M. A. Warren
Oakland Noir
Crime fiction set in present-day Oakland — stylistically informed by postwar detective fiction, told with modern streets, a diverse roster of characters, and prose that stays close to the ground.
- Contemporary setting — not a period piece.
- Cerebral and violent — order is not guaranteed when the case is solved.
- Documentary-style prose — scene, detail, and consequence.
Core cast
The investigators
Names from the fiction — full character profiles will follow when author-approved material is available.
- Teddy Prentice
- Santino Wells
- Morrisa “Mo” Luce
- A. C. Bolden
Start with The Fall of Beano Haden
A closet death, a child in the next room, and a decade-old murder that won’t stay buried.