Blood on the Tracks by Mark Slade
Detective Harris returns to O’Leary’s bar where he used to drown his sorrows. Now, sober and tormented by the loss of his beloved wife, he stumbles upon the last thing he expected to find.
How to Stihl Rubies By Dr. Richard A. Olson
Rat and Miriam
Follow Rat and Miriam as they fight to escape The State’s Imperial police in this intense graphic short story set in a dystopian future.
Smoke ‘em, If You Got ‘em! By Mark Slade
Meet Joe Smoke, a hardboiled detective with a penchant for trouble. From chasing suspects to dodging street thugs, Joe’s day takes a turn when he’s approached by a strange client who needs help disposing of a body.
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.
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?
