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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 4.42 avg rating — 24 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 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
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