The Noir Shelf
Black Monday
Wall Street, 1987. As the market prepares to fall harder than it ever has, a fund built on cocaine money threatens to take more than fortunes down with it. Greed, corruption, and the crash that changed everything.
Plight
A dark, international web of betrayal, murder, and inhumane choices — lives intersecting in a tale of horrifying consequence that may decide the fate of some, and the plight of others. 420 pages you won't put down.
“Black Monday: The White Powder Fund is a riveting read that kept me guessing till the very end… a publishing house that knows how to create magic through words.”— Reader review
The Picture Book Corner
Colorful illustrations and delightful tales — from robots with allergies to friends learning kindness under the sea. Written to be read aloud, again and again.
Money & Side Hustles
Practical guides on freelancing, side-hustle banking, and financial literacy — straight talk from Donald E. Swann II.
The Podcasts
Audio dramas from the pen of Don Swann II — a chalk-lined murder mystery, a dramedy empire built on silk, and a neon jai-alai crime saga.
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