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Renée G. Benson

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Born in New York on Long Island, Renée Benson was raised in upstate New York in the Hudson Valley. As an adult, she has also called Delaware, Tennessee, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Vermont, and Florida her home. Today she lives in Texas with her partner Robert just five doors away from her youngest son and his family.

As a licensed clinical social worker who has worked in the field of mental health in various capacities both as a clinician and as an advocate for over twenty years, mental health topics often have a role in her stories though, that is not the focus of most of her stories. She has a master's degree in sociology and a master's degree in social work. She is a mom of three amazing sons and a grandmother of three beautiful children. ...more

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	Death and the Bishop's Treasure: An Aunt Becca Cozy Mystery 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three of Them by Renée G. Benson (Goodreads Author), Robert E. Wright (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fifteen Minutes on Illinois Street by Renée G. Benson (Goodreads Author), Robert Wright (Editor) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death and the Bishop's Treasure: An Aunt Becca Cozy Mystery 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of Tom and Irving 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death and the McCormick estate a prequel to the Aunt Becca Cozy Mysteries Series it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death and the Breakfast Club: An Aunt Becca Cozy Mystery (The Aunt Becca Cozy Mysteries Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Incerto, #2)

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Working Stiff: A Frank Leland Mystery (Frank Leland Mysteries Book 1)

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Dinosaur Lake

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Renée Benson made a comment on Kate Wells’s review of Death and the Bishop's Treasure: An Aunt Becca Cozy Mystery " @ Kate Wells from the author. The novel was not only reviewed by myself and a technical editor, but also two other editors were paid to ensure I made ...more "
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Renée Benson liked Emily Olomiye's review of Death and the Bishop's Treasure: An Aunt Becca Cozy Mystery: "The author has succeeded in writing a book that feels less like a book and more like a story your friend is telling you over lunch. The book is full of characters that are realistic and relatable, as well as diverse and inclusive. I felt like it was " Read more of this review »
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Very cool story I enjoyed reading this. Timey-whimey with a twist. I thought this was well done. Creative ideas, multigenerations and a woman who grows a lot through the tsle.
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