Pretty Girls Don't Do Murder

Pretty Girls Don't Do Murder" is a genre-bending, visceral exploration of identity, power, and survival in a world teetering on the edge of oblivion. In this groundbreaking novel by contemporary Afrofuturism author T. Aaron Cisco (Teleportality, Nowhere Sleeping, Black Nerd Blue Box, The Land of Bone Trilogy), three seemingly separate, yet thematically connected, narratives weave together to create a story that is as thought-provoking as it is thrilling.

Onyx, a woman haunted by the monsters within her-both literal and metaphorical. Transformed by a sinister virus engineered to wipe out specific ethnic groups, Onyx fights not only the forces seeking to eradicate her, but also the darker impulses rising inside. As she struggles for control, her journey unfolds into a powerful allegory of self-discovery and resistance against systemic hatred.

Dallas is a skilled markswoman betrayed and preyed upon by a salacious gambler, who finds power, freedom, and vengeance in in the first decade of the 1900s. Her story is told entirely through letters to her beloved Aunt, exploring how even forgotten legacies are forged through blood and fire.

The tale of Dextra Mortis is a Medieval Epic Poem telling the fabled origins behind the legendary figure of ignoble birth, who rises to challenge life, death, and everything in between. In a society that commodifies humanity itself, Dextra's journey is a harrowing reflection on the price of existence and the fight for a greater cause.

As these three narratives converge, "Pretty Girls Don't Do Murder" transcends traditional genre boundaries, merging science fiction, horror, fantasy, historical fiction, and Afrofuturism into a powerful and unapologetic saga fronted by three unrelentingly, unapologetically strong women. Brutal, beautiful, and utterly unforgettable, "Pretty Girls Don't Do Murder" is an intricately crafted tale that will leave readers questioning the nature of survival, power, and the monsters that lurk within us all.

From the acclaimed mind of T. Aaron Cisco, this is Afrofuturism at its most raw and profound-a must-read for fans of genre-defying fiction and stories that linger long after the last page is turned.