Ann Crow is an urban fantasy noir mystery author drawn to the darker side of storytelling. Their work blends classic detective fiction with supernatural elements, creating layered narratives where danger, mystery, and the unknown collide.

Through the P.I.R. series, Crow introduces readers to a world of investigations steeped in shadow—where every case uncovers more than just the truth, and every answer comes at a cost. With a focus on atmosphere, character-driven tension, and morally complex choices, their stories capture the grit of noir with a supernatural twist.

When not writing, Crow continues to build immersive worlds and explore the blurred lines between light and darkness, always asking one question: what hides beneath the surface?

Obsidian Vendetta

Avril Florez doesn’t believe in happy endings—especially not her own.

A half-fae detective for Fort Worth’s Paranormal Investigation & Registration department, Avril is ordered to do the unthinkable: prove the city’s Master Vampire innocent of murder… or be the one to execute him for going rogue.

The evidence doesn’t add up. The system doesn’t care. And the vampire at the center of it all might be the one person who sees Avril without glamor—or lies.

As political pressure mounts and secrets claw their way into the light, Avril must choose between justice and obedience in a city where favors are paid in blood and loyalty can be fatal.

Thank Goddess she doesn’t believe in relationships in the first place. After all, everyone who pretends to love you leaves in the end.

A P.I.R. novel from Ann Crow out April 14, 2026
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Amber and Ashes

Blaze's story

In the bustling heart of the Prime Plane, where Folk and mortals coexist under the watchful eye of the Folk Magistrate of P.I.R., Blaze, a fire Efreet, carves out her sanctuary. Her bar, Heresy, is a bold statement of independence—her escape from her father’s court and the suffocating politics of her kind. But when the body of her employee and fellow genie, Rodman Borrero, is discovered, Blaze's hard-won peace is shattered.

Accused of conspiring with a rebel movement to overthrow the genie-controlling Board, Blaze finds herself at the center of a dangerous mystery. As whispers of betrayal and rebellion swirl, Blaze must navigate a labyrinth of political intrigue, supernatural secrets, and deadly truths. With enemies lurking in the shadows and alliances fraying, she must uncover the real culprit before the flames of suspicion consume her—and everything she’s built.

Amber and Ashes is a gripping urban fantasy noir where magic collides with mystery, and loyalty is tested at every turn.

In a city where secrets burn brighter than neon lights, Blaze must clear her name, protect her bar and people, and unearth a rebellion that could ignite the world in Amber and Ashes. 

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False Emerald

Completed story

Meet Cillin — an orc with a purple mohawk, a knack for sorting other people’s secrets, and exactly zero experience in underground fighting… despite what her P.I.R. application might say.

When a deadly hit puts a wolf shifter’s life on the line, Fort Worth’s Paranormal Investigation & Registration HQ is short on detectives — so the Sector Chief drags Cillin out of the evidence basement and throws her into the fight ring she lied about knowing. Now she’s got to bluff her way through the city’s brutal underground matches to flush out a killer — without blowing her cover, or her teeth.

Good thing she’s got Avril — her best friend, sparring partner, and the only person who knows how deep Cillin’s lies go. Between fake street cred, real bruised knuckles, and a hitman who won’t stay in the shadows, False Emerald is a gritty dive into the hidden corners of Fort Worth’s supernatural underbelly.

 False Emerald is my newest P.I.R. serial: urban fantasy noir, orcs and shifters, reluctant detectives, found family — and a fight to keep the truth from punching back.

Are you ready to step into the ring with Cillin? 

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Completed story

Avril's novella between books 1 and 2. 

Who thought dating a vampire would be so hard?

Follow our badass Paranormal Investigation and Registration detective as she learns how to date for the first time in her life, deal with a stalker, and forced leave from her job. Explore more of the P.I.R. world and it's magic with this urban fantasy novella suspense. Avril is half human (Normal) and half Fae (Other), to other to be normal and not magical enough to be Other. Her only power or curse is that she can see through Other's glamor to who they are on the surface. 

In Obsidian Vendetta she began a relationship with the Master Vampire of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. Now he's instructing her on how to be a couple for the first time in her life.

If you would have told me I'd be in a real relationship, much less a relationship with a Master Vampire, I would have laughed in your face. Yet, here I am...

I've published the first in Talon's story on 5/11/23. 

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