This book began with one question: What if? The answer became Lakestone. 10.22.25 #SouthernNoir #ComingSoon #HistoricalCrimeFiction #BreakBones #Lakestone

In Southern noir, the badge don’t always mean justice. Sometimes, it just means you know where the bodies are buried. 🖤 Blog: Lawmen, Outlaws, and the Murky Middle 🔗 https://t.co/qNUaqi9VzG #SouthernNoir #CrimeFiction #DarkLit #THMalcolm #DannahLynn

This isn’t just fiction. It’s memory. Rage. Reckoning. 10.22.25 #SouthernNoir #ComingSoon #HistoricalCrimeFiction #BreakBones #Lakestone

This one wrote itself. Not flashy. Not poetic. But it still haunts me. “Death is coming. It’s inevitable. You don’t want to go, but you’re powerless to stop it.” #AuthorLife #BehindTheScenes #THMalcolm #CrimeFiction

Andy had his reasons. Some choices you can’t undo. 10.22.25 #SouthernNoir #HistoricalCrimeFiction #BreakBones #Lakestone

Lakestone School for Boys. The boys called it Break Bones. For good reason. Some stories entertain. Others bear witness. Lakestone does both. 📖 Out Now — 10.22.25 #SouthernNoir #HistoricalCrimeFiction #BreakBones #Lakestone #BookRelease

One small shoe. No footprints. No sound but the wind in the trees. Caption this crime scene. #CaptionThisCrimeScene #SouthernNoir #DarkFiction #HistoricalCrimeFiction #WriterPrompt #UnapologeticallySouthern #PeaceOfMyHeart #THMalcolm

Wings don’t grow in cubicles. I left the boardroom, the deadlines, and the dress code behind—and found my voice somewhere between a dirt road and the front porch. The blog → https://t.co/bE9DtxAoMe #WritingLife #Uncorporate #CreativeFreedom #SouthernNoir #IndieAuthorREAL

Mickey doesn’t believe in silence. Especially when it comes to the boys who never came home. 10.22.25 #SouthernNoir #ComingSoon #HistoricalCrimeFiction #BreakBones #Lakestone

Small towns don’t need surveillance cameras—just a clothesline, a breeze, and somebody’s aunt on the porch. #SouthernGothic #SmallTownSecrets #WritersLife #SouthernNoir #FictionWithBite #CrimeFiction #WritingTruths #THMalcolm #UnapologeticallySouthern #DarkLit

They called it a school. The walls knew better. 10.22.25 #SouthernNoir #ComingSoon #HistoricalCrimeFiction #BreakBones #Lakestone

Neon hides the rot. In the shadows, the truth waits. Peace of My Heart is featured in the DISCOVER New Authors Crime Fiction Promo this month—crime noir, femme fatales, and hardboiled truths. 🔗 https://t.co/fYjOG5VZMa #SouthernNoir #WomenInFiction #CrimeFiction

Behind the walls of Lakestone School for Boys, nothing was as it seemed. The boys had another name for it. Break Bones. For good reason. 10.22.25 #SouthernNoir #ComingSoon #HistoricalCrimeFiction #BreakBones #Lakestone

Sometimes the deadliest thing in a small town isn’t a bullet—it’s a whisper. Gossip doesn’t just stir the pot in Southern noir. It spikes the punch. Read the new blog: “Scandals and Society” https://t.co/0DBTt2TBff #SouthernNoir #SmallTownSecrets #BlogPost #AmWriting

The South doesn’t need jump scares. Just fog, cicadas, & silence that ends in a scream. Check out the blog where I break down how setting drives suspense in Southern noir. 🔗 https://t.co/MmzvExnZbI #SouthernNoir #NoirVibes #WritingCommunity #THMalcolm

What’s your favorite sweet-sounding threat? The kind that’s all smiles… until it’s not. Drop it below. I’m taking notes. 😏 #ReaderPrompt #VeiledThreats #CrimeFiction #DarkHumor #WritersOfX #THMalcolm

Her rule is simple: don’t get involved. Then he asked about his sister. On the Dime. A former taxi dancer. A missing girl. 🖤 And the secret that ties them all together. #QuickPitchTuesday #SouthernNoir #HistoricalCrime #OnTheDime #TaxiDancer #WomenInFiction #DarkSouthernFiction

I don’t write to trends. No dragons. No chosen ones. No tropes tailored for algorithms. I write what won’t leave me alone—grit, justice, and all the shadows in between. Read now → https://t.co/5KYQyo6Utt #NoirVoice #WritingLife #SouthernFiction #AuthorPhilosophy #GritLit

Some doors open to freedom. Others to hell. Peace of My Heart is featured in the DISCOVER New Authors Crime Fiction Promo this month. 🔗 https://t.co/fYjOG5VZMa #SouthernNoir #WomenInFiction #CrimeFiction

She offered tea, cookies, and a smile sweet as magnolia pie. But if you know what’s good for you… Don’t mistake manners for mercy. #SouthernGrit #WomenWriters #DarkSouthernFiction #AuthorLife #SouthernNoir #WritersCommunity #SouthernWomen #WritingWisdom #PoliteButDeadly