Seeing Crows
A Rural Noir
Suffocating in the rural nowhere of upstate New York, a troubled drop-out struggles to deal with the sudden death of his best friend, a crumbling relationship to the woman he lives with and the secrets that tie them all together.
An ex-con takes him under his wing where they work the night shift together at a coffin factory and they embark on a series of increasingly criminal endeavors fueled by booze and drugs.
Propelled by his desire for a girl working in the factory office, he launches down a reckless path that divides good intentions from bad, pursuing gratification, and eventually self-preservation, over friendship or honesty.
As the consequences of his apathy catch up to him, he scrambles to keep out of the tide of trouble, even while friendship becomes harder to recognize, or prove, and the truth harder to speak, or hide.
Darkly humorous, Seeing Crows recounts the criminal conversion of a young man, pathologically indifferent and oppressed by economic and cultural isolation. A story about moral complexity, and complicity, amongst people who do not even begin to think in those terms, Seeing Crows explores the fleeting nature of friendship and honesty in a world not much concerned with the fortune of a delinquent at the bottom of the food chain.
If Harry Crews' Feast of Snakes and John Barth's The End of the Road had a discarded bastard child raised by Russell Banks' Rule of the Bone, it would probably look like Seeing Crows.
Word on the Street
“This book is truly twisted, I loved it. These characters makes such bad decisions that I laughed out loud several times, while yelling "NO....". They are the epitome of flawed people with good intensions doing what they think is right. Nothing could be further from the truth. Anyone that has ever enjoyed the perverse characters in any Harry Crews novel must read this.” - EMS, Amazon
Twitch of the Death Camp
Or, Falling in Love in America
Twitch of the Death Camp is the lurid tale of an aspiring horror writer who leaves New York City in the wake of a terrorist attack to attend a writing camp in the north country, only to find himself once again surrounded by unspeakable violence. When the attraction of an old classmate betrays an unhealthy obsession, mysterious deaths disturb the peace at the camp. As the bodies pile up and terror erupts, he suspects he is being targeted, or framed. Barely surviving with his own life, he flees the camp, making a horrible choice while escaping. On the run from the police, the killer, and his own guilt, he follows clues south to New Orleans, determined to clear his name – an odyssey that forces him to confront what it means to live in a world ruled by fear, unknown enemies and misdirected revenge.
Word on the Street
“I stumbled on this book purely by accident but was grabbed by the title of all things, finding it reminiscent of the Mario Bava film I'm sure it took its inspiration from. I'm a big horror movie buff and nothing gets me like a summer camp horror story ala "Friday the 13th" and "The Burning", so after reading the plot description I didn't hesitate to purchase it. I'm very glad I did. The book is constructed into two parts, the first being your typical slasher movie fare and the second a thrilling road adventure. I enjoyed both equally. The author manages to hone in on some pretty interesting ideas regarding the whole creative process, human psychology, and even politics, all through the mouths of some pretty interesting characters that I actually found myself growing attached to. The twists and turns in the story kept me reading for hours on end, which is the sign of any good novel. I particularly enjoyed the way the author could set up scenes with an almost theatrical element to them--like they were just made for a good suspense/horror movie. The whole book had me turning page after page trying to piece it all together much like the main character. I highly recommend this to any fan of suspense/mystery stories and to good old-fashioned horror readers. There's a little bit of something here for all of you. I eagerly await the writer's next installment.“ - grounden1985
Everyone’s Dirty Little Secrets
One man gets off on murder charges. The other just gets off on murder.
Indiscretion threatens a playboy husband’s marriage.
When he crosses paths with a stalker who closely resembles him, their lives become intertwined in a case of mistaken identities that has them both lying about who they really are - and what they’ve done.
One man gets off on murder charges.
The other just gets off on murder.
In this pulpy thriller, everybody’s got something to hide, and while they struggle to stay out of trouble, everyone’s dirty little secrets collide to send them all spiraling into chaos.
Word on the Street
“This is a fast-paced, intriguing story with great style. HAD to finish it. Absolutely enjoyed it and will look for more by Mr. Miles.” - Electra, Amazon
Deep Dark House
If you search for the devil, he will find you.
A disgraced professor takes a position at a remote upstate university to escape his past. He buys an old farmhouse, rumored to be haunted, and determines to restore it as a symbol of his own redemption. But soon the dark allure of the house, and a student’s fascination, fuel his dangerous ideas of individual freedom, and force him to confront whether evil surrounds us, or springs from within.
Fast-paced, this pulpy noir thriller tells the story of a man at the crossroads between good intentions and bad, and the dark impulses that threaten to tear him, and the world around him, apart.
If you search for the devil, he will find you.
If you invite the devil inside, he will already be there.
Word on the Street
"After reading the first few pages, I couldn't put this book down. It was like being sucked into a vortex of bad decisions made by the main character with the whole plot focusing on his worst decision yet-to restore an old haunted house in a college town. With just the right amount of twists and turns, the plot holds your interest and the touches of dark humor make it all the better.
Would recommend to anyone looking for a quick and thrilling read. Will definitely be checking out more from this author." - Amazon reviewer
The Snake Charmers
A man searching for a missing woman uncovers an ancient religion. Or starts a new one.
An American student studying abroad in Barcelona gets drafted by a drug dealer to find his daughter in Morocco in order to pay off a debt. Searching across cities, ruins, deserts and mountains, he chases rumors of her whereabouts and a cult she may have joined – until a shopkeeper thrusts a mysterious snake amulet upon him before dying. He finds himself suddenly the target of a relentless manhunt by unknown forces – fanatics, cultists and gun running, drug dealing terrorists – and realizes he may have uncovered an ancient, secret religion. Or started a new one.
The Snake Charmersis a fast-paced, pulpy story of adventure and intrigue, romance and danger, new religions – and old ones – and, just maybe, the end of the world as we know it.
Murder in her eyes
Just released!
In this short, pulpy neo-noir thriller, a small-time suburban drug dealer finds himself entangled in a possible murder and blackmail scheme. Launching a frantic search to find out who’s behind the blackmail - and who was sleeping with who - he finds himself ensnared in a dangerous world of nameless thugs, suspicious police and friends he can’t trust. As the only life he has ever known careens out of control, he makes a desperate flight to Mexico with the wife of a murdered man, wondering if they can ever escape their pasts - or if they have to vanish from the world completely.
Word on the Street
"I'll be honest-the cover is what piqued my interest and within the first couple of chapters I was hooked. Each new development left me questioning who was behind it all and the final twist at the end paid off (did not see it coming!). I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good thriller." - Amazon reviewer
The world has no choice
Romance and Terror at the Eastern Bloc Party
The spiritual sequel to The Snake Charmers.
A beautiful young woman is enlisted by a private security agency with shadowy ties to the U.S. government to set a honey trap for a professor with even darker ties to a missing cult leader. Who may be tied to a Dark Net terrorist plot to destroy the world. She soon finds herself swept up in a world of movie stars, celebrities and revolutionaries that will test not only her own loyalties, but her understanding of good and evil, her place in the world and her power to change it.
This stand-alone international thriller builds on themes, storylines and characters introduced in The Snake Charmers. The Order of Chaos series features pulpy tales of adventure and intrigue inspired by the fun of Indiana Jones and James Bond.
Halloween the 13th anniversary of my Murder
It was the 1980s. A time of after-school specials, ghosts of the past, angel dust, and Satanic panic. Dungeons & Dragons. Vans roamed the dark streets of quiet communities with their headlights off. Slashers lurked around summer camps. And for Carter, a ghost haunted the campus, looking for revenge.