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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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CYPRESS (+18) by tachaspalace

(BWWM) "You fucking asshole. Just who do you think you are!" I gave him an open handed slap across the face. He glared at me stunned, It was clear that no one has ever checked him on his bullshit before. I was honored to be the first one. "I want to go home!" I screamed. Jonas looked down at me and rubbed the spot on his cheek I just slapped. "Tell me why I shouldn't snap your neck right here and right now?" He said tauntingly. My adrenaline was kicking in. I should be afraid of him but I wasn't. "Do it then." I challenged him. "Snap my neck. Kill me. I've been here for three days and you and your men haven't done shit! All I hear is threats. You are all talk no action." I angrily shoved his chest. Jonas took a couple of steps backwards and stared at me. I could not read his face. "You are free to go. I have no need for you any longer." He smirked. ________________________________________ Cypress Belmont had a tough start in life jumping from foster home to foster home. She is now a 23 year old bartender trying to make ends meet. One night she meets a peculiar women who suggest an indecent proposal, that lead her to meet Russian Billionaire Jonas Dominik and her world is flipped upside down. Jonas Dominik is a ruthless mobster who was raised to show no emotion and to kill. After meeting Cypress he cannot keep his mind off of her. The more he learns about Cypress the more chaos that ensues between them. [Published - April 25, 2022] [Completed - August 8, 2022]

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Little Cinder Soot by OpalLynnAbernathy

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The September Outcome by OddNovelist

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