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I'm Theolonious Monk
T. Monk is a self published author with a passion for storytelling. He’s a native of Harlem, NY that now resides upstate in Middletown, NY.
He found his love for creative writing while in federal prison with a twenty year sentence to do. Now with his honed skill he brings a mixture of urban grit with mainstream highlights. The perfect combination.
Collection of Theolonious Monk
Hitters (Killer DNA)
In 2008 Tavis Jackson lost a wife, and Christina Jackson lost a mother to a horrific crime. She was assassinated. Now both father and daughter seek revenge, but the hunt to find the proficient, illusive hitter is proving to be nearly impossible, even with the assistance of a federal agent who is a friend of the family. But when all hope was lost the silver lining around the dark cloud appeared, and now Christina has the opportunity to exact her revenge…If everything goes as planned.
When it’s predator vs predator someone has to die.
Karma (Love And Loyalty)
Niomi is happily married to the love of her life, Juilius Daniel. But happiness was hard to find in her youth. She was a tough girl with a host of tormentors that tried to break her down. But she survived their best attempts to destroy her. But in her adult years those that played a major part in her abuse began dropping off. Then two ghosts from her past resurfaced to seek revenge in the form of murder. Now Julius must protect his wife by eliminating the threats. But is he able to? And at what cost?
JUSTICE
(The Forever Cycle)
Zig, from the God Squad, gave petty criminals, Drama and Man Man, drugs on consignment but when it was time to pay up they went MIA. While the God Squad tried to locate the boys so they could distribute their brand of justice, Zig and Wonderful were in the Galleria Mall when Zig spotted stickup kids on his tail. Wonderful and Zig led the group into a trap and left two dead, one alive. The survivor swore to avenge his fallen comrades. Unbeknownst to Zig and Wonderful they’re prey, and the predators are too close for comfort.
Warfare
(Chess Not Checkers)
Unbeknownst to Wonderful and Zig they are still Kimesha and Sue’s quarry. The enemies within. But before the women restarted their mission, Wonderful, Zig and Out kill two men from a major New York City drug distribution organization. Now they’re in a race to find out who their new enemies are before their new enemies find out who they are first.When Wonderful and Zig found out who their opposition is they decide that heart would not be enough to win a war against such a powerful adversary. So they play chess instead of checkers.But with their opposition having more money, more muscle, and more strings to pull than them, is intelligence going to be enough for survival?
On The Run
(Boy Meets Girl)
James and Beatrice are opposites that weren’t met to be but fate had other plans for them. The age old game of cat and mouse ensued after their first meeting. A persistent James eventually broke through Beatrice’s hard to crack shell and a relationship sparked, a bond was forged, and soulmates found one another. To test unconditional love James revealed his dark side to her, that he was a contract killer.
On The Run 2
During a night out on the town all the fun ended when Beatrice’s brother was murdered during a nightclub brawl by two assassins. James choose his wife and broke his contractor’s rule about revenge, by helping her track down and assassinate her brother’s killers. Unfortunately the assassins’ contractor demanded justice, and James and Beatrice find themselves being hunted by a group of proficient assassins.
Forbidden Fruit
(Sweetest Temptation)
Homicide detectives Danny Brown and Jack Bradshaw has a troubling case fall in their laps: A killer that completely sanitizes the crime scene is their quarry. With no evidence, no suspects, and no leads the detectives investigate a cold case in the making. During their investigation they learned of homicides outside of their jurisdiction with facts that matched their case.
NOW the detectives are trying to figure out if their quarry is a serial killer, or a proficient assassin?
Handcuffs or Caskets
Forbidden Fruit are now the hunted but are not prey. They were captured on hidden camera killing one of their victims, a major narcotics distributor. Now members of his organization are seeking revenge. Detectives Brown and Bradshaw are still in the dark but they finally found fine breadcrumbs to follow that could possibly lead them to the killer. With gagsters on one side and the law on the other, Forbidden Fruit are boxed in. Or are they.
SHH (The Origin)
At the tender age of ten, Patrick Hanford’s father and older brother lost their lives in a standoff against the police. A high ranking member of the New York City mob, turned informant, coined Fingers, was the reason for their deaths. Knowing the goal, Patrick trained hard as the years passed so that he could become a proficient assassin and one day exact his revenge on Fingers.
Assassinations
James and Beatrice are opposites that weren’t meant to be but fate had other plans for them. The age old game of cat and mouse ensued after their first meeting. A persistent James eventually broke through Beatrice’s hard to crack shell and a relationship sparked, a bond was forged, and soulmates found one another.
To test unconditional love James revealed his dark side to her, that he’s a contract killer. Can love survive such a secret?
theolonious.monk
Shaka, Urban fiction thriller author. Location is upstate, Middletown, NY.
