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The Hook and the Eye
A Thriller & Suspense Novel by Raymond Benson
Subgenres:
- Spy Thriller,
- Historical Thriller,
- 1950s America
This book is for you if you're into...
- Classic spy stories set in 1950s Manhattan and Texas
- Episodic mysteries released in serial format
- Pinkerton detective adventures with a romantic twist
Felix Leiter – James Bond's trusted friend and ally – takes center stage in a brand new adventure by legendary Bond novelist, Raymond Benson.
It is 1952. Felix has lost his job at the CIA and finds himself working for the Pinkerton Detective Agency. What starts as a simple surveillance job turns into anything but when Felix stumbles upon a murder and a cabal of spies embedded in Manhattan. Hired to transport the impossibly beautiful and impossibly secretive Dora from New York to Texas, Felix is thrust into a non-stop adventure, where danger and deceit lie in wait around every bend in the road.
The Hook and the Eye is a mystery, a romance, a spy story and a postcard to a lost Americana. It is also Raymond Benson at his very best.
Please note that this eBook is being released as a serial with ten episodes. A new episode will be released every two weeks. To access the updated story, please make sure that you either have automatic file updates enabled on your e-reader device, or that you manually download the updated eBook files. The story will be complete as of September 30th 2025.
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