Urban Crime

Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds.

Betrayed by the friends he trusted and woman he loved, Harry Langston roams New York's blizzard-swept streets begging for enough cash to buy a bottle of bum wine. Three years of prison and homelessness have transformed this good man into an animal fleeing the druggies in the city's alleys and subway tunnels. But Harry's life is about to change. A failed mob hit will lead him to a broken African American prize fighter, a crazed charter boat skipper, and a sea battle against the Sinaloa drug cartel for a treasure beyond his imagination. A vigilante is rising out of Mexico and heaven help ...

The Only Mapped Guide to NYC's Most Famous Crimes! This collection of criminal events that made their mark on New York City, includes full location data for your own studies and field trips. Each crime includes Introductory Chapter orients you to the story Exact mapped addresses so readers may visit and make their own assessments related to these crimes. Hideouts, crash pads, and residence addresses are also included and give the reader an even broader understanding of these stories. Names and roles of the people in each story Exact dates and times Photos with captions. These crimes ...

My name is Mac Brennan, and that's the only thing I can remember about myself. Not why I woke up in a dumpster. Not why my right arm is as black as pitch and covered in glowing red tattoos, and certainly not why a vicious death cult is after me. Actually, that last part isn't true. I know why the death cult is after me. It's because I saved that damned girl from them. I didn't know who she was at the time, but I'd have done it anyway. I just don't like it when girls get beat up; call me old fashioned.

When underworld loan shark Davie Saunders is gunned down at his daughter's wedding, his loved ones are sure that a rival East End crime family is responsible. Davie's widow and daughters must now step up and take control of Davie's empire, but from the beginning it's clear they're in way over their heads. Shy bride Mia has no experience of giving orders, self-centred middle-child Kelsey is more concerned with keeping her affair with bodyguard Todd a secret, and baby of the family Scarlett is very firmly kept out of the business while she finishes her education.

It's not good to live in the past; even worse to die in it Paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas awakens from a vivid dream in his French Quarter apartment. He finds an antique double-moonstone pendant placed in his hand by the ghost of a voodoo mambo. One of the two moonstones is missing, and both gemstones are needed to make the pendant magical. The rightful owner of the pendant is a supernatural fairy named Maurelle. Someone chopped off Maurelle’s wings and buried her alive in the ruins of a French Quarter Creole townhouse. A mystical beast still haunts the grounds of the estate. Now, ...

The dramatic series finale is finally here! It's about to pop off in the hospital. Jayla's baby daddy is on a crash-out mission. He knows he's a dead man walking. And he's determined to take out as many people with him as possible. In particular, Jayla. The only person who can save her is Drako. But he's got so many problems of his own to deal with. By the time he gets there, it might be too late. The last few weeks of their roller coaster, whirlwind romance have been full of twists and turns. But things are about to get even crazier in the season finale. Get lost in the pages of this BBW-...

FEAR is given his first assignment as a hit-man by his former cocaine plug, GUSTAVO. He is to execute his ex-business acquaintance turned rival, ESTABEN GOMEZ, a drug lord just as revered and feared as he is.Fear does as he's commanded, but when Gustavo finds out that his orders weren't carried out to the T, the certified cap peeler finds out that he may have made a deal with The Devil.

After having been banned from the crack game and stripped of his fortune, FEAR turns to the murder game to support his lavish lifestyle. He must go off of the grid for a year, away from the rest of society, to train under one of the most reputable and feared killers the streets have ever known. During his hiatus, DETECTIVE BROLI presents BIG SEXY with two options: run Fear's organization in his absence or have his secret exposed. Feeling as if he doesn't have any choice, Big Sexy agrees to helm Fear's operation. With the product being distributed and the money rolling in, everything is ...

Meet the Grimm Brothers MC. The life they live isn’t for the faint of heart. They need their women willing to do anything, cross any line, fight any fight. Enemy’s are close, too close. Join them as they fight for everything, their club, their families, and the women, who own their hearts.

Sentrice aka Sen, is a deadly beauty who suffers from unchecked emotional trauma that causes her to have a really short fuse. The only person that Sen cares about is her older brother ... until she meets a man that fills a void that her Fo'eva Rollin' lifestyle has fell short of fulfilling despite its many rewards. Jaheim aka Duke, is a feared shooter who vows to his grieving big homie to get vengeance for a heartless murder that touched too close to home. As Jaheim is tracking down some of the craftiest thugs, he meets a woman who changes his everything. For the Toxic Love of Sentrice, ...

A NEW NEIGHBOUR. A NEW FRIEND. A NEW THREAT. At first it was exciting to see the new neighbour move into the vacant apartment across the way... then it quickly changed. Grace and Mike have lived in Church Place for almost four years. It's their home, they're settled and are extremely content. When the new tenant asks for Grace's help during a time of need, she's happy to assist as it gives her an opportunity to learn more about the woman. It isn't long until Grace and Mike discover who she really is. Only now it may be too late... THE NEIGHBOUR'S SECRET - the new suspenseful thriller by ...

In the United States today, one in every 31 adults is under some form of penal control, including one in 11 African American men. How did the "land of the free" become the home of the world's largest prison system? Challenging the belief that America's prison problem originated with the Reagan administration's War on Drugs, Elizabeth Hinton traces the rise of mass incarceration to an ironic source: the social welfare programs of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society at the height of the civil rights era.

Jamir Marshall made moves and stayed true to the grind from the moment he stepped off the porch on an all-in mission to hustle his way to the top. In the midst of his rise, Jamir wanted to see those that were loyal to him enjoy the same success that he’s achieved. But the type of success Jamir attains comes at a steep price, leaving him to wonder if it’s worth it. Death surrounds him. Jamir has lost most of those he loves to the graveyard and the woman who he holds dear to his heart is locked up and doing hard time. Left alone with riches that can’t quell the rising misery inside of ...

Two children from Sierra Leone, Liberty and A’shai, are brought together by chance, only to be forced apart by the most inevitable and tragic fate. Ashley & JaQuavis bring us this classic love story set against modern life’s most horrifying realities.

The first story ever told left a scar on the skin of the universe, with its characters doomed to an endless cycle of reincarnation and death. Trapped by his enemies, Daniel Faust - magician, mobster, and newly-minted knight of hell - has been cast in the role of the eternal Thief. Now, the story is dead-set on writing his final chapter, the one that ends with a knife in his back. The curse can’t be broken without tracking down the original Thief. The truth is buried beneath the legacy of a long-dead stage magician and a cache of occult relics from the 1940s.

Voodoo mambo Mama Mulate suffers a fate worse than death A grieving couple hires paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas to find the person who killed their son. But is it murder if the victim isn’t dead? Wyatt goes undercover to discover the answer and soon learns death isn’t always a person’s worst fate. Will Wyatt solve the sticky mystery or fall victim to the seemingly supernatural killer and suffer a fate worse than death? Half Past Midnight is Book 10 of Eric Wilder’s intoxicating French Quarter Mystery Series set in that ‘exotic, erotic Mecca known as New Orleans. Visit the ...

A tragedy nearly drives BOOBY LOCO insane. Realizing that he must pull it together or his loved one's sacrifice may have been in vain; he grabs his gun and rallies his hittas. Blood thirsty, they hit the streets seeking revenge for their fallen comrade, leaving dead bodies and yellow tape in their wake. Booby is so consumed by his rage that he doesn't see an unforeseen enemy lurking in the shadows ready to take his head. Will Booby crush this threat before he's given a tombstone? Or will he meet his demise. Me and My Hittas 6 The Sagas Conclusion

Tayshawn Torres is a child born in the slums and cursed by the sins of his parents. His mother is a notorious drug addict and whore who's more concerned with getting her next high than she is with Tayshawn's well-being. His stepfather hates him so much, he literally treats him like an animal, forcing him to sleep in a cage and scavenge for scraps of food wherever he can find them.

Cash lives a nefarious life, full of danger and crime, while honoring the code of the streets. But Gangster, who is in his trusted circle didn’t honor the code; someone in Gangster’s crew is playing a dirty two-faced game that draws the attention of a powerful figure. Cash and his crew ignite an all-out attack on Gangster, who is then forced to use every ounce of his street smarts to go toe to toe with Cash. There can only be one king in Brooklyn, and a beast known as Animal is determined to show Gangster and Cash that he is the one who wears the crown. With beef coming from all sides, ...