Updated: 5/20/26
Legacy of the Crimson Wraith
Legacy of the Crimson Wraith is noir superhero web novel inspired by costumed crimefighters like Batman, the Shadow, and Green Hornet.
For over 80 years, the Crimson Wraith has fought crime in Titan City, defending the defenseless against such villains as the Blue Banshee, Queen Cleopatra, the Shadowmaster, Dr. Oblivion, and the Troubadour. But when a murder hits too close to home, he faces a case that he won’t be able to solve on his own.
Meet Gracie Chapel, a 23-year-old former teenage runaway who has survived the streets of Titan City relying on her wits and fists to handle whatever trouble might come her way. She never expected the Crimson Wraith to emerge from a cloud of smoke and rescue her, much less to need her help in return.
Together, they will dig through a mystery with roots going back decades…
Praise for the Crimson Wraith!
“An enthralling crime-fighting saga that focuses on the people behind the mask” – Kirkus Reviews
“This comic book-inspired plot is packed with complicated and enigmatic characters who bring to life the heart of the story.” – Self-Publishing Review
“A really fun take on this idea of superheroes who have existed for multiple decades.” – The Arkham Sessions
Table of Contents
From Kirkus Reviews
Foreword to Legacy of the Crimson Wraith
From “Nights of Justice: a Study of Titan City’s Crimson Wraith”
Part One
1: The Watcher in Red
2: Shadows at Sunset
3: Scream of the Blue Banshee
4: A Stranger in True Crime
5: Whispers from a Friend
6: Blood, Glass, and Ghost
7: The Hunger and the Hustle
8: What Price Justice?
9: The Wraith’s First Flight
10: Don’t Be Afraid
11: Return to Sunset
12: A Father’s Love
13: What is Lawful and What is Right
14: A Ghost, Freshly risen
15: Hancock’s Plan
16: You Cannot Kill Me Again
17: Fifteen Seconds
18: Defender of the Defenseless
19 The Other Side of Purgatory
Part Two
20: Miss Chapel
21: The Killer
22: Your Weirdo Pal in a Cape
23: The Convict
24: Bowling and Baloney
25: The Cook
26: Occupied Territory
20: Miss Chapel
21: The Killer
22: Your Weirdo Pal in a Cape
23: The Convict
24: Bowling and Baloney
25: The Cook
26: Occupied Territory
27: The Crusader
28: A Chance and a Choice
29: Faces in Old Photographs
30: Enter the Zephyr
31: Perspective Provided
32: A Seat at the Table
33: Unmasked
Part Three
34: The Wily Wisp
35: Into the Crypt
36: The Monte Cristo Code
37: A Lineage of Mask and Cloak
38: Trial of the Crimson Wraith
39: First Steps
40: The Silver Arrow of Lady Luna
41: To Know Things
42: The Return of Shadowmaster
43: The Weight of a Cape
44: In the Lair of Shadowmaster
45: Boxing with Shadows
46: Face-to-Face with Shadowmaster
47: When a Wraith Retires
48: A Matter of Grave Importance
49: Prison, Institution, or the Grave
50: The Playwright of Peril
51: Justice to be Served
52: Curtains for the Troubadour
53: Different Choices
54: Love Whispers
55: All for Love
Part Four
56: Shifting Seasons
57: The Psychedelic Torments of Doctor Oblivion
58: What Love Is
59: The Price of Silence
60: Seduced by the Mask
61: Killers of Different Kinds
62: Quoth the Raven
63: No Chance
64: Because of You
65: The Silverback
66: The Sepulchre
67: The Regent
68: Specter Second
69: The Noble Hero
70: How a Hero Dies
71: Crimson Wraith No More
72: Don’t Say That Word
73: Misery in Summertime
74: Born for This
75: Not the Only One
76: What’s the Point?
a noir superhero mystery











