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
Hard-boiled detective Nick Stihl and his sharp, unflappable secretary Pepper, get more than they bargained for when they’re dragged into a treacherous jewel heist.
Pete Chambers 01: Dead End Friends
Pete Chambers, a down-on-his-luck con-man, plays his proverbial cards right and ends up with a wad of cash in his pocket. But things take a strange turn when he discovers a strange object, leading him to question what he’s really gotten himself into.
Pete Chambers 02: The Messenger
Pete Chambers wakes up to a shadowy figure with sulfur breath hovering above him, only to find out that he’s been chosen by a demon to deliver a message. With a burned symbol etched into his skin, he sets out to uncover the truth, but discovers he’s in the middle of an otherworldly battle.
Pete Chambers 04: Hellspeak
Our down-on-his-luck thief, Pete Chambers, finds himself pulled back into a life of crime by an unlikely source. With the fate of an old friend’s soul at stake, Chambers must navigate a world of dangerous characters and supernatural powers to complete his mission.
Pete Chambers 07: The Spirit Fix
Chambers wakes up one morning to find that someone has stolen something very precious to him. Feeling lonely and lost, he is forced to turn to the wrong people for help, only to yet again get caught up in a dangerous game of deception and murder.
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?
Pete Chambers
Get pulled in as Chambers becomes entangled in a dangerous love affair with a dark fate, in this hardboiled crime fiction brimming with demons, ghosts and magic.
