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Ben H Winters Books in Order

Explore Ben H. Winters's books in order, including The Last Policeman trilogy, Underground Airlines, and his mysteries and illustrated poetry collections.

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The Jewish Comedy Thesaurus

by Ben H Winters

2007

Organized by subject, this collection gathers Jewish humor from comedians including Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman, and Larry David. Its quotations range across family, friendship, religion, and everyday life, offering a reference for finding jokes on particular topics.

A (Tooth) Fairy Tale

by Ben H Winters

2008

Tired of rules, Samuel swaps lives with a Tooth Fairy who longs to become an ordinary woman. Their new freedom soon brings unexpected problems, forcing both to reconsider what they want and how to remain true to themselves.

Evicted from their home, the Dashwood sisters settle on an island threatened by monstrous sea creatures. Elinor and Marianne navigate romantic disappointments and rival suitors while this reworking of Austen adds tentacled dangers to Regency society.

A school assignment leads Bethesda Fielding to investigate her apparently ordinary music teacher. When she concludes that Ms. Finkleman was a rock star, the school plans a concert, but Bethesda suspects the mystery is not fully solved.

Android Karenina

by Ben H Winters

2010

Anna Karenina's affair and Levin's courtship unfold in a version of nineteenth-century Russia filled with mechanical servants. When the machines rebel, Tolstoy's characters must navigate romantic turmoil alongside a struggle involving robots and advanced cyborgs.

Boston silversmith Paul Revere fears joining the revolutionary cause will threaten his business and family. Pressured by his friends to resist British rule, he must choose between personal security and the risks of standing for independence.

Bedbugs

by Ben H Winters

2011

Susan and Alex Wendt move into an appealing Brooklyn apartment at a surprisingly low rent. When Susan develops mysterious bites that spare her family and elude an exterminator, she begins questioning both the building and her sanity.

A stolen trophy prompts Bethesda Fielding's principal to cancel the school's fun activities, including a much-anticipated trip. Determined to restore it, Bethesda investigates classmates and clues, discovering that each answer seems to create another mystery.

Uncle Pirate

by Ben H Winters

2011

Wilson hopes to survive fourth grade like any ordinary child, until he discovers his uncle is a real pirate. With a talking penguin joining the adventure, an unusual family ally transforms the challenges of school life.

The Last Policeman

by Ben H Winters

2012

With an asteroid expected to destroy Earth in months, Concord detective Hank Palace refuses to abandon his work. An insurance employee's apparent suicide looks suspicious, and Hank pursues a possible murder while society loses interest in justice.

Countdown City

by Ben H Winters

2013

Seventy-four days before an asteroid strikes Earth, former detective Hank Palace agrees to find a missing husband. His search crosses anarchist settlements and threatened coastal communities as infrastructure collapses and ordinary clues become increasingly hard to follow.

Tales to Keep You Up at Night

by Ben H Winters

2013

Thirty short stories in rhyme introduce young readers to witches, zombies, vampires, and other unsettling creatures. Adam F. Watkins's illustrations accompany the collection's scares, designed for sharing around a campfire or during a spooky sleepover.

This second Literally Disturbed collection offers thirty more rhyming tales illustrated by Adam F. Watkins. Wolves, shape-changing monsters, dragons, and graveyards populate its short nightmares, extending the first volume's mixture of playful verse and childhood fears.

Romantically Disturbed

by Ben H Winters

2014

Thirty illustrated poems explore love through eerie and disturbing situations. Ben H. Winters's verses and Adam F. Watkins's artwork turn familiar romantic expectations into unsettling encounters, asking readers to consider the darker possibilities behind declarations of affection.

World of Trouble

by Ben H Winters

2014

As the asteroid approaches, Hank Palace shelters with former police colleagues in a New England safe house. His sister Nico remains in danger, drawing him into one final puzzle while the time left to everyone dwindles.

Underground Airlines

by Ben H Winters

2016

In an America where slavery remains legal in four states, Victor hunts fugitives for federal authorities in exchange for his freedom. A case in Indianapolis exposes troubling secrets and forces him to confront the cost of his bargain.

Golden State

by Ben H Winters

2019

Laszlo Ratesic investigates crimes in an alternate California where knowingly lying is illegal. As a member of the Speculative Service, he can imagine possibilities others cannot, but enforcing truth draws him toward those manipulating the official record.

The Quiet Boy

by Ben H Winters

2021

Lawyer Jay Shenk sues a hospital after surgery leaves a teenager endlessly walking without ordinary awareness. Years later, the boy's father faces a murder charge, intertwining a medical mystery with the death of an earlier expert witness.

Big Time

by Ben H Winters

2024

An FDA employee discovers evidence of a procedure that extracts time from human lives. Defying orders, Grace Berney tries to rescue the young woman involved before a violent mercenary finds her, risking her career and safety.

Standalone Ben H Winters books

  1. Book cover for "The Jewish Comedy Thesaurus"

    The Jewish Comedy Thesaurus

    by Ben H Winters

    2007
  2. Book cover for "A (Tooth) Fairy Tale"

    A (Tooth) Fairy Tale

    by Ben H Winters

    2008
  3. Book cover for "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters"
  4. Book cover for "The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman"
  5. Book cover for "Android Karenina"

    Android Karenina

    by Ben H Winters

    2010
  6. Book cover for "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"
  7. Book cover for "Bedbugs"

    Bedbugs

    by Ben H Winters

    2011
  8. Book cover for "The Mystery of the Missing Everything"
  9. Book cover for "Uncle Pirate"

    Uncle Pirate

    by Ben H Winters

    2011
  10. Book cover for "The Last Policeman"

    The Last Policeman

    by Ben H Winters

    2012A Novel
  11. Book cover for "Countdown City"

    Countdown City

    by Ben H Winters

    2013The Last Policeman, Book 2
  12. Book cover for "Tales to Keep You Up at Night"

    Tales to Keep You Up at Night

    by Ben H Winters

    2013Literally Disturbed, Book 1
  13. Book cover for "More Tales to Keep You Up at Night"

    More Tales to Keep You Up at Night

    by Ben H Winters

    2014Literally Disturbed, Book 2
  14. Book cover for "Romantically Disturbed"

    Romantically Disturbed

    by Ben H Winters

    2014Literally Disturbed, Book 3
  15. Book cover for "World of Trouble"

    World of Trouble

    by Ben H Winters

    2014The Last Policeman, Book 3
  16. Book cover for "Underground Airlines"

    Underground Airlines

    by Ben H Winters

    2016
  17. Book cover for "Golden State"

    Golden State

    by Ben H Winters

    2019
  18. Book cover for "The Quiet Boy"

    The Quiet Boy

    by Ben H Winters

    2021
  19. Book cover for "Big Time"

    Big Time

    by Ben H Winters

    2024

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