperback Original PI Novel by the Private Eye Writers of America.

Raymond’s tie-in books, TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL and TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL—OPERATION BARRACUDA (both written under the pseudonym “David Michaels”), were NY Times Best-Sellers. He wrote novelizations of the popular videogames, METAL GEAR SOLID and METAL GEAR SOLID 2—SONS OF LIBERTY, and co-wrote with filmmaker John Milius HOMEFRONT—THE VOICE OF FREEDOM (a prequel to THQ’s videogame). He also penned HITMAN: DAMNATION, a novel in IO Interactive’s Hitman videogame universe, and DYING LIGHT—NIGHTMARE ROW, a tie-in to Techland’s zombie videogame. Raymond is also a sought-after ghostwriter.

Among his work as a game designer, Raymond wrote and designed DARK SEED II, based on the works of horror/fantasy artist H. R. Giger. Other computer games for which Raymond was designer and/or head writer include ULTIMA VII–THE BLACK GATE, ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? (winner–Newsweek Editors’ Choice Award and Parents Choice Award for Excellence), and THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD (winner–Digital Hollywood Awards for Best Children’s CD-ROM Computer Game and Best Overall CD-ROM Computer Game).

Raymond also spent over a decade in New York City directing numerous stage productions and composing music for many shows. He recently won “Best Original Score” from the Vegas Movie Awards for his piano score for the short film, Ghosts in the Ink (2019). A noted film historian, Raymond has taught courses in film genres and history at such venues as New York’s New School for Social Research and College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. He writes for Cinema Retro magazine, and has presented popular film lectures in the Chicago area with Daily Herald movie critic Dann Gire.

The government of Naoshima, Japan, honored Raymond with the erection of a museum dedicated to one of his 007 novels (it was open for eleven years), and he was an Ambassador for Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture for twelve years. He is an active member of International Thriller Writers Inc., Mystery Writers of America, the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, and a full member of ASCAP. Now an Advisory Board member, he served for sixteen years on the Board of Directors of The Ian Fleming Foundation.