Michael Benson Books in Order

Michael Benson has written 73 books, published between 1988 and 2026. The first book is Who's Who In The JFK Assassination (1988) and the newest is The Trial of Arthur J. Shawcross (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
73
Published
1988–2026
Pages on record
6,267 in 32 of 73 books

Michael Benson has 73 books catalogued from 1988 to 2026, and the subject records span biography, history, murder, sports, auto racing drivers and encyclopedias. Who's Who In The JFK Assassination (1988) is the first title. Dream Teams: The Best Teams of All Time (1991), Monster Trucks (1994), Women In Racing (1996), Dale Earnhardt (2000) and Essential Bowling (2000) follow, and The Trial of Arthur J. Shawcross (2026) is the newest.

How many Michael Benson books are there?

Michael Benson has 73 books, released between 1988 and 2026.

Michael Benson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 73 Michael Benson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Who's Who In The JFK Assassination1988 · 511 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988511
  2. 2
    Dream Teams: The Best Teams of All Time1991 · 117 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991117
  3. 3
    Monster Trucks1994 · 89 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199489
  4. 4
    Women In Racing1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996
  5. 5
    Crashes & Collisions1996 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199664
  6. 6
    Muscle Cars: Thunder and Greased Lightning1996 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199680
  7. 7
    Convertibles: Sun, Wind & Speed1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997
  8. 8
    The White Collar Offender1999 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999200
  9. 9
    Essential Bowling2000 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000112
  10. 10
    Dale Earnhardt2000 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200064
  11. 11
    Gloria Estefan2000 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000112
  12. 12
    Craps Strategy2001 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001128
  13. 13
    Lance Armstrong2003 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003128
  14. 14
    Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to War Planes2004 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004320
  15. 15
    Ronald W. Reagan2004 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004112
  16. 16
    Hank Aaron, Baseball Player2004 · 123 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004123
  17. 17
    William H. Taft2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004
  18. 18
    Wayne Gretzky: Hockey Player2004 · 123 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004123
  19. 19
    The U.S. Marine Corps2004 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200464
  20. 20
    Inside Secret Societies2005 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005272
  21. 21
    The U.S. Coast Guard2005 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200564
  22. 22
    The U.S. Army2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005
  23. 23
    Malcolm X2005 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005112
  24. 24
    Jeff Gordon2005 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005138
  25. 25
    Althea Gibson: Tennis Player2005 · 139 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005139
  26. 26
    How To Catch Him With His Pants Down2006 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006159
  27. 27
    Betrayal in Blood2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006
  28. 28
    Lethal Embrace2007 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007416
  29. 29
    The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007
  30. 302007

Michael Benson books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Tales from the Team in order

1 book
  1. 43. Tales from the Buffalo Bills Sideline

Standalone books

72 books

72 Michael Benson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael Benson books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 73 Michael Benson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Michael Benson

Start with Who's Who In The JFK Assassination (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Michael Benson book?

The Trial of Arthur J. Shawcross (2026) is the newest Michael Benson book released so far.

Is there a new Michael Benson book coming?

No next Michael Benson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Michael Benson at a glance

Still publishing
Michael Benson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Michael Benson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,267 pages across the 32 of 73 books with a recorded length, a median of 133 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael Benson books, 32 of 73, were published in the 2000s.

What the Michael Benson books are about

32 of the 73 Michael Benson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 11 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Biography 11 of 32 books
  • Juvenile literature 11 of 32 books
  • Murder 4 of 32 books
  • History 3 of 32 books
  • Women 3 of 32 books
  • African Americans 2 of 32 books
  • Automobile racing drivers 2 of 32 books
  • Case studies 2 of 32 books
  • Criminal investigation 2 of 32 books
  • Criminal investigation, united states 2 of 32 books
  • Death and burial 2 of 32 books
  • Encyclopedias 2 of 32 books