Trouble they say, loves company.On this particular night, trouble stands just under two meters tall and is visiting the popular Neon District.A beautiful clone, Sarah normally doesn't go looking for the company of trouble. But on this night, the long legged detective plans to take advantage of the badge she carries. Trouble won't like what happens when Sarah finds it while out for A Night On The Town.Who knew justice had long legs and carried a badge?

For Fans of The Thomas Sullivan Thriller Series - Crime Noir from the Future - Episode I of Capital City Characters - Friends in Low PlacesJoe Maynard runs a legit place, good food, good 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 on Beta Prime.But nobody really knows Joe Maynard, wh...

Life had taught Heat many valuable lessons.Things like have a code to live by. The simpler the better.Simple rules a man could live by.Rules like whoever killed a man's partner had to pay for that sin.Rules like never take the rap for something you didn't do.And most important of all, never let somebody else do your dirty work for you.Introducing P.I. James Benoit "Heat" Heatley in A Matter of Vengeance, a tale of So...

The Hard-Boiled Era: The Architects of Crime NoirVolume II of the From Order to Chaos: A History of Crime Noir SeriesCrime noir did not emerge from a vacuum. It was forged by a generation of writers who rejected the comforting certainties of traditional detective fiction and replaced them with a darker vision of the modern world.In The Hard-Boiled Era, bestselling author and crime noir historian K.C. Sivils traces the rise of the wr...

From the shadowed alleys of classic detective fiction to the neon-lit despair of modern neo-noir, noir has become one of the most enduring and influential storytelling traditions in modern culture.In The Faces of Noir: A Concise History of Noir in Literature and Film, USA Today bestselling author K.C. Sivils explores the evolution of noir across literature, film, television, radio, and popular culture. This sweeping yet accessible volume traces the genre from its hard-boil...