Author
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 W…
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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.
Books by this author
14 books in this view
The House beyond the Trees 2026 The Slim Hardy Mysteries #11 Along the Old Pier 2025 The Slim Hardy Mysteries #10 Here the Road Ends 2024 The Slim Hardy Mysteries #9 The Circus Lights 2023 The Slim Hardy Mysteries #8 When the Wind Blows 2022 The Slim Hardy Mysteries #7 Eight Days 2020 The Slim Hardy Mysteries #6 
The Angler's Tale 2020 The Slim Hardy Mysteries #5 
Slow Train 2019 The Slim Hardy Mysteries #4 
The Games Keeper 2019 The Slim Hardy Mysteries #3 
The Clockmaker's Secret 2018 The Slim Hardy Mysteries #2 
The Man by the Sea 2018 The Slim Hardy Mysteries #1 
Frozen 2017 Tokyo Lost #3THE AUTHOR’S WORLDS
