The Black Stiletto: Endings & Beginnings

A Novel

Raymond Benson’s The Black Stiletto: Endings & Beginnings is the startling finale to the saga of The Black Stiletto.  It’s 1962.  Judy Cooper is devastated at the betrayal by her nemesis and former lover, Leo Kelly. Leo and his psychotic sister, Christina, have set out to ruin the very pregnant Stiletto, forcing her to flee to Texas for a showdown with destiny.  In the present, the Alzheimer’s that afflicts elderly Judy is in its last stage, but her son and granddaughter, Martin and Gina, must continue to protect her from the past’s last remaining assault. The two stories come together in an explosive conclusion.

Raymond Benson of Chicago, IL Raymond Benson is the author of 31 published books. He is most well-known for being the official James Bond 007 continuation author between 1996 and 2002 and for his Black Stiletto novels. Benson lives in the Chicago area.

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