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SingularFiction

1940s 1950s alternate alternate-history detective hardboiled noir

[In this alternate history universe in which the French Revolution never happened and the United States ends at the Mississippi River] Nicholas Cortez Lyon is a private investigator, among other things. He spent five years in the Republic of Louisiana Navy during World War II, most of which was spent conducting Allied operations against USR ships in the South Atlantic and the Gulf. 

Across the Galveston Bay sits the City of Laffite, named after the privateer and Louisiana founding father. Laffite is a boom town, made wealth by oil, made famous by becoming the glitzy heart of the world film industry, colloquially known as Sugarlad. 

One day, he is summoned to the Belmont family estate by the daughter of the wealthy Gabrielle Belmont, Marla Belmont. She hires him for a job: investigate the suicide of Charles Belmont, her brother and heir apparent to the Belmont empire. You don't "solve" a suicide but she makes him an offer too good to refuse. 

But once Lyon starts to pry, he finds himself hopelessly entwined in the machinations of industrialists, film stars, and the city's organized crime. As he rapidly reveals the secrets of Sugarland, the question remains: Why?All Rights Reserved

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I See You by January616

Hey there folks, I'm Cody Phillips, welcome to New Orleans. N'awlins is known for many wonderful things, our coffee, music and the ability to throw a damn fine party. We're also known as the city most people believe may be one of the most haunted places in the world. Well, let me tell you this, we have more than our fair share. I know because I can see them. But, listen, don't spread that around. Yeah? It's been a closely guarded family secret my whole life. Not even my best friend knows this about me. See, I use my 'gift' in my work as a homicide detective with NOLA's finest boys in blue. Now, I understand why you might call it cheating, and that's fine. But I always catch the bad guy with the victim telling me everything I need to know and give the family involved closer. So it evens out as far as I can tell. Now just as my life is moving slower than a gator with a full belly, the worst happens. I get the call about a homicide that's hit too close to home. It leaves the girl of my dreams coming home to face tragedy. The moment I see her I find myself reminded of the one secret no one ever knew. Ever since I was eight years old I have felt many different things for Emma O'Neal, and those feelings haven't disappeared with time. Problem is now that she's come home; I find myself fighting not only an unknown assailant out for blood, my partner's misguided beliefs but my own need for the enticing beauty I'm duty sworn to protect. Damn, I just hope I'm able to fight the feelings I have for this woman, and stay focused on the case. Otherwise, I might end up losing something far more precious to me than the honor I've worked so hard for: Emma's life.

The Girl with the Butterfly Tattoo by storyoftheyearxo

"I'm not so naive, my sorry eyes can see." If only those sorry eyes could see behind the impenetratable walls of the CAC. You could say they're like the CIA, FBI, DIA or any other organization that focuses on enforcing national security to America. Except it's the exact opposite. The agencies are all going in the direction; wrong leads, wrong evidence. I guess you can only know what's truly happening when you're right in the middle of the fraudelent operation. Sean Ramerez only wanted to assist the woman being kidnapped but only found himself being drugged, kidnapped and in the middle of prison escapees' plotting America's destruction. The CAC's goal: Bring the population down, ruin the government. With enough skilled escapees, relentless assassins and a well thought stratedy, Sean and this mystery woman only have two choices; Work along side the CAC tight-lipped or die. Either way, mouths are going to be sealed. With Sean's freedom stained crimson, can he still work through the thousands of dangerous men who aim to kill? "What do I have to lose, anyway? Oh, only America's one chance of you know, NOT being annihilated."

All My Stars [ COMPLETED ]✔️ by benedictam17

Jackson is boy who on his last year of high school, his parents made him go to camp. His family weren't really a rich type of family but he was popular kid in his school and he was a type of a bad boy, but he also had good grades and he always wanted to go to Yale. But on his summer camp he changes when he meets Morgan. Morgan is a type of girl who comes from a middle class family but a good middle class family. She was a popular kid in her school as well. And she always goes to camp, and the year everything changed when she meet Jackson the Jackass aka the bad boy. When they met, Jackson seemed to be a jerk and Morgan didn't really like him at all. But what will happened after they had to go to the camp dance together and they had to get to know each other better. In progress of knowing each other better, Morgan and Jackson end up liking each other and Morgan lose her virginity to him. Summer camp came to an end and Morgan and Jackson had to go their separate ways but Morgan ended up pregnant after a one night with the boy she first didn't like but ended up liking him and gave him her v card. On her way to her house, Morgan's parent get into in a car accident and Morgan was in a coma for about a year and half. While she was in coma her parents discover the she was pregnant and they didn't want people to know and they made the doctor kill the baby without Morgan even knowing. In the other hand Jackson knew that Morgan was pregnant and they wanted to go back to their home so that they can tell there parents and once they did that they could end up together. Years passed Jackson never heard from her and he went to Yale and became the most powerful, richest man in the world. What happens when Jackson discovers that his childhood girl was the same girl from the family the owned him money. Will he make her remember him and be together forever or will he take advantage of her situation?

Shadows of the Night by charlizekkelly

"Nothing good ever came without sacrifice. Some of us just found clarity in the darkness of those shadows." *** Nyx Monroe grew up with terrifying tales of golden-eyed beasts with nightmarish fangs and murderous tendencies but as time passed, she forgot about them, convinced they were just scary stories. When her father, Azeil Monroe, is tasked with solving the murder plaguing the coastal city of Celacali, it's a chance at a fresh start. However, Nyx discovers everything is not what it seems beneath the veneer of the popular tourist location, also known as the City of the Dead. Something dark resides there-death and carnage reincarnate. Plunged into the city's shadows, Nyx stumbles into the open arms of notorious Orion, Kotori, Niko, and Kade-the boardwalk is their blood-stained domain. They've been waiting for twenty-five years to exact their revenge for a debt long overdue, luring Nyx and her father back to where it all began. Whilst they distract Azeil with one murder case after the other, their focus shifts to Nyx. Soon, there's nowhere left for her to run-to hide-from the true beasts of legend, or from the darkness of her past.

Scattering Lilac Ashes by Jasfysh

"You've just been staring at me all day. Are you good?" Lila Moloney's insatiable curiosity had landed on Asher Wagner, the long-running Dux of her cohort at the prestigious Forestglade College. No longer the prim and proper poster child for their school's strict regimes upon returning from summer holidays, Lila couldn't shake the feeling that there was something disturbing lurking beneath this change. Perhaps it was the way that he spoke to her, upon being paired for an English project, or the way that his askew tie and tousled hair was so jarringly mismatched from the usual tendencies that he'd had over the past nine years. Year after year, he put in the most amount of effort out of anyone in their cohort in all facets of the College's metrics of pride - attendance, intelligence, sporting prowess, rule-following, and uniform-wearing - but now, when faced with their last two years at school, he looked to be giving up. Lila was dead-certain that he was hiding something, her voracious appetite for answers being practically genetic. But, as she starts to dig for answers, she discovers that everyone surrounding them has secrets they're trying to hide, practically begging to be revealed - including her emerging feelings for Asher. Will she uncover the truth underpinning his transformation? Or will it remain elusive, obscured by the concealed desires, goals and identities of those around her - including her own family? And just how is she meant to survive the trials and tribulations of high school life whilst pursuing the verity of the mysteries shrouding everything she thought she knew? And remember - trust no one, not even the missing. *Set in Australia | Mystery and romance are main themes | Note - swearing present, though not excessive | Posting Mondays & Fridays | CWs: Stalking, bullying, sexual harassment, vague references to suicide, violent murder of a person under 18 [note - fair way into the story and not glorified]*

The September Outcome by OddNovelist

The 1950s, in suburban, yet refined town of Karricole Falls, the pot is stirring as Dwight Mathers attempts to bring down his boss Mayor Jeslop Sloan, the corrupt, sinister mayor of the town, building his own money monopoly. With the help of an old friend, an eager Dwight launches a full on investigation into the mayor, tracing every sinister link and suspect. While he tries to suppress his unconventional and snooping wife, recently out of depression. Time is limited with the upcoming election and the team race to beat Sloan, while a sinister organization seems to be lurking in every dark corner. The stakes are high and Dwight has everything to lose but will he come out on top? And what is really going on in Karricole Falls?

The Heiress and The Queen [Avengers Medieval Period] by -nxtslady

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Passion and genius | Dr Spencer Reid by chuwves

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Lay it on the Line : Prodigal book one by CajunValkyrie

JJ a Louisiana cop, turned hit man to take out his brother's killer. In doing so, JJ finds out he also must take on a worldwide criminal enterprise and recruits the help of a few friends along the way. will he find justice and redemption? The series focuses on JJ Simoneaux and his group of friends that band together to take down the Alvarez cartel and its US Government aid to prevent a united worldwide criminal organization. In Book one we see the Cajun start off as a law enforcement officer in the small town of New Iberia Louisiana. The Job slowly deteriorates his morals as well as strains on his relationship with his family, friends, girlfriend. In Mexico, Marina Alvarez is next in line for the Family cartel business. Marina's father entrusts her as well as Kevin O'Neil, A CIA agent, to insure the Cartel's success. The Cartel, US shadow government, as well as other world criminals come together to form one strong structure to oversee and govern all criminal activities. This ultimately leads to the development of the Seven devils, A small group of hitmen, and mercenary to oversee the success in this goal. The cartel's business spills over onto the small Louisiana town as JJ's brother Sean, a fellow officer himself, is killed in the line of duty by Marina and one of the US Government's congressmen. The once carefree and Christian spirited JJ loses it and goes after the people responsible for the death of his brother. After killing the congressman, and fleeing the state, JJ is approached by Kevin. Kevin convinces JJ to join the very cartel responsible for his brother's death in able to take them down from the inside. JJ later joins the Seven Devils and meets Nathaniel Steel, an ex-navy seal. The two create an awkward bond.

Burnt Blood: The Werewolf Within by Demon_Wolf_Detective

His best friend is shot dead, and the world thinks Metropolitan Police Officer George Reynolds did it. They were in the one place that should've been safe, their police station. At least it was until aspiring detective George Reynolds came lucid from another blackout. Blood pools tantalisingly across the floor and there's two bullet holes in the wall. His best friend, officer Chris Wells is dead and George finds himself with the body and no memory of how. Only a tape recorder and a locker key for a clue. It's a dangerous game, from a lifetime of planning, rigged to make George look guilty and force him to remember what he really is and what he went through as a child. A pure born werewolf. Kidnapped from his real family to be experimented on. George gets dangled on strings by the killer puppet master and taken on a haunting journey never to be forgotten again. Made to relive the past trauma of a tragic fire that took the lives of the family that tortured him. Bodies continue to fall, all framed to fit the murderous narrative of an elaborate plot for revenge. When he finally remembers, when he's finally broken, another unique side to George wakes. So does a dark new world from the shadows. George learns the painful truth, and none of it is good. Nobody saw the real killer coming or expected that it could be someone they trusted. It will take everything George has to save his friends, new and old. Nobody will be the same. Nor will their view of the world. Its rife with the supernatural. **** Cover made on Canva Pro. [[word count: 114,000 words]] Warning Contains Murder, blood, demons, satanic worship, down-to-earth werewolf/demon wolf, guns, dead bodies, and talk of foster care may trigger. Ghosts. Tormenting nightmares.

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I See You cover

The Girl with the Butterfly Tattoo cover

All My Stars [ COMPLETED ]✔️ cover

Shadows of the Night cover

Scattering Lilac Ashes cover

The September Outcome cover

The Heiress and The Queen [Avengers Medieval Period] cover

Passion and genius | Dr Spencer Reid cover

Lay it on the Line : Prodigal book one cover

Burnt Blood: The Werewolf Within cover

I See You

Hey there folks, I'm Cody Phillips, welcome to New Orleans. N'awlins is known for many wonderful things, our coffee, music and the ability to throw a damn fine party. We're also known as the city most people believe may be one of the most haunted places in the world. Well, let me tell you this, we have more than our fair share. I know because I can see them. But, listen, don't spread that around. Yeah? It's been a closely guarded family secret my whole life. Not even my best friend knows this about me. See, I use my 'gift' in my work as a homicide detective with NOLA's finest boys in blue. Now, I understand why you might call it cheating, and that's fine. But I always catch the bad guy with the victim telling me everything I need to know and give the family involved closer. So it evens out as far as I can tell. Now just as my life is moving slower than a gator with a full belly, the worst happens. I get the call about a homicide that's hit too close to home. It leaves the girl of my dreams coming home to face tragedy. The moment I see her I find myself reminded of the one secret no one ever knew. Ever since I was eight years old I have felt many different things for Emma O'Neal, and those feelings haven't disappeared with time. Problem is now that she's come home; I find myself fighting not only an unknown assailant out for blood, my partner's misguided beliefs but my own need for the enticing beauty I'm duty sworn to protect. Damn, I just hope I'm able to fight the feelings I have for this woman, and stay focused on the case. Otherwise, I might end up losing something far more precious to me than the honor I've worked so hard for: Emma's life.