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|- | ! Author | ||
|https:// | | [[R.L. Akers]] | ||
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| | ! Narrator | ||
| [[Marcus Freeman]] | |||
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! Genre | |||
| Murder [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_fiction mystery] | |||
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! Published | |||
| April 19, 2017 – present | |||
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! Media type | |||
| Print (paperback), audiobook, e-book | |||
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! No. of books | |||
| 6 published (1 anthology), more forthcoming | |||
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! Retailers | |||
| [https://rlakers.square.site/shop/gray-gaynes/5IFIINL4RPAJEHNRAZYTDQU4 Author's store], [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753GS4LQ Amazon.com], [https://www.audiobooks.com/browse/books-in-series/115461944/gray-gaynes Audiobooks.com], etc. | |||
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'''The Files of Gray Gaynes''' is an ongoing murder mystery series by [[R.L. Akers]], which started with ''[[Gray Tones]]''. Major installments in the series consist of numbered [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novella novellas]. All Gray stories are written in past tense, from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narration#Omniscient_or_limited close third-person point of view] (with limited exceptions<ref>The short first chapter of Fade to Gray is a flashback written from the perspective of the as-yet unidentified Mad Batter serial killer.</ref><ref>The ''Gray in the City'' anthology and ''Gray Dawn'' both include excerpts from this wiki, which is of course written from an omniscient perspective.</ref>), and feature the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eponym eponymous] protagonist as the point-of-view character. To date, all major entries in the Gray Gaynes series have the word "Gray" in the title, while short story titles reference other colors. | '''The Files of Gray Gaynes''' is an ongoing murder mystery series by [[R.L. Akers]], which started with ''[[Gray Tones]]''. Major installments in the series consist of numbered [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novella novellas]. All Gray stories are written in past tense, from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narration#Omniscient_or_limited close third-person point of view] (with limited exceptions<ref>The short first chapter of Fade to Gray is a flashback written from the perspective of the as-yet unidentified Mad Batter serial killer.</ref><ref>The ''Gray in the City'' anthology and ''Gray Dawn'' both include excerpts from this wiki, which is of course written from an omniscient perspective.</ref>), and feature the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eponym eponymous] protagonist [[Gray Gaynes]] as the point-of-view character. To date, all major entries in the Gray Gaynes series have the word "Gray" in the title, while short story titles reference other colors. | ||
Given the short narrative length of each mystery, Akers has stated that each story arc will eventually be republished in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology anthology] format and include exclusive short stories. The first such anthology, ''[[Gray in the City]]'', encompasses all six of the novellas set in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City] during Gray Gaynes' career as an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department NYPD] detective (books #1-6). The forthcoming ''[[Gray Dawn]]'' (book #7) will pick up in a new locale with a largely new cast of supporting characters, albeit with a few cameos from old favorites. | Given the short narrative length of each mystery, Akers has stated that each story arc will eventually be republished in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology anthology] format and include exclusive short stories. The first such anthology, ''[[Gray in the City]]'', encompasses all six of the novellas set in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City] during Gray Gaynes' career as an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department NYPD] detective (books #1-6). The forthcoming ''[[Gray Dawn]]'' (book #7) will pick up in a new locale with a largely new cast of supporting characters, albeit with a few cameos from old favorites. | ||
Audiobook productions of Gray Gaynes stories are performed by narrator [[Marcus Freeman]]. | Audiobook productions of Gray Gaynes stories are performed by narrator [[Marcus Freeman]]. | ||
== Stories == | == Stories == | ||
< | === Gray in the City === | ||
# ''[[Gray Tones|Gray Tones: The Case of the Elevator Slaying]]'' (2017) | |||
# ''[[Gray Area|Gray Area: The Case of the Hellhound Homicide]]'' (2017) | |||
# ''[[Old Gray|Old Gray: The Case of the Cold-Blooded Cremation]]'' (2017) | |||
# ''[[Gray Matter|Gray Matter: The Case of the Autonomous Assassination]]'' (2018) | |||
# ''[[Gray Rose|Gray Rose: The Return of the Mad Batter]]'' (2018) | |||
# ''[[Fade to Gray|Fade to Gray: The Fate of the Vengeful Victim]]'' (2018) | |||
* [[Gray in the City|''Gray in the City'' anthology]] (2025), also includes exclusive short stories: | |||
** [[Black & White|"Black & White"]] | |||
** [[Rose-Colored Glasses|"Rose-Colored Glasses"]] | |||
=== Gray in the Dark === | |||
<ol start="7"> | |||
<li>''[[Gray Dawn]]'' (forthcoming)</li> | |||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
< | Major and recurring characters in the Gray Gaynes series include: | ||
</ | * '''NYPD personnel''' | ||
** [[Gray Gaynes]] (all stories) | |||
** [[Mack McMurphy|Patrick "Mack" McMurphy]] (books #1-6, RCG<ref name=":0">"Rose-Colored Glasses" (short story)</ref>) | |||
** Bobbi Falmer (books #1-6) - one of the precinct's "resident geeks" who assists Gray from time to time on technical matters | |||
** Hannah Goretti (books #2, #4-6) - one of the sergeants at Gray's precinct | |||
** Bannon Fortier (books #4-6) - Gray's superior, captain of the homicide squad at Gray's precinct | |||
* '''Others''' | |||
** [[Rose Moynihan]] (RCG<ref name=":0" />) | |||
** "Old Gray" Gaynes (books #3, #6, B&W<ref>"Black & White" (short story)</ref>) - Gray's father, a semi-reformed ex-con grifter whom Gray himself helped put in jail | |||
** [[Matty Di Buca]] (books #5-6) - Gray's nemesis and chief suspect for the Mad Batter murders | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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