Dive into compelling stories
Explore the gritty, emotionally layered crime fiction from Larry L. Barrett. Our books are crafted to entertain, move, and challenge you, delving deep into themes of trauma, family, betrayal, and redemption. Discover stories that stay with you long after the last page.
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The 98 Day Takeover
The 98 Day Takeover is a transformational journey designed to help individuals reclaim their focus, reset their mindset, and take intentional control of their personal and professional lives. Over the course of 98 days, participants are guided through practical lessons, daily actions, and empowering reflections that inspire discipline, clarity, growth, and purpose. This experience is more than a challenge—it’s a commitment to becoming more focused, more confident, and more consistent in the areas that matter most. Whether you're working on your goals, your habits, your faith, or your future, the 98 Day Takeover helps you move from feeling stuck to taking charge.
Featured Releases
Journey through our latest and upcoming titles, exploring deep human experiences in urban settings.
The An American Recipe for Madness Trilogy is a dark, multigenerational crime saga set against the streets of Chicago, where trauma becomes legacy, silence becomes survival, and violence echoes across decades.
Beginning with An American Recipe for Madness: The VI-CAP Ghost, continuing through No Saints in Chicago: Blood Ties and Broken Promises, and ending with The Devil's Ledger: Final Reckoning. The trilogy follows a family marked by abuse, betrayal, fractured loyalties, and the devastating consequences of unresolved pain.
Raw, haunting, and emotionally powerful, this trilogy is a story of crime, consequence, and the long shadow of what families pass down when healing never comes.
An American Recipe for Madness
The VI-CAP Ghost
New Release.
Available May 15th, 2026!
The first book in the trilogy is a gritty tale of trauma and survival.
Welcome to the Hunt
The companion guide for true crime and mystery lovers. Use the guide to understand the principles and techniques of the VI-Cap Ghost—and learn how he became the most notorious and untraceable predator in the city’s shadows… the kind of legend detectives whisper about, because saying his name too loud feels like an invitation.
No Saints in Chicago
Blood Ties and Broken Promises
Available July 17th, 2026.
The second book in the trilogy explores family and betrayal.
The Devil's Ledger
Final Reckoning
Available August 21st, 2026
The third book in the trilogy deals with consequences and legacy.
Beyond the suspense
My stories explore why events happened, how trauma spreads, and what it takes to break the cycle. Each book is designed to make you think more deeply about the human condition and the power of redemption.
For the discerning reader
My books are for those who enjoy gritty, emotionally layered crime fiction with strong family drama and psychological depth. If you are drawn to stories about trauma, survival, betrayal, legacy, and redemption, and appreciate raw, thought-provoking narratives set in vibrant urban environments like Chicago, you've found your next read.
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