Crime. Chrome. Cliffhangers.
Derek Scarzella writes genre fiction with the pedal down: mob crime, high-octane sci-fi, and supernatural romance with teeth.
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Velocity Hunters: 2090
The year is 2090, and freedom of movement is a thing of the past. Donnie Corsair—alias the Night Runner—and his crew of speed junkies are thrust into a high-stakes conspiracy engineered by corrupt mega-corporations to ignite war across the New United Federal States.
Now, their illegal cars are the people's best defense. What began as an underground street race spirals into a full-blown crisis involving prototype weapons, rogue AIs, and high-speed terror tearing through the neon-lit streets of Neo Los Angeles.
Caught between the desire for freedom and the safety of his family, Donnie must choose: walk away, or rise up. As the lines blur between rebellion and survival, the story explores sacrifice, loyalty, and the price of autonomy in a world where speed is the only way out.
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KNUCKLE CRACK BONE
In 2008, everything fell apart. The Great Recession sunk its teeth into the nation, and even the Mafia was starting to feel the crunch. Rossi Zambrotta was born into a D.C. family with a legacy of violence. Trapped in the cycle, all he knows is how to be a good soldier on the streets. Griffon Benetti got wrapped up with Rossi’s crew because the money was easy to make and the punches were easy to throw. Rino Costa was looking for purpose after losing himself. All three are close friends surrounded by money, sex, drugs, and too much blood. When they are pushed over the limit, they need to decide whether to stay in the life or make a run for it. The only way out? One last score. The prize? The mother of all paydays. The cost? Betraying their boss, the head of the family, whose affection was paid for with pain. If they make it out, they will have sweet freedom. If they don’t, the only guarantee is a fate worse than death.
The Vicious Game: A Novel
The year is 2005. Hip Hop is an exploding cultural force, and Tyrell Williams wants to make it as a rapper so bad he can feel it in his bones. Too bad it’s hard to get street cred when you live with your grandparents. Reggie is his longtime friend and an up-and-coming drug dealer in Washington, D.C. He thinks Tyrell has what it takes to make it as a star. Together, they are going to go on a tour of the D.C. streets, where drugs, sex, and violence are just a heartbeat away. Carlos “The Dragon” Fuentes is an MS-13 enforcer brought down from New York to manage distribution deals that have gone bad. Maria, his wife, knows about his past and was eager to move to D.C. with their young son, but only because she thinks Carlos is going to turn away from street life. With unforgiving masters to please and a young family to protect, this may be Carlos’s last chance to hold onto what little balance he can and—somehow, some way—start over. Tyrell and Carlos are playing the game from different sides, but they will face the same temptations and demons, and ultimately learn the worst lesson of all: Your life isn’t the highest price you can pay on the streets.
MEET DEREK
Derek Scarzella is a writer who works and lives in the Washington, D.C. area. Over the course of his life, he has worked as a car salesman (where he had a car stolen from him), a security guard (where he saved a building from exploding), and at a comic shop, a software company, and an advanced manufacturing company.
During his college years, Derek was in the band Afro Sheen Explosion, a No Wave group that played in and around the D.C. area. He went to college at the University of Maryland, where he received a degree in English literature. He is currently the publisher of Action A Go Go, an online portal for entertainment news. He has written three novels, The Vicious Game, Knuckle Crack Bone, and Velocity Hunters: 2090. He is currently working on a slew of new projects across different genres.
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