The Phantom of Pitt Street: The Life, Crimes, and Scandal of Reginald Aubrey Doyle

By @Chris

In the grimy underbelly of 1910s Sydney, Reginald 'Reggie' Doyle, a hot-headed master conman and forger, carves his legend. Born into destitution, Reggie's nimble fingers and sharper wit allow him to dance through the shadows of Pitt Street, outsmarting coppers and rival gangs alike. But his audacious heists are not just for survival; they're a desperate, reckless bid to validate his existence, to prove his worth in a world that cast him aside. Each score, each forged document, is a scream against the deafening silence of his past, a futile attempt to fill the gaping void left by a family he barely knew. As his notoriety grows, so too does the attention of a hidden, far more dangerous organization, threatening to turn his personal war into a city-wide powder keg. Reggie's game of cat and mouse is about to become a fight for his very soul.

Rookie Revelations: Holy Homicide

By @Anji Ernest

Mid-Wilshire's newest recruit isn't your average rookie, but when seasoned officers John Nolan and Angela Lopez take her under their wing, the LAPD gets more than they bargained for. Jasmine 'Jas' Vance, an orphan raised in a strict, church-mandated group home, has spent her life learning to blend in. Thanks to anonymous donors, she attends an elite private school by day, but by night, she navigates the gritty reality of the streets with her hyper-protective boyfriend, Jonathan. When a routine patrol leads Jas and the veteran cop lineup straight to a murder scene inside her childhood parish, a web of dark money and high-society secrets unravels. With Nolan's optimistic guidance, Lopez's tough love, and Jonathan's reckless devotion, Jas must use her unique insider knowledge of the church's hidden financial empire to solve the case. To survive the precinct and the streets, she must expose the very holy figures who fed her—before they silence her permanently.