Sloane

Description

Where lies seduce, and every truth comes at a price.

Sloane introduces readers to its namesake heroine, a dazzling and dangerous woman who sweeps into the fading resort town of Riders Bay with charm as sharp as her stilettos. Whether she’s beguiling hotel staff with tall tales, unsettling mob enforcers, or pulling an unassuming accountant into her orbit, Sloane thrives on secrets, manipulation, and control.

But Riders Bay is a place of crumbling facades—its hotels peeling, its elites clinging to influence, its workers just trying to survive—and Sloane knows exactly how to twist those cracks to her advantage. With wit, allure, and a dangerous gift for deception, she turns strangers into allies, friends into pawns, and enemies into stepping stones.

Nicholas Kurch blends noir sensibilities with biting humour and slow-burn suspense, crafting a story that is as unpredictable as its heroine. At once glamorous and gritty, Sloane asks: how much of her story is truth, and how much is just another game?

Highlights include:

• A femme fatale protagonist who spins elaborate fictions to survive—and to dominate.
• The atmospheric setting of Riders Bay, a once-thriving resort town now steeped in decline.
• A supporting cast of mobsters, misfits, and locals caught in Sloane’s shifting web of influence.
• Themes of manipulation, seduction, and the thin line between truth and performance.

Stylish, daring, and endlessly entertaining, Sloane is the opening chapter of a darkly witty series that proves some women don’t just walk into a room—they own it.

Written by Nicholas Kurch