Jack Benton
Chris Ward (writing as Jack Benton) hails from Cornwall in the UK. Since 2003 he has lived and worked in Japan where he is married and owns two cats.
At age eleven, he won a competition for a short story. He wrote his first novel at the age of 18 and published his first professional short story in Weird Tales 352 in 2008. In 2012 he published his first novel, The Tube Riders. Since then he has published a further seven novels to positive reviews and acclaim.
In addition to writing, he enjoys travelling, hiking in summer, snowboarding in winter, and plays guitar in a local rock band.
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Books by Jack Benton
Fictions and Others
The House beyond the Trees (The Slim Hardy Mysteries #11 / 11)
2026 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery | Release date October 15, 2026
Along the Old Pier (The Slim Hardy Mysteries #10 / 11)
2025 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery
Here the Road Ends (The Slim Hardy Mysteries #9 / 11)
2024 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery
The Circus Lights (The Slim Hardy Mysteries #8 / 11)
2023 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery
When the Wind Blows (The Slim Hardy Mysteries #7 / 11)
2022 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery
The Angler's Tale (The Slim Hardy Mysteries #5 / 11)
2020 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery
The Man by the Sea (The Slim Hardy Mysteries #1 / 11)
2018 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery