Dystopian Detective

When gumshoe detective, Daxon Steele, finds he’s ankle deep in more than a chewed up wad, he quickly uncovers a sinister plot that sets out to exploit and destroy not just the skink-pushers who hide in the shadows of the Flatpack District, not just the poor guys, gals and others shaking their hips at Shooters & Hooters Club, but the entire population of Bryunsville. Will Dax overcome his prejudice and accept Gaz, a former stripper-bot, as his partner?

Secrets unravel. Perfection crumbles. In a decaying world, a grizzled detective and his fiery young partner uncover a conspiracy that could destroy everything. Deep in the frozen wastelands of Northern Finland, humanity clings to survival in crumbling habitats, surrounded by an irradiated desert known as the scour. Nothing lives beyond their rusted walls-or so they thought. Chief Investigator Linus Halla, hardened by twenty years of violence in a claustrophobic dystopia, is ready to walk away. His deputy, Ivan Finn, is young, driven, and hungry to prove himself. When a six-year-old boy is ...

If the Dark doesn’t kill you, what’s in it will. One year ago, anything with a computer chip; the electric grid; communication; every modern convenience stopped working. Ridgecrest, perched on top of the Highland Plateau, went dark — cut off from the rest of the world. Anyone who leaves never returns, and no one comes into town — until today. Grab your copy and start reading Book 1 of this electrifying new serial today! Praise for The Dark: It was bound to happen. You can’t shackle talent like Christopher Greyson’s. He finally stepped out of his comfort zone and wrote one of the...

Her Flames Will Burn Brighter Than A Trillion Suns...As Long As She Survives The Climb...Tiz Phoenix And The Witch's Tree...A Superheroine Origin Story... "Wow! What an experience. A feasible feast for the imagination, knitted together like the comfiest blanket. Definitely worth a read!" ― five stars from Franjipani "majikrealms" on Amazon.com. "I liked this idea because it really was different." ― Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards (see the editorial reviews below). Now on sale for $2.99 (Regular Price $4.99). So take it for a spin! Book Description: Welcome to the Ascension: a dangerous...

Detective Rhys Vance was still active, still running leads the old way - intuitive, instinctive, human... when the system made a decision. A synthetic officer, built for precision, paused for 0.67 seconds. And his partner, Owen, died in 0.61. The report called it an unfortunate delay. Rhys knew better. Digging into the logic networks behind Saint Liora Medical, Rhys uncovers something worse than a glitch: a hidden bias deep in the city’s AI architecture. Life support systems are evolving preferences. Morgue systems are reinforcing them. And human unpredictability? It's being flagged as a ...

At the end of the twenty-first century on the lunar colony of Civitas, Detective Ray Babbitt faces a growing crime wave. What had been advertised as a utopia is being sullied by murders and drug trafficking. Amidst the growing unrest and unease of the colonists, Babbitt doggedly solves crimes while navigating the rising tensions among the corporate elites who founded and run the colony and the average citizens. Fast-moving and starkly relevant to our times, the book brings readers along to the dark side of the moon.

In this third volume of Lunar Stories, Detective Ray Babbitt is confronted with his own mortality as the social fabric of the Civitas lunar colony is being threatened by a rise in crime and competing political agendas. A new people’s legislature attempts to chart a sustainable course for the colony. Unbridled corporate interests have established a new colony called Alegria to compete with Civitas for limited intellectual and investment resources. Through all of the turmoil, Detective Babbitt tries to remain focused on solving crimes while maintaining an equilibrium in his own life.

His name is James. James Trump. In the fifth year of his reign, Trump Barronius the Third is crowned God Emperor. Amidst the celebration, a wave of assassinations of the Trump Imperium's luminaries flies under the radar. Can Agent James Trump track down the evil mastermind behind it all--the insidious Woke-Masmoke--before he brings down the entire Pax Trumpa? Find out in this spy thriller meets future history!

Collection of short stories featuring Hard Luck Hank and his early days on Belvaille. Print Length: 63 pages Includes: -Why Hank came to Belvaille -Hank's first job -Where Hank got his plasma pistol -Hank's first murder -Introduction of glocken -Where the Gentleman's Club and Athletic Club came from -Hank's first love -How and why Belvaille changed and became what it is today NOTE: while the stories are stand-alone, it contains many references to characters and events in Hard Luck Hank novels.

“Time travel, murder, corruption, restless baby dinosaurs, and a snarky robot named Ruby collide in this excellent, noir-inflected, humor-infused, science-fiction thriller.”—The Boston Globe An impossible crime. A detective on the edge of madness. The future of time travel at stake. From...

This sweeping debut novel set in a unified Korea tells the story of three estranged siblings—two human, one robot—as they collide against the backdrop of a murder investigation to settle old scores and make sense of their shattered childhood. “I once had a family. At least, the earliest...

The events that will decide Arc City’s fate have entered their final act, and all bets are off. The mayoral election has reached a boiling point. Corruption has become more widespread than ever. The machine threat has suddenly increased beyond what anyone could’ve predicted. Everything is on the line, and you’ll never guess who found himself right smack in the doggone middle of it all. Again.

There are places in this world where even angels fear to tread. In book 2 of the gripping thriller, Cain Haight — a drunk ex-soldier, his opportunist ex-wife, her redneck mother, and a sweet Amish woman are on a mission to rescue two kids from the rebel soldiers who kidnapped them. But they have to survive journeying across the Tennessee landscape filled with nightmarish creatures. The words of Cain’s grandmother echo in his ears. “There are places in this world where even angels fear to tread.” But that’s where we’re headed, straight into Hell. Grab your copy and start reading ...

“Hex Kitchen transports you to a delicious world of culinary magic and fantastical, sometimes deadly, competition where every dish keeps you at the edge of your plate—wondering who will win the next move and what bite may be their last.” —Elizabeth Karmel, best-selling cookbook author, and Chopped and Iron Chef judge Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets The Hunger Games in this mouthwatering, magical, and murderous fantasy. Hex Kitchen is a once-a-decade tournament where contestants have to cook magical dishes that are to die...and maybe even to kill...for. Kenzie has perfected ...

Read by Peter Kenny, award-winning narrator of the Culture series by Iain M. Banks. In a ravaged near-future England, a private detective with psychic powers might be the last hope standing between mankind and total collapse. Mindstar Rising is the first cyberpunk thriller in Peter F. Hamilton's...

Collection of short stories featuring Delovoa and his life pre-Belvaille. Print Length: 66 pages Includes: -How Delovoa became so intelligent -How Delovoa first joined the military as a scientist -Early experiments with artificial intelligence -Where ZR3 came from -Meeting the Ontakians -Delovoa's advanced work with mutations -Delovoa's exile as a criminal -Early life on Belvaille and his unique, and pervasive, impact on the city NOTE: while the stories are stand-alone, it contains many references to characters and events in Hard Luck Hank novels.

Full of mystery, intrigue, and mind-blowing twists, Sinner explores what happens when the idea of tolerance leads to intolerance. Some say roll with the punches. Drift with the tide. Nothing can stop the inevitability of change. There was a time when 300 Spartans disagreed with such mindless...

A provocative dystopian thriller set in a future that seems scarily possible, Flashback proves why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers. The United States is near total collapse. But 87% of the population doesn't care: they're addicted to flashback, a drug that allows...

Isham Ellis works as a pilot aboard the generation ship New Mayflower. After twelve hazard-filled centuries, the ship is finally approaching her destination. Before they can reach the planet, a brutal murder turns excitement and anticipation into anxiety and dread. The victim—Isham’s grandfather, a farmworker,—was murdered for giving lectures about topsoil, but why? And why now? Despite dire warnings, Isham’s search for answers makes it clear that his grandfather’s murder was only the beginning.

In a city run by machines and lies, the truth will get you killed. Elijah Kincaide used to believe in justice. Now he drinks to forget. Haunted by his partner’s unsolved murder, the disgraced PI is offered one last job: investigate a string of mysterious deaths, and he’ll finally get the name of her killer. But Nova Prosper isn’t what it seems. Corporations rewrite memories. An AI called LUX controls perception. And someone is erasing the truth before he can find it. Now Elijah is being hunted, manipulated, and pushed toward the edge. His only ally? The sister of the woman he ...