Fugitive Fiction: 30 books

In the dystopian future, there is no poverty or war. Nor is there hope or mercy. In Risen Cleveland, life is regimented and devoid of color. Literacy is obsolete and God is dead. Nothing ever changes. And it's better that way. Easier. Safer. Until one man dares to ask the forbidden question: Why? An ode to George Orwell's shocking warning and timeless novel, 1984.

Four tales of dark urban fantasy, cyberpunk mystery, and vampire horror told with a sharp noir edge. Private detective Harry Celeste tracks a case rife with sex bots, killing machines, and old wounds that refuse to heal. A heartless mafia enforcer, known to the underworld as Shovel,...

A rare item of great value. A beautiful woman shrouded in mystery. And a hard-boiled private eye with supernatural instincts and a nose for trouble. No, this isn't The Maltese Falcon. But if Detective Larry Talbot is tracking you on a full moon night, you'll wish you had wings. Classic...

The man they call Shovel is a neutral instrument. He's buried more than his fair share of men. And built his boss, August Alexander, a criminal empire. But when August suddenly becomes obsessed with a tiny wooden doll, even Shovel can't remain neutral for long. Or escape the doll's spell. A...

Being the new guy in town can be lonely. No one but the TV to keep you company. Lying awake, listening to the clock tick away the hours. Hitting the bars alone because you just don't know where else to go. It's hard being new. Even so, Paul should know better than to pick up strangers... A...

Forge your own destiny. Billy Cole is the sixteen-springs-old heir of legendary war hero and famed weapon smith, Ian the Black. The World's Shadow War and days of glory are far behind Ian Cole, however. These days he can be found on the ale house floor as often as his gloomy smithy shop. Ian's...

Magic, myth, legend. It's all just smoke and mirrors. Right? Jack knows that better than anybody. Once a stage magician in Las Vegas, now he grinds out a living as a smuggler, counterfeiter, and debt collector for a California crime boss. And tries to stay off of everyone else's radar while...

In war, men don't only fight the enemy... Sergeant Knox leads the Head Knockers, scout-saboteurs in the war against the Dread Duke and his armies. They are the favorite squad of Captain Brighton's Stormwalkers, a proud company of citizen soldiers defending their homeland. Until Brighton falls...

Crime-noir meets ghost-horror in this short thriller. Mobster thugs Pauli and Mouse come across a street clown late at night who seems to know more than he's telling. Maybe too much. But you know the best thing about killing a mime? No one hears him scream. Then again, by the...

After her husband's death, single mother Meredith just wants to raise her son in peace--until handsome young co-worker Christian catches her eye. Dazzled by Christian's hypnotic seduction, Meredith goes home with him against her better judgment, to his apartment in the dark underbelly of Detroit....

Single mother Meredith Banks can't seem to shake Christian Morgan, an attractive, obsessive intern from her office who’s much more than he seems. Impossibly beautiful, charming as the Devil and twice as cunning, Christian doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. He intends to join Meredith‘s family,...

Kidnapped, beaten half-dead and delusional with fever, Meredith Banks awakes as a captive in a hellish compound somewhere in the desolate backcountry of the American southwest. Ever since she set off in pursuit of her son’s kidnapper, the obsessive psychopath Christian Morgan, Meredith’s ordinary...

In 2012, three student filmmakers left home to film a documentary on Isla de las Muñecas—a remote island in an ancient canal, haunted by a bloody history and home to a thousand rotting dolls. The filmmakers were never seen again. Three years later, their audio log was found... The...

Things couldn’t get much worse for Gary Crawford. Once a big-shot lawyer at a major firm, Gary left his job and moved to the country after a heart attack, hoping to find a new life free of stress. Big mistake. The new house is in shambles. Spiderwebs cover everything, and the spiders are so numerous...