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Gray in the City
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| Author | R.L. Akers |
| Narrator | Marcus Freeman |
| Series | The Files of Gray Gaynes |
| Genre | Murder mystery |
| Published | October 15, 2025 |
| Media type | Print (paperback), audiobook, e-book |
| Length | 10 chapters 166 pages 17,370 words |
| Retailers | Author's store, Amazon.com, etc. |
Gray in the City is an anthology of murder mystery novellas by R.L. Akers, encompassing the entirety of eponymous protagonist Gray Gaynes' story arc as an NYPD detective. The anthology contains the first six novellas (#1-6) from the Files of Gray Gaynes series as well as two exclusive short stories, available only in this edition. Gray in the City was published on October 15, 2025.
An audiobook production of the first half of Gray in the City is currently in production, to be performed by narrator Marcus Freeman.
Stories
The print and e-book editions of the anthology contain:
- Gray Tones: The Case of the Elevator Slaying
- Gray Area: The Case of the Hellhound Homicide
- Old Gray: The Case of the Cold-Blooded Cremation
- Gray Matter; The Case of the Autonomous Assassination
- Gray Rose: The Return of the Mad Batter
- Fade to Gray: The Fate of the Vengeful Victim
Additional material includes a timeline of Gray's life and a two-chapter preview of Gray Dawn.
The first audiobook edition of the anthology contains only the first three novellas (#1-3) and "Black & White." A second audiobook anthology containing the remaining stories is planned for after the individual audiobook editions of those stories have been produced. Both anthology audiobooks bear the name Gray in the City and are distinguished as #1-3 vs. #4-6.
