Michael Benson Non-Fiction books in order

Michael Benson's non-fiction books cover true crime, organized crime history, military topics, biographies, and pop culture across 70 titles.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Who’s Who In The JFK Assassination 1988 Michael Benson Buy
2 Dream Teams: The Best Teams of All Time 1991 Michael Benson Buy
3 Monster Trucks 1994 Michael Benson Buy
4 Women In Racing 1996 Michael Benson Buy
5 Crashes & Collisions 1996 Michael Benson Buy
6 Muscle Cars: Thunder and Greased Lightning 1996 Michael Benson Buy
7 Convertibles: Sun, Wind & Speed 1997 Michael Benson Buy
8 The White Collar Offender 1999 Michael Benson Buy
9 Essential Bowling 2000 Michael Benson Buy
10 Dale Earnhardt 2000 Michael Benson Buy
11 Gloria Estefan 2000 Michael Benson Buy
12 Craps Strategy 2001 Michael Benson Buy
13 Lance Armstrong 2003 Michael Benson Buy
14 Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to War Planes 2004 Michael Benson Buy
15 Ronald W. Reagan 2004 Michael Benson Buy
16 Hank Aaron, Baseball Player 2004 Michael Benson Buy
17 William H. Taft 2004 Michael Benson Buy
18 Wayne Gretzky: Hockey Player 2004 Michael Benson Buy
19 The U.S. Marine Corps 2004 Michael Benson Buy
20 Inside Secret Societies 2005 Michael Benson Buy
21 The U.S. Coast Guard 2005 Michael Benson Buy
22 The U.S. Army 2005 Michael Benson Buy
23 Malcolm X 2005 Michael Benson Buy
24 Jeff Gordon 2005 Michael Benson Buy
25 Althea Gibson: Tennis Player 2005 Michael Benson Buy
26 How To Catch Him With His Pants Down 2006 Michael Benson Buy
27 Betrayal in Blood 2006 Michael Benson Buy
28 Lethal Embrace 2007 Michael Benson Buy
29 The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly 2007 Michael Benson Buy
30 Everything You Wanted to Know About the New York Knicks 2007 Michael Benson Buy
31 Hooked Up for Murder 2007 Michael Benson Buy
32 Go F-Yourself 2008 Michael Benson Buy
33 Winning Words 2008 Michael Benson Buy
34 White-Collar Crime 2008 Michael Benson Buy
35 Organized Crime 2008 Michael Benson Buy
36 Murder in Connecticut 2008 Michael Benson Buy
37 Cons and Frauds. Criminal Investigations. 2008 Michael Benson Buy
38 Drug Crime 2008 Michael Benson Buy
39 The Burn Farm 2009 Michael Benson Buy
40 Ballparks of North America 2009 Michael Benson Buy
41 Mommy Deadliest 2010 Michael Benson Buy
42 The United Nations Conspiracy to Destroy America 2010 Michael Benson Buy
43 Killer Twins 2010 Michael Benson Buy
44 Michael Jackson Book: The Man and Legend 2010 Michael Benson Buy
45 A Killer’s Touch 2011 Michael Benson Buy
46 Watch Mommy Die 2011 Michael Benson Buy
47 A Knife in the Heart 2012 Michael Benson Buy
48 Evil Season 2012 Michael Benson Buy
49 Haunted Wexford 2014 Michael Benson Buy
50 The Devil at Genesee Junction 2015 Michael Benson Buy
51 Why the Grateful Dead Matter 2016 Michael Benson Buy
52 Escape from Dannemora 2017 Michael Benson Buy
53 Carmine the Snake 2018 Michael Benson Buy
54 Against All Odds: The Larry Rolla Story 2018 Michael Benson Buy
55 Nightmare in Rochester 2018 Michael Benson Buy
56 Haunting Homicides 2019 Michael Benson Buy
57 Brooklyn to Baghdad 2019 Michael Benson Buy
58 Mosquito Point Road 2020 Michael Benson Buy
59 Lord High Executioner 2020 Michael Benson Buy
60 The Age of Zodiac 2020 Michael Benson Buy
61 The Tenderloin 2020 Michael Benson Buy
62 The Wicked King Wicker 2021 Michael Benson Buy
63 Rochester’s Most Startling Crimes 2021 Michael Benson Buy
64 Mafia Hitman 2021 Michael Benson Buy
65 Gangsters vs. Nazis 2022 Michael Benson Buy
66 The Cigar 2023 Michael Benson Buy
67 Moguls: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck 2024 Michael Benson Buy
68 Red Hook: Brooklyn Mafia, Ground Zero 2024 Michael Benson Buy
69 Mafia Secrets: Untold Tales from the Hollywood Godfather 2025 Michael Benson Buy
70 Hollywood vs. Nazis 2026 Michael Benson Buy

Michael Benson’s non-fiction catalog spans 70 titles covering true crime, biography, history, and pop culture. His true crime books are among his most popular, documenting real murder cases and organized crime figures with detailed reporting. Titles like Mommy Deadliest (2010), Evil Season (2012), and Escape from Dannemora (2017) each investigate specific criminal cases.

Beyond true crime, Benson has written biographies of figures from Dale Earnhardt to Malcolm X, military reference books, and cultural works like Why the Grateful Dead Matter (2016) and Moguls (2024). His range is unusual, but true crime and organized crime remain his core subjects.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Michael Benson Non-Fiction series?

There are 70 books in the Michael Benson Non-Fiction series, published between 1988 and 2026.

What is the first book in the Michael Benson Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the Michael Benson Non-Fiction series is Who’s Who In The JFK Assassination, published in 1988.

What types of true crime does Michael Benson write about?

Benson covers a wide range of criminal cases, from domestic murders (Mommy Deadliest, Watch Mommy Die) to organized crime (Carmine the Snake, Mafia Hitman) to serial killers (A Knife in the Heart, The Age of Zodiac). He also writes about crime history and criminal justice topics.

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