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David Benson

Biography

David Benson was born and raised in New York but lived for many years in the Washington, DC area, and in Brussels, Belgium for a two-year assignment. He is a widely-published technical writer but his passion is fiction. Late Boomer is his first published work of fiction and the first in the Carina Quintana Mysteries series. David lives in south Florida with his wife Laura, a photographer.

Books

Body of Work by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 51,140. Language: English. Published: January 27, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Body of Work is the 11th entry in the Carina Quintana Murder Mysteries series by author David M Benson and centers on the killings of a small group of wealthy art collectors.
The Six Wives of Jenny the 8th--Novella by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 18,860. Language: English. Published: October 26, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » LGBTQ+ » Lesbian, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Lesbian
The Six Wives of Jenny the 8th is a coupling of the Henry the 8th tale and the saga of a movie producer and her wives as over two decades she navigates today's world, one which, like Henry’s, is filled with unforeseen twists, love, lust, jealousy, condemnation and retribution.
Death on the Vine by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 69,980. Language: English. Published: May 11, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
A plain clothed cop is killed at a Ft. Lauderdale riot in June 2002 by a young Atlanta man who is then killed by FLPD Chief Carina Quintana before he can shoot again. Was the killing of the officer a senseless random act or part of a more nefarious plan? It's a question that will send Carina down a long and twisted path involving a prominent Atlanta family for the elusive answers.
Dark Fire: Tomorrow's Awakening by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 69,100. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » High tech, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
The sequel to 2015's Dark Fire: Yesterday's Tears, finds billionaire tech genius Edan Duff testing a miniaturized version of his time travel device, for use as a speed multiplier for military aircraft. But out in deep space a Voyager space probe makes a discovery that raises a life-changing question and Edan's device becomes the centerpiece in a tale of love, religious fervor and intrigue.
A Nasty Shade of Death by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 64,810. Language: English. Published: October 25, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
The unsolved murder of a reclusive Brooklyn woman whose badly beaten body is discovered in a windswept corner of Prospect Park…. A killer whose unique affliction calls up a blinding, crimson rage impossible to control…..A Manhattan surgeon named Damon Fox, who walked away from medicine in his prime for the very different life of private detecting in South Florida. The chase is on!
Three Strikes and You're Dead by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 70,350. Language: English. Published: December 27, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural
The 9th Carina Quintana Murder Mystery, Three Strikes and You’re Dead pits the tough and beautiful Ft Lauderdale police chief against a confounding serial killer, one who is cleverly disguised, changes his MOs and travels the country picking his victims at random and leaving no trail. But there's something about those travels that just might provide the clue that Carina & her team need to stop him
Havana Homicide by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 82,160. Language: English. Published: December 1, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Havana Homicide is the latest in the Carina Quintana Murder Mysteries series by Kirkus Award winning author David M Benson. In this 8th installment, Chief Quintana travels to Cuba, where her grandfather once ran a casino for the mob. The intersection of her family history, several present day killings in Florida and two very nasty antagonists drives the twists and turns of the complex story.
Money Side Up by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 78,040. Language: English. Published: January 9, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Money Side Up is the 7th in the award-winning Carina Quintana Mysteries series. It pits Carina against the striking but deadly Regina Roy, twin sister of a local biker gang's leader who was killed by the cops in a major drug deal gone bad. And it's not just Regina's professional kills that must be solved--Regina is also on a personal quest to rid other oppressed twins of their dominating doubles.
Dark Fire: Yesterday's Tears by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 70,470. Language: English. Published: February 1, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Dark Fire: Yesterday's Tears pits Jane Garrison, elite fighter grievously wounded in combat, and Edan Duff, who saved her but turned her into the mystery woman who calls herself Sim, against a power-hungry US President bent on exploiting Edan's most astounding creation yet. DFYT takes them to worlds both familiar and as-yet unknown as they struggle to live out a love transcending time and fate.
All The Rage by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 83,500. Language: English. Published: October 23, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
The latest Carina Quintana Mystery, from Kirkus Award winning author David Benson, has Carina facing her first homicide as Asst. Chief of the Ft. Lauderdale, FL PD. Shuttling between New York and Florida and rekindling relationships with former NYPD colleagues, Carina faces unexpected impediments and mounting frustration trying to corner a fashion industry enfant terrible with deep mob ties.
Loose Canon by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 78,240. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural
Carina Quintana's latest case takes her back to NYC where dead bodies have been left on church altars. Again teamed with ex-NYPD partner,Pete Simpson, Carina hunts for clues to a serial killer whose methods reflect a twisted mind and uncovers what may be another deliverer of death, one with very different motivations. Loose Canon is a tightly plotted and sure to please fans of police procedurals.
Dead On A Rival by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 77,460. Language: English. Published: November 27, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths
Det. Carina Quintana’s latest challenge takes on an unwelcome personal flavor in the harrowing Dead On a Rival. The accidental fall of a handsome Brazilian tycoon from a luxury cruise ship in the Caribbean interrupts Carina’s holiday & triggers an investigation that alternates between high-stakes international mega-businesses & slimy local politians. Happily Pete Simpson is along for the ride.
White Tie & Tales by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 79,090. Language: English. Originally Published: June 15, 2013 by David Benson. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural
Miami Beach police chief Carina Quintana is trailing a killer who mails home pieces of his young female victims before delivering the kill. Can this heartless predator really be a world-famous crime novelist with a home in Paris and a Miami mansion, as Carina suspects? With help from former NYPD partner Pete Simpson, Carina must figure out how to stop the dashing Frenchman before he strikes again?
Roomer Has It by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 75,770. Language: English. Originally Published: February 26, 2013 by David Benson. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural
ROOMER HAS IT--the sequel to LATE BOOMER, a Kirkus Star & Top 100 of 2012 award winner! Home in Miami Beach & now its youngest police chief, Carina Quintana must find & face a killer whose spree began as revenge for his wife's death but who has become an avenging angel & a brutal one at that. Pete Simpson, Carina's former NYPD partner & now a high-end P.I. is again along to help solve the puzzle.
Late Boomer by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 68,510. Language: English. Originally Published: June 25, 2012 by David Benson. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural
Wealthy middle-aged Manhattanites—the baby boomers of the title—have been gruesomely murdered, and Det. Carina Quintana senses a connection. But how can she prove it? The killer, if he exists, varies his methods and targets and leaves no tangible evidence. Age and wealth are all that the victims have in common.

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