Welcome to my Sci Fi & Cyberpunk tales
I write future noir with teeth.
Hi, I’m Steve Kelly, indie author of gritty sci-fi, neon-drenched cyberpunk, and punchy crime thrillers set in futures you’d never want to live in... but won’t want to leave.
If you're into Blade Runner grit, Altered Carbon twists, or Bosch-style detective work, welcome to your next obsession.
From rain-slicked streets and neural conspiracy (Detective Reign), to off-world policing and corporate sabotage (Colonial Transit Police), my stories blend the thrill of classic procedurals with the paranoia of a world owned by tech.
And if you’ve ever wondered whether your apps are listening...
Error: Human Not Found is your next digital nightmare.
my stories blend the thrill of classic procedurals with the paranoia of a world owned by tech.
New readers start here:
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Body Count – cyberpunk crime with a soul
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Error: Human Not Found – Black Mirror meets your browser history
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Welcome Neo Glendale and the world of Detective Reign
The city bleeds neon, and justice runs cold.
In the corporate-ruled sprawl of Neo Glendale, the law is whatever the highest bidder can afford. Neural implants track your every move. Drones patrol the skies. And behind every crime scene is a contract waiting to be signed.
But one man still believes in the badge.
Detective Michael Reign walks the rain-slicked streets armed with a paper notebook, stubborn instincts, and a growing list of enemies. While the system rots from the inside, Reign digs deeper—into murder cases that weren't meant to be solved, conspiracies that rewrite reality, and a city on the edge of control.
This is the world of Reign.
Gritty. Corrupt. Wired to explode.
Reign // Personal Log – Entry #001
“This city’s got memory issues. Good thing I don’t.”
They call it Neo Glendale. I call it what’s left.
A sprawl of steel, neon, and broken promises, where corporate loyalty is bought in bulk, justice is an optional extra, and no one remembers the last time it rained clean. Most cops gave up. Some cashed in. Me? I still carry a notebook. Pen and paper. Untraceable.
Every shift starts the same. A body in the gutter. A witness with wiped implants. A case they’d rather I dropped.
But I don’t let go.
Not when someone’s pulling the strings behind the badge.
Not when my partner’s next on the list.
Not when the system’s already failed too many.
Name’s Reign.
Detective. Old-school.
And I don’t do shutdowns.
Stories from the World of DETECTIVE REIGN
The badge is real. The rules are not.
On his first shift in Neo Glendale, rookie cop Michael Reign is thrown headfirst into a world where justice is automated, crime is scripted, and survival depends on instinct, not orders. Under the watch of veteran officer Williams, Reign learns fast, because there’s no second chance in a city owned by corporations and run by shadows.
When a routine patrol spirals into chaos, Reign must decide what kind of cop he really is.
Fast-paced, gritty, and razor-sharp. This is cyberpunk policing at street level.
Power. Loyalty. Blood.
In a city where corporations rule the streets and justice is just another commodity, Sonya Strong isn’t a hero, she’s a weapon. Cold, precise, and utterly loyal, she does the jobs no one else will touch. But loyalty has a price, and every contract leaves a mark. The Marker is a razor-sharp cyberpunk thriller of neon streets, corporate secrets, and the cost of survival. Perfect for fans of Blade Runner and The Expanse, this is the beginning of Sonya’s rise through the shadows.
Step into the rain. Follow the red. Meet Sonya Strong.
Plug in. Black out. Stay alive.
When a data broker turns up dead behind the Quantum Lotus Casino, Detectives Reign and Ross uncover a conspiracy rooted in the city’s most powerful tech: the Golden Phoenix system.
In neon-lit Neo Glendale, justice is fragile, trust is lethal, and minds can be hacked. With Founder's Day approaching, the detectives face assassins, corrupt cops, and corporate enforcers, all while hunting a killer who’s rewriting reality itself.
Classic grit meets cyberpunk paranoia in a race to shut down the system before it shuts them down.
COMING SOON
SURGE STATE - Cli-Fi Thriller
THE LAST HARVEST - Dectetive Reign Returns
THE ASSET - Sonya Strong's First Novel
