Urban Crime Fiction

Khlare is sick and tired of giving her all, and in return getting nothing. So she finally made the decision to put herself first. Once she started to love herself, it was easier for her to notice when a man is loving her. Wise and King are both fighting for her heart, and although having both would be a dream come true, it’s just not something that happens when you’re deeply in love with a thug. He isn’t going to want to share what’s his, so what does she do? Find out in this juicy part two finale.

Andrea was Leah’s best friend. A strange attraction between a wild, confident, fun-loving, widow and a quiet, insecure housewife.But Leah’s gentle and loving nature hide the depths of an underlying iron-hard mental strength. After surviving her vicious husband’s terrifying games and the mental asylum he committed her to, Leah’s only desire now is for a life of peace with her new partner, and her best friend, Andrea. What could possibly go wrong?Plenty, as it turns out. With her husband now on the run from a mob hitman, and his family each hiding their own secrets, they are prepared ...

The story follows Karma, an ambitious yet troubled woman working as a stripper in Atlanta. Despite her beauty and confidence, she struggles with low self-esteem, trust issues, and a cocaine addiction. She navigates complicated relationships, particularly with Smoke, a married man who financially supports her but fails to provide emotional fulfillment. Seeking stability, Karma crosses paths with Onan, a powerful and wealthy drug dealer. Despite his reputation and dominance in the streets, he shows interest in her and offers her a different kind of relationship—one based on honesty and ...

A Noir Mystery Collection by the Mysterious Thomas Temple Step into a world where darkness whispers your name, and reality twists beyond recognition. In Whispered Crimes, Thomas Temple masterfully weaves together noir mystery, psychological horror, and grotesque fiction in a collection of short stories that will leave you haunted. Inspired by the eerie allure of crime fiction and urban mysteries, Temple invites you to embrace the bizarre, the twisted, and the unknown.Prepare for a Literary Experience Like No Other If you're a fan of dark psychological thrillers, urban noir, or the surreal ...

When Angel Ramos, one of Jon Reznick’s oldest buddies from special forces, is found brutally slain in a Los Angeles dumpster, Reznick races to California to hunt down his killers. Angel always had Reznick’s back when they were on missions together, but recently his demons had caught up with him. Angel was a recovering junkie and his teenage daughter had vanished into the dark corners of Hollywood’s seedy underbelly. Reznick’s old friend had been desperately trying to get his little girl back when he was viciously tortured and murdered.

I'm employed by Lucas Esposito Jr., the infamous mafia boss of the Esposito Crime Family. His girlfriend Lexis disappeared while I was on duty. During my search, I've taken up residence in a three-star hotel on Chicago's North Side. While I should keep my focus on my task at hand, this vixen somehow managed to slip her way into my life. Will our connection prove to be a fleeting flame or an unbreakable bond?

Kai Bimore never imagined that sneaking a legendary sword through Narita Airport would plunge him into Tokyo’s vicious underworld. Once a criminal with a dark past and a heart still loyal to his family's warrior legacy, Kai now finds himself pitted against the ruthless Ice Kuroda and her deadly empire. As high-stakes alliances fracture and secrets of the ancient Honjo Masamune reveal unprecedented power, every choice he makes could spark a violent revolution or seal his doom. The narrative centers on high-stakes criminal underworld conflicts in modern Tokyo—with rival clans, lethal ...

Some people will do anything for family … even kill. After a frantic missing persons case goes wrong, private investigator Thomas Blume is facing a wrecked car and a disastrous winter when a mysterious invitation arrives, promising a big payday with only one catch … he must solve the case of a murdered billionaire. But when Blume realizes something far more valuable than money has been taken from the victim, he finds himself battling across country mansions, dark alleyways, and through layers of intrigue, family feuds, and corporate conspiracy, to enter a dangerous world of ...

Two years ago, sangria flowed and laughter echoed at a suburban Pleasure Party—until jealousy walked in with a loaded gun. The survivors thought the nightmare ended that day. They were wrong. Someone's been watching. Waiting. Learning their new secrets—the ones born in the blood-soaked aftermath of that afternoon. Now this invisible puppet master is ready to play, and the price of silence is devastating. As the women reunite in the wake of tragedy, a sinister game begins. Blackmail slithers into their perfect lives, threatening everything they've rebuilt. Marriages crack. Careers ...

Madeleine Karno is an ambitious young woman eager to shatter the confines of her provincial French town. Driven and strong headed, Madeleine is set apart by her unusual occupation: assisting her father, Dr. Albert Karno, in his job as a forensic doctor.

As summer winds down in Chicago's Levee District, the crime rate continues to soar. With the murder of an entire prominent family, in what appears to be a robbery, Patrick Moses must look for a killer who had left very few clues. With the prosecution of the Old Lady Murders still looming, Moses finds his time is limited and his nerves are frayed. On top of that, someone has started brutally murdering Chicago's street cops.

Detective James Wolf earned the nickname Lone Wolf from his inability to work with a partner. He's a hard cop who doesn't mind bending the rules to the breaking point to make a case, which is why Internal Affairs is digging in his backyard, looking for buried bones. People are starting to wonder which side of the law the Lone Wolf really hunts for. With his career hanging by a thread, he needs a major show of good faith to stay employed and out of prison. That's when he gets the call....

When a man says he'll die for his family he gotta mean that shyt, and he has to be prepared to stand on it even when it hurts. There is no time for grief during war, so the only solace he will find is in revenge. An eye for an eye is fair exchange, but nobody wants to play fair anymore, they all just wanna win at any cost, and by any means. The unfinished business between David and Tynesha isn't just about their children, it's about love too, and just how dangerous that word is. At the same time Tesha is trying to wrap her mind around living in a world without Royal. What she's discovered ...

His protection has a price. And I'll pay for it in bed. A night out with my best friend turns into something deadly. And I wind up in the crossfire of two rival MC’s. Preacher saves me. He's a soldier for the Wayward Kings Motorcycle Club. He’s brutal. A killer. And he's in town for a little payback. Preacher’s six feet and change of tattooed terror and he's got his sights set on me. I know he’s trouble. I know he’s dangerous. I should run away and never look back. But his voice sets my body on fire. His touch makes me beg for more. He acts like he owns me. I can’t walk away. ...

Some say vampires came to America through New Orleans. Many believe they are still there. When French Quarter private investigator Wyatt Thomas is hired by the Greater Archdiocese of New Orleans to investigate a possible satanic ceremony that may have occurred at the Old Ursuline Convent, he soon learns that more is involved than Satan, The platform where the ceremony allegedly occurred is possibly a satanic altar placed in the convent by a secret society for the specific purpose of devil worship. The Order of the Blood, an offshoot of Freemasonry, has a centuries-old secret guarded by ...

The police task force is led by ex-military commander Dean Knocks and his team Jarod, Chester, Veronica and Lester are taking down the worse criminals across the US, but one always seems to evade them. An, assassin Dean named the Iris killer because of the Iris flower left at every death scene. In the meantime a young businessman, but a, crook on the low named Artist Madison is getting away with some major crimes while a, young detective named Venus Slaw is solving cases and making a name for herself. In between times Fiona “The Iris Killer” leads a regular life running her PI and ...

Taz is the ruthless leader of an elite group of bandits who rule the streets of Oklahoma City. No one has met the mysterious boss who gives them their orders via laptop, but the arrangement works for everyone involved. Their criminal enterprise keeps them rolling in dough, allowing them to purchase property and businesses all over town. When Taz falls in love with Sacha, an ambitious young lawyer, he makes an unexpected enemy. Cliff, another lawyer at the firm, wants Sacha for himself, and he'll stop at nothing to win her back from the thug she's with.

Imagine being married to a ruthless crime boss and him finding out that you've been having an affair. This is the case with the beautiful Marbella Trombone. She falls madly in love with Zonyai, a young hustler from South Central, Los Angeles. When her cheating husband, Franklin, discovers her own infidelity, he sends a hit squad after her and her lover. Now Zonyai and Marbella are on the run for their lives. Will they escape the wrath of the vengeful gangsta and live happily ever after? Or will their romance come to a bloody end?

PESO solidified his position as the kingpin of the south side following a violent seizure of power. Unlike all those that came before him—including his dad—Peso wasn't willing to allow anyone to get in his way of ruling the streets. Conflict might erupt when RAUL meets a woman who can either become a benefit to his hustle or a detriment. He ends up making a move in the game on his own, despite Peso being against it with legit concerns. Once Peso receives the first shipment of cocaine from his Colombian connect, it changes the game in a major way. He and his crew have to move the product...

Down on your luck doesn't always mean down and out When an Oklahoma cattle rancher hires P.I. Buck McDivit to investigate a gory murder committed by something not quite human and a rural community populated by pagan women, he has to think fast or end up dead. Though no choir boy, Buck is unprepared for his role as the lone male participant in a spring equinox fertility ceremony. The only thing worse for the paranormal cowboy than having no woman is too many women - or maybe being eaten alive by a supernatural black panther.