Neo-noir Stories

Former FBI agent, Bob Eli Bennett has been laying low for three years in the big city of Chicago as a small time, local detective after his unprecedented fallout with the FBI. When a series of petty crimes in Chicago's outskirts spiral into something far more darker, Bob rediscovers a chilling conspiracy involving a global tech company, corrupt officials and ruthless gangs. With the help of his former college colleague, Mark Robinson, a famous journalist, Tessa Brandt, a dedicated FBI liaison and Mike, a fast talking police officer at the CPD. Bob races against time to put an end to the conspiracy to which Bob must decide how far he's willing to go and how much he's willing to risk to complete his mission. Highest rankings:#7 in crimedrama, #1 neo-noir,#13 in gang violence,#1 corruptgovernment,#6 in pageturner,#31 in investigation,#4 in crime solving, #5 in actionpacked

He's reeling from a brutal divorce, living out of duffel bags and clinging to the scraps of fatherhood. She's raw from betrayal, wearing her heartbreak like a blade and her white dress like armor. Neither is looking for salvation - or for each other. But in the neon heat of an Atlanta nightclub, the world falls away. Drawn together by pain and fierce longing, they move like they've known each other for years - two strangers finding the same rhythm in the dark. One breathless moment. One impossible connection. And then she's gone before he even learns her name. They don't know if they'll ever cross paths again. But after this night, neither of them will ever be the same.

Milady Eleanor von Thompson is not a protagonist material. Nor she wants to be. She leads a basic life, no hidden abilities, and no vendetta against a clandestine coven of sorcerers. She doesn't brandish a sword in a world dominated by magic, not a prophesied saint who will one day save humanity from the forces of darkness, nor the long lost princess of a fallen kingdom. This flips into an ambition after making three friends who are protagonist incarnates. She can't help but admire them (i.e. harbor a strong sense of envy). Enter - Jean Takavic, who brandishes a sword in a world dominated by magic; Aria Corenswet, a prophesied saint who will one day save humanity from the forces of darkness, and; Selene Winters, a mysterious girl who might as well be a long lost princess from a fallen kingdom somewhere. All three of them find themselves at the comfort of Milady's warm and welcoming companionship. In this magic school story, Milady's quest to become a "protagonist" begins! ******** JUST ANOTHER MAGIC SCHOOL STORY FOR YOU. Volume 1. The Poltergeist Cycle Concept and Story by Kuroyoru Kazamatsuri This story is a work of fiction. Any resemblances to people, either living or the dead, places, events, and magic schools are either fictitious or entirely coincidental. © 2026 Crowyoru. All Rights Reserved.

The quiet town of Rockswood on the state border never makes the headlines. You won't find it on every map. The local police are used to turning a blind eye to a lot of things, but when a newcomer with a dark past joins the station and a wave of brutal murders sweeps through the town, Officer Hannah Harper realizes: the silence here is just a cover for real horror.

In a dying cyberpunk city ruled by gangs, corrupt corporations, and violence, survival is all Mo and Lyla have ever known. Mo lives by strict rules in a world where rules get people killed. Armed with a custom-built katana, dangerous combat skills, and a reputation that slowly spreads through the streets, he takes whatever jobs he can to keep both of them alive-while trying not to lose himself in the process. Lyla is the only thing keeping him grounded. Together, they navigate rooftops, abandoned motels, neon-lit alleys, desert roads, and the fragile moments between chaos-building a life out of nothing while the city constantly tries to drag them deeper into its darkness. But as Mo's name grows more feared throughout the underworld, the line between protector and monster begins to disappear. And in a city that rewards violence, power, and fear... staying human may become the hardest fight of all.

Trinity State never sleeps. Beneath its neon skyline, corporations rule from glass towers, criminals thrive in the shadows, and corruption flows through every street. When finance mogul Harold Cooper is found brutally murdered on the 169th floor of his own headquarters, veteran detective Walker is assigned to the case. The killing is unlike anything he's encountered in twenty-five years on the force. The victim's eyes, tongue, and heart have been removed with surgical precision, and the only clue left behind is a black card marked with a clock. As Walker digs deeper into Cooper's life, he begins to uncover secrets that someone was willing to kill to protect. In Trinity State, the truth is never found in the light. It hides beneath the neon. AUTHOR'S NOTE Neon Lights is a pilot story set in a larger world I've been developing. This story follows a single investigation and serves as an introduction to Trinity State, Detective Walker, and the mysteries hidden within the city. If readers enjoy the story and world, I plan to expand it into a larger series with new cases, deeper conspiracies, and a broader look at life beneath the neon skyline. Feedback, theories, and criticism are welcome. I'd love to hear what works, what doesn't, and what you'd like to see explored further.

The corporate-run city of Mecropolis pulses like a circuit board in the dark, with neon veins pumping power, secrets, and corruption under the ruthless watch of Anodyne Networks. Here, rebellion isn't just resistance. It's survival. Here, four souls entangle in the city's electric undercurrent, each fractured by the machine but wired to fight it: Nameless, ghosting through digital shadows, chases echoes from a past Anodyne buried but never forgot. Mister Whisper wears lies like armor, a woman masked in masculine ambiguity, trading secrets that could rewrite fate with a word. 404, the genius with circuitry in his bones and compassion in his code, sparks hope amidst the crushing gears of corporate oppression. And Reaper, part human, part machine, all fury, and living proof that sometimes you must become the monster to defeat one. In Neon Black, lines blur between flesh and steel, identity and illusion, freedom and obedience. The city is watching.

When a devious young woman cons two men into pulling off an easy heist, she's forced to run for her life when her plan goes sideways. To complicate matters, she grapples with a problem she's never before encountered. She's fallen in love with one of the guys. Rachel learns what all con artists eventually realize - there is no such thing as "The Easy Way Out."

Years ago, one unforgivable act turned Gokul into a pariah. Now a shadowy syndicate threatens the city, and only he has the skill-and the will-to confront them. But heroism can't erase the past. No matter how many lives he saves, society will always remember the sin that marked him.

Anonimus: Kebenaran Tak Pernah Mati adalah novel intelektual-gelap tentang batas antara idealisme dan sistem yang menelan manusia di dalamnya. Berpusat pada Akbar, seorang taruna Sekolah Tinggi Intelijen Negara (STIN) yang awalnya percaya pada prinsip kebenaran absolut. Namun, serangkaian simulasi, operasi rahasia, dan kebohongan institusional perlahan memecah persepsinya tentang negara, loyalitas, dan moralitas.

"The Death of David Pickett" is a speculative cyberpunk mystery set in 2023 San Francisco as a prequel to the 2042 near-future science fiction thriller "1% Free." Part-time archivist and full-time scenester Jesse Steinfeld digs deep, questioning the enigmatic death of charismatic local political activist David Pickett as urban tensions mount. While popular demonstrations occupy San Francisco's Mission District in the name of a revolutionary "Mission Commune," bringing the city to the brink of social insurrection, Jesse realizes nothing is as it seems in Pickett's cryptic life and mysterious demise. The full-throttle street politics of today collide with tomorrow's slow-motion apocalypse in this explosive tale of identity, mortality, technology, and reality in the city by the bay.

In the quiet, wealth-laden streets of Salt Lake, a man of power is found dead. Rajat Roychowdhury, an industrialist with a web of secrets, is discovered slumped over his desk in his grand mansion. At first glance, it looks like a natural death-a man in his sixties, a history of heart problems, a glass of scotch by his side. But Detective Ananda Bose knows better. The subtle clues-the untouched medication, the lingering scent in the air, the too-composed widow-speak of something far more sinister. As Bose peels back the layers of deceit, he finds himself tangled in a case where every suspect has a motive, every clue leads to a darker truth, and every step brings him closer to danger. From the high-rise offices of business tycoons to the shadows of Kolkata's underbelly, the case spirals into a deadly game of power, betrayal, and greed. And when the truth finally surfaces, Bose will have to confront a killer who has always been one step ahead.

IAI is a near-future political sci-fi noir set in a unified Earth that has learned to outsource guilt. In the year 3025, humanity presents itself as finally united, not by peace or progress, but by the invention of a common enemy. "Illegal Alien Invaders" flood the feeds, blamed for social decay, crime, and instability. What the headlines leave out is that most of these aliens are refugees from wars, resource raids, and proxy conflicts Earth itself engineered across the stars. Dr Target is a celebrated scriptwriter in an age that craves authenticity, a hybrid of journalist and detective tasked with turning chaos into narrative. When he is ordered to produce a propaganda piece on alien encampments, he instead follows the story upward from the bottom rung of society, interviewing those trapped in systems designed to keep them temporary, illegal, and profitable. What he uncovers is not an invasion, but a carefully managed crisis that benefits governments, corporations, and media alike. Moving through ghettos, encampments, and editorial back rooms, IAI dismantles the language of fear, exposes how misinformation is manufactured, and asks who really profits when people are reduced to labels. Inspired by political satire and hard-edged cyberpunk, the story treats refugees not as symbols but as a spectrum of humanity, flawed, frightened, dangerous, decent, and ordinary. At its core, IAI is about truth in an age that no longer trusts it, and about a journalist who refuses to choose a side when the real crime is the ladder itself.

15-year-old Jamie Paige mysteriously shows up on his mother's porch late in the night with next to no explanation. He is wreaked with paranoia, as if he is on the run from something. Any indication of his life as a Trainer is gone--including his Pokémon. As his concerned mother tries to understand the truth to her son's unusual behavior, he is haunted by nightmares, threatening entities inside his head, and a repressed past that torments him to the breaking point. Notice: This story is set in a darker, alternate universe of the Pokémon world and includes language and some mature themes. I do not own the designs and concept of Pokémon. Those belong to Gamefreak, Nintendo, Satoshi Tajiri, ect. I only own the characters and cover.

Miles Callahan drifts through the ruins of memory, haunted by dreams that feel too vivid to ignore. When fragments of the past begin contradicting themselves, he sets out to uncover the truth, only to find that grief might not be the only thing being manipulated.

An expressive poem about a melancholy city.

A grieving man obsessed with karma seeks vengeance on his brother's murderer by implementing an eye for an eye tactic while ignoring the true laws of cause and effect. #TheOneThatGotAway Copyright © 2020 by L.L. Sanders.

In the cyberpunk metropolis of NeoCity, Detective Alex Mercer and Officer Jessica Rivera find themselves immersed in a treacherous virtual world when they stumble upon a sinister game called "Virtual Shadows." The game, orchestrated by a group of hackers known as "The Binary Phantoms," traps players in a deadly murder mystery where real-life victims are the pawns. Determined to put an end to this malevolence, Alex and Jessica dive headfirst into the virtual abyss, navigating a twisted realm of cyberpunk horror and psychological torment. Their investigation leads them to the enigmatic Cyber Prophet, a mysterious figure rumored to possess supernatural abilities in the virtual world. With the help of the Cyber Prophet, they uncover a dark conspiracy at the heart of NeoCity, involving the powerful conglomerate MetaCorp and its insidious project, "Project Pandora." This project aims to control the masses by tapping into their subconscious, using the virtual world as a manipulative tool. As Alex and Jessica gather evidence against MetaCorp, they form an alliance of justice, including former MetaCorp researcher Dr. Evelyn Monroe and other allies willing to fight against the malevolence that engulfs the city. Their mission culminates in a daring revelation at the annual MetaCorp Expo, exposing the company's darkest secrets to the public. But as the truth is unveiled, NeoCity faces a reckoning, and the malevolent forces they confront may not be easily defeated. In the aftermath of their battle against the malevolence, Alex, Jessica, and their alliance members must confront the consequences of their actions, knowing that the shadows of NeoCity may never truly recede. The Cyber Prophet's warning lingers in their minds, leaving them wary of the darkness that lurks in the city's depths. As they move forward, new mysteries and challenges await, and the battle for justice in NeoCity continues.