Known as the
master of urban suspense,
Roy Glenn began
writing his first novel Is
It a Crime, what he then called "a different type of love
story" in 1995. Unable to find a publisher he decided to start
his own publishing company Brittney Press Publishing and
released Is It a
Crime, which became a best seller and gave birth to the
popular character, Mike Black.
The novels that followed
which include,
MOB, Drug Related, Payback, Outlaw and In
A Cold Sweat, as
well as the recently released No
More Tears in the End the
seventh installment in The Mike Black Saga.
Roy is also a contributing author of Girls From da Hood and Around the Way Girls 4 and Gigolos Get Lonely Too. His other novels include Crime of Passion, Body of Evidence and Ulterior Motive feature the character, attorney Marcus Douglas.
Roy was born and raised in The Bronx and currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida where he is working on several projects including Commit To Violence, the next books in the Mike Black Saga. And Killing Them Softly, an erotic tale of murder.
As an associate publisher of Urban Books Glenn introduced the Urban Soul imprint in Summer of 2006.
Watch Video - Roy Glenn with author
Pat Tucker
Killing
Them Softly, An Erotic Tale of Murder
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Paperback: 270 pages
Publisher: Escapism Entertainment (November 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0982731612
ISBN-13: 978-0982731611
After his wife loses her baby and slips into a deep depression, Devin James realizes that nights that were once filled with great sexual experiences shared by two people who were desperately in love with each other, were now a distant memory. During a trip to Puerto Rico with Taye, Devin meets Avonte Petrocelli. She s a married woman with issues of her own. Her rich husband has a new blonde mistress and wants a divorce. It doesn t take long before the two begin a very steamy affair. Devin and Avonte become sexually involved with Qianna Patterson; a very beautiful, but unstable woman, fresh out of prison with a history of violence. When Taye makes Devin s life a living hell, they plan to murder her for the insurance money. Once the deadly deed is done, their real intentions come to the forefront, and the drama and murders begin.
Commit
To Violence
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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Escapism Entertainment (November 16, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0615317510
ISBN-13: 978-0615317519
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 2 inches
When long time associate, Kenny Lucas is assassinated, Mike Black orders Nick Simmons, who now runs his organization, to find the killers. And maybe Black will ask a few questions of himself. But Nick has problems of his own when he finds that Rain Robinson betrayed his trust and has set up a drug operation behind his back. When several of her dealers began getting robbed and murdered execution style, Rain had no choice; she had to go to Nick for help. Now that the police are on the case, Nick knows that he has to crush this before the cops tie the drug and the murders to Rain and do it before Black finds out what he's doing.
No More
Tears In The End
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Urban Trade Paper (June 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1601621620
ISBN-13: 978-1601621627
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
Following the death of Freeze, Mike Black and Bobby Ray are back in control of their organization, and it seems like old times. Black knows its time to get out of game before he loses somebody else close to him. But he hasn't taken his eye off the man he believes arranged the murder of his wife. His sleepless nights could only end when everybody involved in her death is dead. Black reflects on the key events in his life and how those decisions have shaped and changed him and he contemplates getting out of the game.
The police say that the death of Tatiana Phillips was just part of a robbery gone wrong and was probably related to drugs. End of story. Whether that's true or not, the Phillips family still wants to know who killed her. As a favor to the family, Nick Simmons agrees to look into the senseless murder. His investigation leads him to Loraine Robinson, a ride-or-die chick that's involved in a little bit of everything and its all bad.
Ulterior Motive
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Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Urban Soul (October 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1599830809
ISBN-13: 978-1599830803
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
Attorney Marcus Douglas is hired by Angela Pettybone an old college friend, who had just been questioned by the police in the death of Stephanie Covey, the wife of her boss Robert Covey. Angela admits to having an affair with Robert. Marcus realizes that there is more going on than a simple affair and a murder, when the body count rises and they all are connected to Angela and Robert. Now Marcus must unravel the twisted details, and keep his personal feelings for her from clouding his objectivity if he is going to keep his old friend from going to jail.
In a Cold
Sweat
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Urban Books (April 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1601620365
ISBN-13: 978-1601620361
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
Roy Glenn, the master of urban suspense, returns with his latest installment in the Mike Black saga. In this fast-paced, action-filled novel, we find underworld figure Mike Black still grieving after the brutal murder of his wife, Shy. Haunted by the fact that the people behind her death are still breathing, Black vows to find those responsible and deal with them accordingly. Can Black exact revenge and still be a father to his infant daughter? Can he keep her safe from the men who want to do to her'and to him'what they did to her mother? Find out in the pages of In a Cold Sweat.
Outlaw
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ISBN: 1893196763
Pub. Date: February 2007
Format: Paperback, 288pp
Publisher: Urban Books
Roy Glenn, the Master of Urban Suspense, returns with possibly his best novel to date Outlaw; a tale of money, power, love and betrayal. After settling some unfinished business, Mike Black finally returns to New York to retire and enjoy life. That is, until the police show up at his door, take him into custody, and chargehim for murder. His good friend and lieutenant, Freeze, is sure he knows who's really responsible for the murder, and during Mike's absence, takes the family to war. But a war's not what Mike needs. Mike needs for the real killer to be found. Now, it's up to an unlikely ally, Detective Kirkland, to find out who framed Mike Black for murder.
Crime of Passion
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ISBN: 1599830051
Pub. Date: October 2006
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 300pp
Publisher: Urban Books
Carmen Taylor demands justice for the murder of her sister. The police will not help her forcing her to rely on the man who aided the prime suspect escape conviction. That investigation leads the pair into a world of drugs, prostitution, money laundering, and murder that the police and the District Attorney seem unwilling to pursue. Was Carmen's sister's death a Crime of Passion?
Pay Back
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ISBN: 1893196372
Pub. Date: February 2006
Format: Paperback, 250pp
Publisher: Urban Books
Roy Glenn is back with Payback and continues to introduce us to unforgettable characters that immediately become real. The story begins with a long overdue visit to from Nick Simmons (Drug Related). However, before Nick has the chance to hook-up and reminisce with his old friend, the drama begins. Nick finally has the pleasure of meeting the lovely Shy. After a wild shootout at his club in the Bahamas, Mike Black's wife, Cassandra 'Shy' Sims, is kidnapped by South American drug dealers. Mike Black has to find his wife while fighting off a take-over attempt, and solve a murder with political implications, only to find that there is one man behind it all.
Gigolos Get Lonely
Too
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by Dwayne S. Joseph, Roy Glenn, Travis Hunter, Jihad
ISBN: 189319633X
Pub. Date: March 2006
Format: Paperback, 300pp
Publisher: Urban Books
Three men that have a way with the ladies struggle to keep their heads when each finds that love is more important than sex. It's a dream come true for. Carter's found the woman of his dreams and to keep her, he's all set to change his lifestyle as a gigolo. But all hell breaks loose when he agrees to meet Deanna for what he's decided is going to be his last appointment. Rick has to find a way to make it out the game, when he falls in April. Now he has to find a way to cut loose, Laura, Yvette and Vanessa. A threesome with two of the finest women in Atlanta. Forget the fact that he's married, or that the two willing women are his estranged sister-in-law and his wife's best friend. Vernon's just out to get his.
MOB
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ISBN: 097470251X
Pub. Date: December 2004
Format: Paperback, 304pp
Publisher: Urban Books
Travis Burns, a.k.a. Mr. Blue, Jackie Washington, a.k.a. Mr. White, and Ronnie Grier a.k.a. Mr. Green live by rules. The first and foremost of these rules is M.O.B. The rules have serviced them well in what they do to earn a living. They are a robbing crew, who operate under the protection of Mike Black's organization (Is It A Crime). They rob banks, grocery stores, jewelry stores, and anything else that they can hit quick and come away with a large return on their investment of time. They are organized, prepared, and over all else, disciplined. All college graduates and all victims of the corporate lay-offs and down sizing, they dress down- no flashy jewelry, no expensive car, nothing that will attract the attention of police and player haters. life is good until Travis meets Me'chelle Lawrence and falls in love. Now he has to chose between the money and loyalty to his friends and the woman he loves.
Is it a Crime
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ISBN: 0974363618
Pub. Date: December 2003
Format: Paperback, 280pp
Publisher: Urban Books
Is it a crime tells the story of Cassandra Sims, a woman involved in the drug business. Shy, as she is called, has a dual degree in management and marketing, so to her selling drugs is strictly business, never personal. That is until somebody tries to kill her. Mike Black saves her life and becomes her protector. As their relationship develops they solve the mystery of who's trying to kill her.
Drug Related
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ISBN: 0974702587
Pub. Date: April 2005
Format: Paperback, 296pp
Publisher: Urban Books
Drug Related is an intriguing, fast-paced journey of mystery and high-powered action. In his third novel, Roy Glenn returns us to the world he created in Is It A Crime, but introduces the reader to a new main character, Nick Simmons, a former Army special operations officer turned private investigator. Nick is hired by Mrs. Gabrielle Childers to find her missing brother, Jake Rollins. Mrs. Childers believes that her husband, Chilly, who is involved in the drug business, is in some way connected with his disappearance. The story begins with Nick being released on bail from police custody. Nick recounts for his lawyer, Wanda Moore (Is It A Crime), the events which lead him to be the only suspect in four drug related murders. Their conversations throughout the story also give Nick a chance to face the old demons he'd left ten years before.
Related Links
Roy Glenn Website
http://www.royglenn.net/
Roy Glenn on Urban Books.com
http://www.urbanbooks.net/royglenn.html
Urban Books on AALBC.com
http://writers.aalbc.com/urbanbooks.htm
Carl Weber on AALBC.com
http://aalbc.com/authors/carlweber.htm
