The Big Empty by Mark Slade
In a seedy strip club on the outskirts of a quiet Virginia town, Dog, a hardened security worker, is pulled into a deadly confrontation when a mysterious man with a rose tattoo on his face turns a night of debauchery into a nightmare.
The Charity Stripers by Mick Rose
Coach Nick Palatino takes over St. Suzie’s basketball team, determined to win at any cost. But as his web of corruption, crime, and deception grows, the question isn’t just how far he’ll go—it’s how long before it all comes crashing down.
The Iceman Killeth by Andy Rausch
When wealthy avengers confront notorious killer Richard Kuklinski, they aren’t interested in his past but in the terrifying future he can create by executing Nazi war criminals who escaped justice.
The Money Plot by Tyson Blue
On a peaceful balcony overlooking the Erie Canal, Walter Parker listens to a client’s story of hidden cash, laundered bills, and a family secret unearthed in a rose garden.
The Roadrunner Murder
Dark instincts prevail in this wry hardboiled tale of the dark seedy undeerbelly of Acme City.
Traffic Jam by Tyson Blue
A lone assassin with a strict code of conduct, is hired to eliminate a human trafficker operating out of Boston’s Conley Container Terminal.
Unmasking the Secrets of Noir and Hardboiled Fiction
It’s Noirvember! Time to enjoy all things Film Noir, Roman Noir, Chocolat Noir, and Pinot Noir. Silly as that last sentence was, it does make plain that the French word “noir” just translates into English as “black.” So what exactly is “noir” in relation to cinematic (“Film Noir”) and literary (“Roman Noir”) fiction?