The Usual Suspects

Some faces stay with you—even after the story ends. Meet the characters behind the stories.

A collection of characters from the Noir & Nonsense stories.

Slow to learn. Fast to act.

Appears in: Bostwick Blues

Rough-edged and living for the adrenaline rush.

Appears in: Bostwick Blues

Nobody leaves unchanged.

Appears in: Bostwick Blues

Drawn to trouble he pretends not to enjoy.

Wealth didn’t teach her manners. Life just might.

Ex-con back in stir. Dangerous anywhere.

Lives in a world where trouble never asks permission.

Hot. Hot-tempered with a 12-gauge answer for every argument.

An artist without restraint—or a conscience.

Steps in when survival needs a professional.

Appears in: The Substitute

Saloon keeper. Sees everything. Forgets nothing.

Appears in: The Substitute

Keeps the paperwork clean in a dirty business.

Appears in: The Substitute

Not afraid to ask questions nobody wants answered.

Appears in: Cocaine Nights

Looking for daddy’s approval at the end of a needle.

Appears in: Cocaine Nights


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