Pete Chambers: The Haunted Shotgun
Pete investigates the death of a famous comic book writer and discovers a cursed object with deadly consequences. When the forensics officer picks up the sawed-off Winchester shotgun, he turns it on himself, leaving Pete to solve the mystery of its origins and stop the curse from claiming more lives.
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.
Pete Chambers: 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.
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 Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe
Set in 19th-century Paris, the story follows the brilliant detective C. Auguste Dupin as he investigates a series of brutal murders that baffle the police and shock the city.
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?
The Interior Decorator By Chauncey Haworth
When a mob underling gets his first real promotion, he expects a show of power—not a masterclass in absurdity. But when “The Interior Decorator” arrives to critique more than the drapes, the room’s feng shui isn’t the only thing getting a makeover. In this wickedly dark comedy, bullets fly with flair and style is murder.
The Immortal Gas Pumper Boy by Lothar Tuppan
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.
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.
