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The city of Indianapolis as a setting

Indianapolis is a middle American city.  Until I lived there, I never took it seriously.  The bad news was that I was very prejudiced against it.  The good news was that, being an Easterner, I knew that I was prejudiced against everything between Pennsylvania and the Pacific Coast states, with possible - but not definite, exception made for the city of Boulder, Colorado where some enlightened souls [yes, that means Hippies] had taken up residence during a spreading of the population of the…

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Added by Miriam Pia on January 25, 2013 at 11:52pm — 2 Comments

Alexander Steele and the Legacy of Death - Excerpt

The dimly lit hallways in the rundown apartment building were painted blood red. It was clear from the stains, cracks, and writing along the walls that the apartment building was way overdue for a fresh coat of paint. Even though the rain had cooled things off outside the hallway…

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Added by Lawrence Johnson on June 8, 2012 at 5:00am — No Comments

Badder than Bond, Smoother than Shaft, Philly detective Alex Steele is back in BLACKOUT!

The Alexander Steele Mysteries

 

Alexander Steele is a retired African American private detective turned night club owner living in Philadelphia. He hoped to put the detective life behind him and move on with his longtime girlfriend Shakia. When one of Alex's friends brings him an encrypted travel drive with info on the blackout that was created three months before the recent Canadian blackout; Alex finds himself drawn into the…

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Added by Larry J on April 6, 2011 at 1:28am — No Comments

Part #2 of Alex Steele and the Death Dealer has been uploaded

Excerpt from the Death Dealer

by Lawrence Johnson Sr.





Two hours later Steele found himself driving through the roughest

neighborhood in the city. No one in their right mind would come down

here alone in the daytime and most cops wouldn't risk traveling through

this part of town late at night but somehow on this dark, quiet night

Alexander Steele seemed to be drawn to it. There was movement in

shadows of the blocks and blocks of… Continue

Added by Lawrence Johnson on July 17, 2010 at 12:06am — No Comments

Death Dealer (excerpt)

Excerpt from the Death Dealer

by Lawrence Johnson Sr.





Two hours later Steele found himself driving through the roughest

neighborhood in the city. No one in their right mind would come down

here alone in the daytime and most cops wouldn't risk traveling through

this part of town late at night but somehow on this dark, quiet night

Alexander Steele seemed to be drawn to it. There was movement in

shadows of the blocks and blocks of… Continue

Added by Lawrence Johnson on July 13, 2010 at 10:21am — No Comments

If you wrote what I knew

Urban legends have a way of being created out of fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of the dark, or just plain fear. The trouble is, they tend to take on a life of their own and travel from myth to accepted fact without ever having the necessary substantiation.



Such is the case with my favorite urban legend. One that freezes any writer in their tracks, prevents all creativity and in the end, stalls them almost indefinitely.



Only write what you know. (underlined AND in… Continue

Added by Karyne on February 23, 2009 at 1:35am — 3 Comments

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