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Ben Coes

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Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Politics

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Hi and thanks for visiting my Goodreads profile!

I'm a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of international political and espionage thrillers. Nine of these books are part of a series featuring Dewey Andreas, including:

Power Down #1
Coup D'Etat #2
The Last Refuge #3
Eye for an Eye #4
Independence Day #5
Trap the Devil #6
First Strike #7
Bloody Sunday #8

The Russian is the first book in a new spin-off series about the Russian Mafia, starring Rob Tacoma.

My next book The Island comes out this summer and is available for pre-order.

All of my books are based on current events and are strongly influenced by friends who are or were in the military, law enforcement, and intelligence circles.

I went to Columbia College and was ...more

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Hi Ben, Huge fan of the series. Are there any plans for a film/TV adaptation? Who would you have portray Dewey if you could choose? Thanks! Mike

Ben Coes Hi Mike - great question

First of all, I'm holding out for a cable TV series vs. a movie. I believe the artistic possibilities offered by cable make it…moreHi Mike - great question

First of all, I'm holding out for a cable TV series vs. a movie. I believe the artistic possibilities offered by cable make it a better place for my books.

There have been various starts and stops over the years in Hollywood with regards to my books. It's hard to answer to the question of what's happening because it's hard to know what is true and what is BS when it comes to Hollywood. Even when you're sitting face-to-face with agents, directors, studio executives, and producers, nobody seems to actually mean what they say. It's apparently part of the culture out there. As Lee Child once told me, "Don't believe anything anyone in Hollywood ever says to you." That being said, I remain hopeful. I think the books would make a great series.

On Dewey - I originally wrote the character with Russell Crowe in mind (LA Confidential + Gladiator). I still think he'd be great for a movie, but for a cable series I'd look for someone lesser known. I like Aaron Paul, Tom Hardy, Charlie Hunnam.

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Ben you are a rockstar, I have read all your books so far and am sad that now I do not have anything to read .... Please complete your next book soon, when can we expect it to be released ?

Ben Coes Hi Ankit - Sorry it's taken me so long to write back. Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad you like my books. The next one, FIRST STRIKE, comes out…moreHi Ankit - Sorry it's taken me so long to write back. Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad you like my books. The next one, FIRST STRIKE, comes out next week as I write this, June 28, 2016. If you check out my website bencoes.com you can learn more, read an excerpt, listen to the first chapter of the audiobook, and see the book trailer, which is awesome btw, and the book tour - maybe I'm coming to a place near you?

This one's about ISIS striking into the heart of America. I hope you like it.(less)

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Average rating: 4.31 · 70,476 ratings · 4,376 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors

	Power Down (Dewey Andreas, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 14,553 ratings — published 2010 — 27 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
	Coup d'Etat (Dewey Andreas, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 10,199 ratings — published 2011 — 35 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 Last Refuge (Dewey Andreas, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 8,962 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Eye for an Eye (Dewey Andreas, #4) 4.42 avg rating — 7,211 ratings — published 2013 — 24 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
	Independence Day (Dewey Andreas, #5) 4.44 avg rating — 5,753 ratings — published 2015 — 20 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
	First Strike (Dewey Andreas, #6) 4.43 avg rating — 5,422 ratings — published 2016 — 13 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
	Trap the Devil (Dewey Andreas, #7) 4.41 avg rating — 4,713 ratings — published 2017 — 13 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 Russian (Rob Tacoma, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 4,495 ratings — published 2019 — 14 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 Island (Dewey Andreas #9) 4.48 avg rating — 4,021 ratings — published 2021 — 9 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
	Bloody Sunday (Dewey Andreas, #8) 4.35 avg rating — 3,698 ratings — published 2018 — 12 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

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Bloody Sunday

My 8th book, Bloody Sunday, comes out next week and I can't wait to hear your reactions. It's a timely book and concerns North Korea. I've wanted to tackle North Korea for a while but couldn't figure out how to get Dewey over there in a way that was believable. I think I found a way.

If you haven't ordered it, please do! If you are wondering if you'll like it, read the reviews here or on Amazon (t Read more of this blog post »

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“Yet you killed my men. You've killed thousands already.” “When you come to our countries, what do you do?” asked Fortuna”
― Ben Coes, Power Down

tags: killing, terrorism, war

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“Loyalty equal stability. Disloyalty equals chaos. – Dewey Andreas”
― Ben Coes, Coup d'Etat

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“Notorious is the rung on the ladder just before ubiquity. – Josh Gant”
― Ben Coes, Independence Day

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