the secrets on chicory lane
CH I LD
THE SECRETS ON
CHICORY
A
N OVE L
YO R K
TIMES
B E NSO N
B ESTS E LLI N G
AUTH O R
PROFOUNDLY
ENTRANCING AND
FAST-PACED!
Shelby Truman and Eddie Newcott grew
up on Chicory Lane, in the quiet town of
Limite, Texas. The
beautiful boy
across the street
was Shelby's
constant in life; a
best friend––
sometimes more.
Over the years,
their lives took
Raymond Benson
very different
paths. Shelby
became an international bestselling
romance author, while Eddie currently
sits on death row, awaiting execution for
a heinous murder. Days before his
execution, Eddie requests a final visit
from Shelby after years of silence. As
Shelby returns to her hometown, she
begins reflecting on their five-decade
friendship, and the evil that permeated
their lives in the summer of 1966.
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~Kris Miller, TopShelf Reviews
seeing red
A SEXY ROLLER
COASTER RIDE YOU
WON’T WANT TO
DEPART FROM!
into the spotlight. Private investigator
and former ATF agent, John Trapper
is beyond tired of hearing about his
hero father. In his mind, the best
thing his father did was retire from
the public eye three years ago. So
when Kerra Bailey tries to use him
as a means to get an exclusive
interview with his father, he happily
shuts her down. That is until she
drops a bombshell on him and the
world that almost gets her and the
Major killed. Now Kerra and John
must work together to find out who
would want an American hero dead.
From the start, the staccato pace
sucks you deep into the exquisite
game of cat and mouse––of which
this author always excels. Taut with
tension, filled with sensational suspense
and fueled by multiple plot twists, Seeing
Red is a sexy roller coaster ride you
won't want to depart from.
R AYMO N D
N E W
Taking you from the past, through to the
present of Shelby and Eddie's friendship,
Raymond Benson pulls at the heartstrings
in this tragic tale. Peppered with nostalgia,
love, heartbreak, and melancholy, the
narrative is profoundly entrancing and
fast-paced. Part mystery, part reflective
coming-of-age, The Secrets of Chicory
Lane ensnares readers in its dense web,
refusing to let go, even long after its
jaw-dropping conclusion.
LANE
REVIEWS
“A first-class thriller craftsman.” — L E E
reviews
~Kris Miller, TopShelf Reviews
Who would want to kill an American hero
and why? That is the question television
journalist Kerra Bailey must answer if she
wants to stay alive. Twenty five years ago
the Pegasus Hotel bombing destroyed a
landmark building and killed 197 people
in Dallas, Texas. A
newspaper
photographer
captured a retired
U.S. Army Major
Franklin Trapper
emerging from the
rubble, carrying a
Sandra Brown
small child in his
arms while leading
a handful of struggling survivors to safety.
That photo immortalized Major Trapper
as an American hero and catapulted him
SHOT DOWN
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