Urban Crime Fiction

Tiffany Gibbons is a single mother of 4 children that recently inherited a home from her deceased grandmother in the Ridgely Square community of Baltimore City. While attempting to help her best friend Sasha Green along with developing a relationship with her estranged aunt, Gina Simms, Tiffany finds herself on a dangerous collision course with a local gang called the Alphas and a crooked unit of police called the Narcotics and Firearms Taskforce, lead by Detective Marshawn Bell.

Once the undisputed king of Cincinnati’s drug game, RC Quadir vanished from the streets without a trace. But he didn’t retire—he upgraded. Now, he’s the mastermind behind The Cleaners, an elite, high-tech crime scene erasure crew that specializes in making the aftermath of murder disappear like it never happened. Their clients? Only the rich, the ruthless, and the connected. Mob bosses. Cartel shot-callers. White-collar criminals with blood on their hands. If your pockets run deep enough, The Cleaners will scrub your sins clean—no prints, no bodies, no evidence. Just silence.

After narrowly escaping a murder conviction, Marco finds himself back in the only life he knows. His longtime attorney, Johnny Cargile, has once again worked his legal magic, but this time, the stakes are higher than ever. With increasing pressure from law enforcement, Marco and his crew have been ordered to leave Cincinnati. The heat on their organization has become too intense, forcing everyone to retreat to more familiar territory. For Marco, that means returning to Detroit a city he once called home.

Cross and his strange but multi-talented crew together form one of the most ruthless and efficient hired guns the world has known. In this first appearance in a novel, they take on an elusive serial killer who no one has ever seen. This savage murderer is leaving a trail of eviscerated bodies all over the world

Sin City is one of the most notorious cities with a high murder rate. Crime Money Drugs; C.M.D. These streets are known to get down or lay down. High crime and drug rate, it’s just high violence period. In Sin City, we had it all for a small city, we’re known as the Cocaine Kingdom, every part of town was Chaos; there was the South Sonic Crew, The North Kackalakas, and the East Bangalagas. Outsiders were scared to enter these Bandlands because every corner had Beef and every street you caught static.

Crawford the were-rat checks into a shady hotel and promptly stumbles over a dead man. A mysterious troll is obsessed with finding the dagger that killed him—a dagger possessed by a demon! The demon denies that he is a demon and is obsessed with regaining his freedom. Meanwhile, the hotel’s night clerk is obsessed with the hooker on the third floor. Crawford is obsessed with what’s in the hooker’s room: a solid gold statuette of a demon-slaying goddess! Crawford has checked in, but when obsessions collide, does he have any hope of checking out?

Why can't they just leave Christmas alone? Kris Kringle left behind his mercenary life to atone and accept the responsibility of delivering presents to the children each year. The children will smile on Christmas morning at all costs. Someone has set a trap for Kris Kringle - but the problem is, Kris is willing to go anywhere to get those gifts to the children. Including to his dark place. Be careful, world. You don’t want to piss off Saint Nick.

Ayana crosses her sisters, leaving them for dead and stealing the only way to bring back their best friend Osis. Thinking of only herself, she discovered a way to make things go back to normal before they were separated. Yana and Macy search for Ayana in hopes to stop her from making a terrible mistake, but time is running out.

From audiobook one: A set of stories, through many eras and generations, from New Amsterdam County and other places its residents have gone. A mystery exists on Earth. Where is the magic? Follow families, friends, and secret societies as they unravel the smallest threads of the Web.

Starting senior year at Clearview Academy was supposed to be an exciting time, but for Avery Lewis things are a bit more complicated than your average senior. Being dead and using someone else's body to go to school wasn't exactly how she imagined this year to go. Going from the most popular to invisible new girl was enough to make anyone irritated. At least she has Laney - her Vessel, and Clark - her almost boyfriend, sometimes, and Lindsey - her sister. The four of them have one mission: To find her killer. Step one, make her popular again. That should be easy, right?

A man on the edge of desperation. A young woman on her way home. A night of terror for both of them. Scarlett's hopes of a quiet night in with with boyfriend after work are dashed when she is taken against her will. Over the following few hours she will discover that she'll do whatever it takes to get home alive. Anything.

Promises, rules, bones; Erin Banks will break them all. Unscrupulous and lethal, Erin has everything she needs to be an assassin in a world full of mobsters, monsters, and magic. She wasn’t born with powers, but thanks to her Uncanny Ink - arcane tattoos that transform her body into a magic-fueled killing machine - she’s more than a match for anyone dumb enough to stand between her and getting paid. Fresh out of prison, Erin wastes no time getting back to what she does best: running down wanted men and claiming their bounties.

JB runs a private detective agency, but if business doesn’t pick up soon, he’ll have to close the doors for good. When someone steals Hekate’s chalice, JB and his maverick team jump at the chance to track down the supernatural object. They’re resourceful and determined, but can they outsmart wizards, witches, and daemons before the client’s deadline expires?

When Gilgamesh Young loses one of his best friends to police violence, he finds himself having a hard time coping with the trauma and the memories of that fateful night. He turns to his boyfriend, Trap, for comfort, who suggests that getting high off Dramamine will be just what Gilgamesh needs to clear his head. During the high, Gilgamesh plays with an Ouija board and summons a demon that decides it doesn't want to go away.

A fire-breathing preacher and a pair of police officers all have something grisly in common; they're the latest victims in a series of bizarre ritualistic murders. The police think that the killings are the work of the local street gang, The Lobos, who pattern their organization as if they are a real wolf pack. But a down-on-his-luck teacher suspects that the killings may be the work of the Reuzenwolf, a species of werewolves that his grandfather used to talk about in the old country.

A man Clay once betrayed has returned from the grave—and he’s not alone. With Brynn caught in the crossfire and fate closing in, Clay must reckon with the cost of his past choices before vengeance swallows them all. But in a world where the dead still linger, justice isn’t always what it seems... and forgiveness may be the only way out.

In the gritty streets of Baltimore, Detective Malik Ford navigates a city teetering between law and chaos. Born into a family of cops and haunted by his father's tragic legacy, Malik is determined to counter the surge of drugs and violence. However, his straightforward mission is complicated by Bill Simms, a reformer with radical methods, and Yazmin, an enigmatic detective whose methods challenge Malik's views on justice. As Malik delves deeper into the city's underbelly through undercover operations and street-level tactics, he confronts not only criminal forces but also personal demons.

The reigning Queen of Hip-Hop Lit, Nikki Turner returns with a fresh and fierce tale sure to satisfy longtime fans and create new ones. Desember Day is beautiful, confident, and smart. She has more game in the streets than a basketball player does on the court, and her boyfriend, Fame, loves...

Rent's due, and Saturn is in Capricorn. My twin brother just got out of jail. He's got some ideas.

Tommy’s stepping up, taking over the business he built with his best friend Morgan only this time, he’s running it solo. Morgan’s gone, and the weight of his death hits hard. But grief won’t stop Tommy. The plan? Clear old debts, rebuild the empire his way, and lock down California. With Smurf and the Quadir family backing him, a new office in Cali means more power, more moves, and more control. But it won’t come easy. Betrayal, murder, and power struggles with local crews are waiting for him at every turn. Heavy is the head that wears the crown but Tommy’s built for this.