A Hard Day's Death

{{Short description|2008 novel by Raymond Benson}}

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| author = Raymond Benson

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| country = United States

| language = English

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| genre = Mystery novel, Thriller novel

| publisher = Leisure Books

| release_date = April 2008

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| media_type = Print

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}}A Hard Day's Death is the first of a series of original mystery/thrillers by former James Bond author Raymond Benson. Published in April 2008 by Leisure Books it has a rock and roll setting and features a detective named Spike Berenger. The book's title derives from The Beatles' album A Hard Day's Night.

A second book was published in 2009, titled Dark Side of the Morgue based on Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon.{{cite news|author=Benson, Raymond |title=Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll...and a Comic Thriller |publisher=Dorchester Publishing |date=2008-03-26 |access-date=2008-03-27 |url=http://www.dorchesterpub.com/Dorch/SpecialFeatures.cfm?Special_ID=2443 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422042414/http://www.dorchesterpub.com/Dorch/SpecialFeatures.cfm?Special_ID=2443 |archive-date=2008-04-22 }}{{cite news | title = Dark Side of the Morgue, Cover Art | publisher = K1Bond007.com | url = http://www.k1bond007.com/2008/10/21/dark-side-of-the-morgue-cover-art/ | access-date=2008-10-21}}