There are 9 books in the The Benny Cooperman Mysteries series. The newest book is Getting Away with Murder which came out in 1998.

Ontario PI Benny Cooperman is on the case of a suspicious suicide in this “convincingly complex” mystery “with an ironic sense of humor” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

Myrna Yates shows up at Benny Cooperman’s office asking him to check up on her husband, the contractor Chester Yates, who she believes…
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The Ransom Game

The Ransom Game
Has the kidnapper been kidnapped? A mystery in the detective series known for “full-bodied characters, sharp dialogue, and rich humor” (Booklist).
 
It’s February and Ontario is frozen—along with Benny Cooperman’s private investigation business. That is, until Muriel Falkirk knocks on Cooperman’s door. Her boyfriend, Johnny Rosa, is missing.
 
A decade…

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Murder on Location

Murder on Location
Benny Cooperman, an offbeat Jewish private detective, becomes involved in a search for a missing person that takes him to Niagara Falls, the backdrop for a Hollywood thriller film, and the murder of an unknown young actor

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Murder Sees the Light

Murder Sees the Light
A simple babysitting assignment goes awry and Benny Cooperman, a Jewish private eye from Canada, finds himself confronted with cults, blackflies, and murder

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A Victim Must Be Found

A Victim Must Be Found
Irrepressible private detective Benny Cooperman becomes embroiled with the seamy side of the glittering Toronto art world after an old friend, an investor in the suddenly valuable works of a local painter, is murdered

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Dead and Buried

Dead and Buried
His readers stretch now to thirteen countries, from his native Canada to Japan, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, and the US. In his latest case, Benny Cooperman is sure that toxic waste isn't something you should spend too much time thinking about-it just isn't good for your mental health. But…

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There Was an Old Woman

There Was an Old Woman
It all starts with a noisy toilet. Benny's janitor, Kogan, is preoccupied with the death of his sometime girlfriend, Lizzy Oldridge, who appears to have starved to death. Benny agrees to attend the inquest if Kogan will look into the plumbing.Lizzy may have died hungry but she had plenty of…

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Getting Away with Murder

Getting Away with Murder
When elegant detective Benny Cooperman is shanghaied from his comfortable bed and introduced to infamous crime boss Abram Wise, who wants Benny to find out who is trying to kill him, Benny is plunged into a world of murder, Middle Eastern food, and fashion, in a complex mystery that combines…