Neonoir Stories

Running, breaking, and letting go - not because you want to, but because sometimes it's all you can do. Neon Nights follows a woman trying to survive a single night in a city that doesn't care if she makes it out. There are no clean answers. No heroes. Just exhaustion, rain-soaked streets, and the quiet decisions that keep someone moving when stopping feels easier.

Ice and fire. Logic and rage. Two nodes going critical at the same time. The team splits for the first time: Amara travels to the Frozen Wastes to convince Freya-a woman who's built walls so high even emotion can't reach her-to release the coolant keeping the network from overheating. Meanwhile, Zhao heads to the Cinder Lands to face Malik, a defensive firewall who's turned an entire territory into a war zone. But the Mother isn't just watching anymore. She's playing both sides. Freya's ice-cold logic is the perfect defense against emotional manipulation-except the parasite doesn't need emotion to corrupt her. It just needs mathematics. And Malik's rage makes him the perfect weapon-if only someone could point him in the right direction. Amara must break through ice without shattering it. Zhao must calm fire without getting burned. And both must do it before the planetary network reaches thermal meltdown. Split mission. Double stakes. No backup.

Dr. Amara Chen spent three years trying to prove her dead parents weren't crazy. Turns out, they weren't-and now she's accidentally activated an ancient planetary network that's causing mass seizures across seven climate zones. The military wants to shut it down. The problem? There's something already in the system, hunting the seven people connected to it. And Amara is the only one who can stop it. Armed with a quantum-powered jade pendant and a colonel who'd rather arrest her than help her, Amara has hours to master abilities she didn't know she had-or watch the network tear seven strangers apart from the inside out. The universe just spoke. Now she has to answer.

The city is drowning. The Techno-Shaman is drowning in data. And Amara has 48 hours before his brain burns out. Neon Tides was built to survive the floods-a cyberpunk metropolis on stilts where augmented reality bleeds into reality until no one knows what's real anymore. But Kaito Reeves isn't just addicted to the data stream. He's becoming it, his consciousness fragmenting across a thousand AR layers while the parasite whispers in every feed. The water is rising. The hallucinations are getting lethal. And Kaito doesn't want to be saved-he wants to dissolve. To pull him back, Amara will have to jack into the most chaotic node in the network and navigate a city where ads have teeth, memories are currency, and her mother's ghost knows every password. Hard reset or total system collapse. The choice is running out of time.

When Kate Bishop (Hawkeye) is mysteriously pulled out of her timeline and dropped into the neon-soaked dystopia of Los Angeles, November 2019 of the Bladerunner universe. Stranded in a bleak world of corporate dominance, acid rain, and morally ambiguous humans, Kate crosses paths with Roy Batty and his fellow Nexus-6 replicants. With her sharp instincts, wit, and moral compass, Kate finds herself torn between aiding the hunted replicants-whose desperate bid for life echoes her own sense of mortality-and the grim inevitability of Deckard's pursuit.

This neo noir cyberpunk short story I wrote some years ago acting as prologue to the upcoming work in progress novel Tales from New Bucharest. Tales from New Bucharest is taking place in 2045 in New Bucharest, an entire new city built over the old one after a long Global Civil War and the dawn of a new age.

In 'Secrets Under the Neon' Detective Declan Reese finds himself plunged into a labyrinth of mystery and deceit when a routine night takes a deadly turn at a deserted McDonald's drive-thru. As he investigates a seemingly straightforward car crash, Declan uncovers a tangled web of secrets, lies, and betrayal that reaches far beyond the fast-food restaurant's walls. With the help of an enigmatic witness named Ethan Finch, Declan delves into the heart of the darkness, unravelling the threads of a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart the fabric of their city. But as the body count rises and the stakes grow higher, Declan is forced to confront his own demons and make impossible choices in pursuit of the truth. Filled with pulse-pounding action, heart-stopping twists, and complex characters, 'Secrets Under the Neon' is a gripping tale of justice, redemption, and the power of friendship in the face of adversity. From the neon-lit streets of the city to the shadowy corners of the human soul, this gripping thriller will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.

Beneath the neon glow and velvet shadows of Eclipse-the city's most exclusive nightclub-beats the hidden heart of a criminal empire. To the public, Eclipse is luxury incarnate: champagne towers, flawless dancers, and a stage where silence is worshipped as much as desire. But behind its mirrored walls, money is laundered, secrets are sold, and power is bartered at a price written in blood. At the center stands Dante Black, the enigmatic owner whose charisma masks ruthless precision. To his enemies, he's a kingpin who cannot be moved. To his allies, he's the only man who can keep the fragile balance between indulgence and annihilation. Every night, he walks the line between decadence and danger, between loyalty and betrayal. But when rivals push too far and the underground fractures, Dante must confront more than threats to his empire-he must confront himself. For in Eclipse, nothing stays hidden forever. A story of ambition, seduction, and survival, Eclipse: A Dante Black Novel pulls you into a world where every deal is a gamble, every romance a risk, and every shadow hides a blade.

Amor Pasión Drogas Violencia.

Wyet Thorn, your quintessential hound dog of a Neo Hunter, patrolled the neon lit streets of Los Angeles. Long days bled into nights, fueled by two pots of coffee and a pack of cigarettes. The job had a way of grinding down even the toughest souls, but Wyet wore his exhaustion like a badge of honor. Then came that fateful day-the one that shattered his world. The only person he'd ever been close to suffered something unspeakable. Wyet's gut twisted, and he knew he couldn't let it slide. Not this time. The rabbit hole was wide and deep, swallowing him whole. Lies, deceit, and questionable decisions, each step deeper into the abyss threatened to consume him. But Wyet's character wouldn't allow it. Beneath the grizzled exterior, a stubborn streak burned. He needed answers, justice, closure. The truth behind her case became an obsession, gnawing at him from the inside. As he unraveled the mystery, he discovered more than he bargained for, a web of corruption, secrets, and hidden agendas. His journey would be one of self-discovery and selflessness, a tightrope walk between darkness and redemption. Would Wyet prevail, unmasking the culprits and find justice for his very good friend? Or would he succumb to the engulfing darkness, forever haunted by the personal demons lurking in the city of towering lights. Only time, and the relentless pursuit of truth, would tell.

Ember lives on a city in the sky that hasn't touched Earth in two millenia. When his father goes missing as an aviator; soldiers tasked with flying the skies to collect resources for Noir City, his son Ember does everything he can to find him. Upon joining the Noir City Aviators however, the boy learns things he shouldnt about his father. With the government now after him, Ember escapes the city only to crash on what he believed was an Earth filled with poison and evil. Thats where he meets Cybil, a brave knight with the ears and horns of a goat as well as the knowledge that Ember's father is still alive. With the help of the odd but charming Cybil, the aviator goes on the hunt for his father whilst navigating the real political motives of his city's leader.

How a serial killer is born disillusioned! He speaks of his Wilderness years. Lives a life that us unusual to put it sparsely. Craves for something more that is indefinable. Believes he has found a way to obtain solace, obliquely and uniquely. What is a connection when god is dead and nobody is asking worthwhile questions let alone proffering answers? Lives with his wife, cannot find work, drinks, gambles with his guts and battles with his mind and witty tongue with whoever is in the vicinity...Yet life lingers on for our hero... Can he solve the case to beat all cases? Who is he really?

In the dying town of Elmsway, brothers Danny and Luke Harker are bound by blood and broken by betrayal. Once legends of the streets, a single mistake tore them apart and set their world ablaze. Now, as a shadowy experiment known as Project Echo resurfaces, old loyalties fracture and the brothers are forced to face the sins that refuse to stay buried. Axes and Shadows is a gritty, heart-stopping thriller about family, redemption, and the cost of surviving the darkness that made you.

A dark, neo-noir sci fi series: Jorg the Destroyer! Jorg is a Destroyer. He is controlled by a powerful, punishing regime which aims to terrify the city civilians. Owe some debt? Dropped some rubbish? Supreme leader just doesn't like the look of you? Then Jorg will be on his way. But how far is Jorg willing to go, in a tale of morality and hope. ** Updated Weekly **

The dark Knight has risen for a new Generation in the future.

One fateful night, a high ranking member of Vex City's criminal underground shows up dead in front of the Vex City Police Station. Now it's up to Rex Black to find the murderer and bring them to justice, all while confronting his past.

Elias Alvarez-Mia's older brother, once presumed dead-has built an empire from the shadows, orchestrating crime like a grandmaster moving pieces on a chessboard. Feared by those who whisper his name, Elias is the Ghost King, ruling from behind the walls of a maximum-security prison. But the past is catching up. A cryptic message from his childhood resurfaces-a hidden clue to the real reason his family was torn apart. From the inside, he pulls strings, manipulating the streets of Milwaukee like a puppeteer. Assassins come for him, former allies turn to enemies, and the police tighten their grip. Yet, Elias doesn't run. He plays the long game. One move at a time. Because the truth isn't just about survival. It's about vengeance. And the Ghost King never forgets.