While collecting soda pop bottles, Jimmy Carson (Operative Three) makes a startling discovery. There are diamonds hidden... More > inside a bottle! When he reports his find to Brains (X), the Benton and Carson International Detective Agency swings into high gear.

Trying to find the jewel thieves leads them on a journey fraught with mystery and danger. Run ins with a gang of juvenile delinquents lead to some hair-raising trouble! < Less

While collecting soda pop bottles, Jimmy Carson (Operative Three) makes a startling discovery. There are diamonds hidden... More > inside a bottle! When he reports his find to Brains (X), the Benton and Carson International Detective Agency swings into high gear.

Trying to find the jewel thieves leads them on a journey fraught with mystery and danger. Run ins with a gang of juvenile delinquents lead to some hair-raising trouble! < Less

A millionaire's mansion was burglarized decades earlier, and the loot never recovered. An old deed may hold the clue as to... More > where the over quarter of a million dollars is hidden. Brains Benton (X), and his partner Jimmy Carson (Operative Three), get involved in the case, and they soon find themselves up to their necks in danger. < Less

A millionaire's mansion was burglarized decades ago and the loot never recovered. An old deed may hold the clue to where the... More > over quarter of a million dollars is hidden. Brains Benton (X), and his partner Jimmy Carson (Operative Three), get involved in the case, and they soon find themselves up to their necks in danger and intrigue. < Less

An updated complete look at Shannon Sternweis' Brains Benton artwork from 1969 - 2012. Second edition published in a larger... More > format. (8.5" x 11") Rough draft illustrations are included in this quality publication. White interior paper (80# weight), full-color interior ink. < Less

Jimmy Carson is in his last year of elementary school. When his school is vandalized he decides to try and catch the... More > culprit. While doing so he runs into a kid genius named "Brains" Benton.
Enjoy their first adventure together in this new short story! < Less

Brains and Jimmy are adults now and working as private investigators in the suburbs of Washington D.C. In this novella they... More > tangle with a master blackmailer and almost lose their lives! < Less

X and Operative Three go looking for the owner of a lost dog and wind up fighting for their lives! Join Brains and Jimmy in this short story adventure!

A collection of short stories that cover a wide range of genres. From the author's earliest work to his latest, you'll see... More > the growth of a story teller.

Like surprise endings? How about some science fiction? There's an adventure with Tarzan. The highly regarded short story "Thorny Rose" is here, as is the follow up "Thorny Rose II." They deliver a romance that crosses time and space. Brains and Jimmy are at it again in two short stories.

"Golden Rods at Twilight" has a little something for everyone. < Less

While on a bicycle ride, Brains Benton (X), and his partner Jimmy Carson (Operative Three), find a wounded homing pigeon.... More > The message that the bird was carrying is missing! The Benton and Carson International Detective Agency fly into action, and find themselves up to their eyeballs in trouble! < Less