James C. Cornwallis: Payback Motel

By TwoBlunt Marley

Payback Motel

Case File #018 - A James Cornwallis Mystery

Kensley City doesn't forgive. Neither does James Cornwallis.

Still carrying bruises from his last case, twenty-year-old James is pulled deep into Red Spade territory-a gang whose shadows stretch across the city. When a boy named Luisito is beaten and nearly disappeared into their hands, James and his crew-Reggie, Nadi, and the unshakable Miss Del-launch a desperate fight to bring him back.

The trail leads to a decaying motel where reckoning waits. Outnumbered, unarmed, and stitched together with equal parts rage and restraint, James must walk the razor's edge between justice and revenge. One wrong step and he risks losing the fragile trust of the only allies he has left: his family, his foster brother, and the one cop he doesn't hate.

In a city painted with gang graffiti and haunted by unfinished wars, James learns that survival isn't enough. It's about loyalty, boundaries, and the price of stepping too far into the dark.

Payback Motel is a gripping noir mystery of bruised knuckles, smoky back rooms, and the fragile bonds that keep a fractured family from shattering. Fans of gritty, character-driven thrillers will find themselves locked in the fight until the very last page.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FNDT79MK
• ISBN13: 9798299230536
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"