Fiction - Noir

The Korean War rages on in this thrilling alternate history sequel to Beat the Devils: Morris Baker, now a private investigator, must solve a missing persons case in the midst of an endless battle. December, 1959: The Korean War rages on. Protesting the bloody...

Noir in the mile high city! Just like Denver's housing market, the city's crime-writing scene appears to be blowing up, and these stories function as a fascinating guide to the trials and tribulations of a rapidly changing city. (CrimeReads, a Most Anticipated Crime Fiction...

"Blending hard-boiled noir and romance into a compelling historical tale, Looking for Garbo is filled with heart and action." --Foreword Reviews James Main has a film to make. Seth Moseley has a story to tell. Neither have any idea how looking for Garbo would...

If you're going to be murdered in San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.San Francisco. August 1966. The Beatles haven't arrived yet to play their show at Candlestick Park, but Inspectors Henry Nash and Ross Belcher of the San Francisco...

August 1966: The puzzling murder of a local musician with connections to the Beatles leads SFPD inspectors Henry Nash and Ross Belcher to investigate bike gang members, rock musicians, proto-hippies, beatniks, and maybe the Beatles themselves.Author: Roy ChaneyISBN-10: 1737540606ISBN-13: 9781737540601Publisher: Roy ChaneyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2022Pages:...

A cop at the tail end of his career goes on the hunt when an unplanned kidnapping hits close to home...Officer Sean Coyle's making one last run working the streets at a time when his friends are trading in their badges for fishing poles....

Last Chance/First Chance. Lucky Lantz may be at the end of his rope, but he's swinging that rope as hard as he can. Returning to his hometown after a long recovery in a sanitarium for TB, he has one last chance to step away...

Jesse James Kennedy's second novel, Tijuana Mean, continues the saga of the ruthless drug-dealing McCray clan. The American Library Association's Booklist has delivered a glowing preview: "Mean as ever . . . stepping over the bodies-a lot of them. . . . Kennedy's involvement...

This is the 2nd book in a series of PULP NOIR.Mystery, Thrillers, And Pulp-Noir Fantasy. The rich history of Pulp stories are pure Americana. Written like a script from Film Noir movie, you are to be transported to a time in the 30's, 40's...

Lambda Literary Award-winning author returns with a stunning mystery proving that Noir is the new black. A golden city of prosperity, energy, the exciting engine of the American Dream. Just underneath, though, is a dark city, with darker ambitions. This is the world of...

A compelling and compulsively readable riff on the classic noir detective novel that follows a hard-drinking PI accused of a murder he didn't commit--or did he? Eddie King wakes up one morning with a splitting headache to find two cops in his room, who...

"A thoroughly entertaining, spring-loaded tale of one man's lethal remedy for middle-age boredom."-Kirkus Starred ReviewNamed to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2020.Professor Daniel Waite is in a funk. He has a brilliant wife, tenure at the fabled University, and is well liked by colleagues...

Long time grifters Sam and Rachel love two things: each other and the grift. On the run from the mob, the two lovers move from one con to the next, winning some and losing others, but always finding a way to survive. Episodes 16-18...

There's a taco truck in Chicago known among a certain segment of the population for its daily specials. Late at night and during the wee hours of the morning, it isn't the food selection that attracts customers, it's the illegal weapons available with the...

Veteran LAPD detective and bestselling author Paul Bishop puts up his dukes to deliver a trio of knockout stories in Three Punch Combo. Intimately familiar with the mean streets of Los Angeles and the unforgiving brutality of the boxing ring, Bishop's insider knowledge drags...

A taut thriller set in Florida's desolate panhandle, part coming-of-age story, all hard-boiled noir."Watson evocatively blends the dreamy, hormonally addled banality of teen life with the existential anxieties of lost innocence and regret. Fans of S.E. Hinton's rough-hewn teens and the gothic noir of...

"If you're of a certain age, your perception of South Los Angeles might have been formed by riots and rappers. Or maybe you know it through television . . . But Gary Phillips, who grew up there, has a more historically complex point of...

"If you're of a certain age, your perception of South Los Angeles might have been formed by riots and rappers. Or maybe you know it through television . . . But Gary Phillips, who grew up there, has a more historically complex point of...

A rattling good yarn and a suspenseful whodunit, against the backdrop of real historical events, that brings sixteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes together with Karl Marx and his brilliant daughter Eleanor to solve a cascading series of murders at a Bohemian spa. Karl Marx Private Eye...

A disquieting, haunting work, The Endless Rose begins when a one-legged woman's manuscript is accepted by a small publishing house consisting of two friends. Stunned and excited by her writing, they invite her to visit them in the south of Spain.The hypnotic, gut-wrenching events...

A darkly comic noir about a chicken living in a world of anthropomorphic eggs who's wanted for a murder he didn't commit. Life's tough for an "embry." Considered a vestigial organ at best and a parasite at worst, chicken embryos are usually aborted by...

Peter Farrelly's story The Saturday Night Before Easter Sunday has been nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Short Story Named a Favorite Book of 2015 by Scott MacKay at Rhode Island Public Radio Even Providence's signature public art has a dark side in...

A collection of strange tales for those who like horror, the supernatural, and science fiction. These six short stories explore some classic themes in contemporary settings. All have a dark vibe which creates the overall tone of the collection.The book opens with 'The Sable...

PI Steve Rockfish's father loses part of his retirement savings in an online romance scam while partner Jawnie McGee handles the firm's newest client who spins a tale of alleged spousal infidelity. Rockfish ignores his current case load and becomes fixated on tracking down...

"... a well-crafted, enjoyable and intriguing mystery that, for better or worse, is a little heavy on the protagonist's breast-level view of the world." -IndieReaderIt's easy to be a nobody when you've got nothing to lose, but with his life and potential redemption on...

Foreword INDIES FinalistLibrary Journal Pick of the Month. This crime thriller set against the backdrop of a gritty Philadelphia is a rare achievement of noir fiction.Author: Jeff JohnsonISBN-10: 1683367251ISBN-13: 9781683367253Publisher: TurnerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2017Pages: 288Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81dReview Citation(s): Library Journal...

What is "normal" in San Francisco? In 1982, sexual experimentation was common. But naked corpses wearing flea collars? Riley the exterminator is thrust into the kinky corners of a city where the boundary between normalcy and deviancy is blurred-where sex is handcuffed to violence....

Enigmatic, charming, and brutally resourceful, Knottspeed is a man on a mission. He also happens to be dead, but the rumors of his demise have been slightly exaggerated--by the man himself as the key to his plan.A problem-solver, a finder of lost people and...

Joe Maynard runs a legit place, good food, excellent service, and at night, good music. It's true if you want to place a friendly side wager, Joe will take your bet. He's a community leader, a player in the local politics of Capital City...

WINNER OF THE NAGUIB MAHFOUZ MEDAL FOR LITERATUREA BEST NEW BOOK OF 2023 (THE NEW ARAB) A "spare, well-crafted and compelling" (Samah Selim) novel in which a man in Algiers disappears without trace and the detective in search of him finds more than he...

WINNER OF THE NAGUIB MAHFOUZ MEDAL FOR LITERATUREA BEST NEW BOOK OF 2023 (THE NEW ARAB) A "spare, well-crafted and compelling" (Samah Selim) novel in which a man in Algiers disappears without trace and the detective in search of him finds more than he...

When Nick's secretary is found brutally murdered in his office, he quickly becomes the authority's number one suspect. He sets out to clear himself and find her killer, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Nothing is what it seems to be in...

Adam Darnow, creation of the highly-rated Scottish author David Keachie, enters the fray again and this time, he has to get out or die. Retired gangster Sir Mathieson Allanton is in trouble and for once, out of his depth. Someone with unlimited resources wants...

Life's never simple for private inspector, Cybil Lewis. Her investigation for her latest client runs into a snag: dead bodies all over The District with his DNA. Is it a malfunction in the system or something far more sinister?Author: Nicole Givens KurtzISBN-10: 0999852213ISBN-13: 9780999852217Publisher:...

Book One in the Denver Moon SeriesEarth is dying. Luna is uninhabitable. Mars is our last chance.Once considered humanity's future home, Mars hasn't worked out like anybody hoped. Plagued by crime and a terraforming project that's centuries from completion, Mars is a red hell.Denver...

The novella is centered on Charlie Rant, a law student who's forced into being a rum runner to save his brother's life.When Charlie visits his brother in the hospital, he's confronted with an ugly truth: his brother has been rum running for the Caprice...

It's a race against time to find a teenager missing on the mean streets of Boston, in this hardboiled mystery featuring Andy Roark, Vietnam veteran turned Private Investigator. Boston, 1985. Private Investigator Andy Roark left the military behind years ago, but his past comes...

John Manis, aka Johnny Manic, isn't who he says he is. His money can't ease the burden of his dark secret. The high life, he finds, is a lonely life when you have to live it as someone else. If only someone could see...

There's Never Been A Better Time to Die, a noir/comedy/memoir/satire, is set in Mill Valley, CA. Once the home to the Grateful Dead, Gary Snyder and Sam Shepard, the newer demographic tends toward hedge fund managers, dotcom millionaires and trophy wives. It's a strange...

New Mystery by Edgar-Nominated Author In 1921, young jazz pianist Eve Riser witnesses the accidental killing of a bootlegger. To cover up the crime, she agrees to deliver a letter to a man named Rudy Hardy in Chicago. But when Eve gets to Chicago...

Belgium, 1944. A young German soldier is gunned down in a mass execution by American riflemen. Left for dead among the frozen corpses of his comrades, Matthias Bartsch is attacked by a pair of sinister creatures and undergoes a horrid transformation. As a fledgling...

Alex Bledsoe's novels featuring detective Eddie LaCrosse have drawn rave reviews for their ingenious blend of classic fantasy and hard-boiled detective fiction. Now with Dark Jenny, Bledsoe returns with an all-new standalone tale of intrigue and murder. . . . For twenty-five gold pieces...

In 1950s New York, Detective Michael Cassidy investigates a number of bizarre deaths while trying to avoid being assassinated himself. New York, 1956. A couple walking through Central Park on a fall evening are confronted by a hansom cab driver, only to kill him...

Helter Skelter. 1969's Summer of Love came to an abrupt end when a group of hippies killed seven people -- actress Sharon Tate and four others at Tate's home, plus a married couple. Here we meet Jack Middleton, an aging LAPD Detective who is...

Things Could Get Ugly is historical fiction, set in late summer, 1939. It was a time when the Great Depression lingered on, Jim Crow divided the South along racial lines, the Syndicate was extending its influence. Hitler threatened war in Europe, and there was...

This is Hollywood, 1948. You are a beautiful young actress. He is a ruthless and powerful film producer. He can make you a star or send you back to the sticks, and you have something he wants, right now. What are you willing to...

Teddy Dee is no boy scout. He is a bad man. So, when he learns that he is dying he simply shrugs it off. He had been resigned to his death when he grew a conscience and heart. Now, instead of wallowing in self-pity...

A riveting work of dark suspense from acclaimed author Clea Simon Gal, a middle-aged musician, is back in Boston to play a memorial for her late drummer/best friend, when she finds herself freezing on stage at the sight of a face in the crowd....

Hollywood. 1979. Sleaze is King.Hollywood Boulevard is littered with junkies, pimps, and prostitutes. Up and down the lane you'll find small movie theaters showing films no studio executive would ever sign off on, even if those same executives sneak into the grindhouse theaters to...

A "sinuous, shattering thriller" (Booklist, starred review) with a heart-stopping conclusion about a mysterious American woman who disappears in to the Cambodian underworld, and the photojournalist who tracks her through the clues left in her diary, by an author whose "plotting and pacing are...