Where noir elegance meets neon decay, and every woman has something to hide.

Calastra—is a sprawling metropolis on the mystic exoplanet of Zaphoria. Beneath its shimmering skyline and historic towers lies a city built on secrets, sin, and seduction. Crime doesn’t hide in alleyways here—it lounges in parlours, sips spiked tea in Eastern Quarter teahouses, and signs deals in red lipstick behind velvet doors.

This is the world of Samantha Ashmore—private investigator, storyteller, and noir icon. Through her eyes, we navigate a city teeming with femme faashmore files, vengeful con artists, corrupt politicians, and seductive masterminds. Everyone here is chasing power, revenge, or redemption—and no one plays clean.

The Ashmore Files is a genre-blending tale where 1940s pulp detective fiction collides with cyberpunk aesthetics and mystic undercurrents. Think trench coats with hidden tech. Brothels with surveillance networks. Red-lit lounges filled with whispered betrayals. And at its core? A city that knows its own corruption but thrives in the dance of deception.

It’s a world where:

  • The rogues are always women—and always unforgettable.

  • Power is worn like perfume.

  • And justice is a custom job done in heels.

Welcome to Samantha Ashmore’s World.
Where the truth wears stockings, and the lies wear designer labels.

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  • Samantha Ashmore

    Detective. Enigma. Survivor. Samantha Ashmore walks the rain-slick streets of Calastra with elegance, grit, and a loaded sidearm. With blood-red nails and a black book of enemies, she doesn’t chase justice—she corners it. Her parents’ murder remains unsolved. But every case she takes brings her one clue closer.

    “The only thing sharper than her heels, is her mind.”

  • Ashley Valentine

    Samantha’s assistant, confidante, and possible partner in more ways than one. Ashley’s beauty is vintage Hollywood, but her mind is all spycraft. Master of disguises, voices, and a well-timed distraction. If Samantha is the sword, Ashley is the silk sheath—and knows how to use both.

    “Don’t let the blonde hair fool you, she’s the most dangerous thing in the room.”

  • Ryleigh Malone aka The Elegant Eye

    Media mogul. Seductress. Ex-lover. Ryleigh Malone built an empire from charm, ruthlessness, and buried secrets. Beneath her corporate chic exterior lies a woman obsessed—with power… and with bringing Samantha to her knees.

    “She doesn’t just watch the city, she owns the screens you’re watching it on.”

  • Chrystal Heartland aka Shadowheart

    By day, she's a goth bookshop queen. By night, Calastra's most elusive cat burglar. Chrystal leaves lipstick hearts at crime scenes, targeting the rich, the cruel, and the careless. Nobody knows who she works for. Some say she only works for herself.

    “She steals your secrets before you know you had them.”

    • Mckenzie Hayes aka The Harbinger

      Editor-in-chief by sunlight, assassin by moonlight. Mckenzie Hayes knows everyone’s secrets—and decides who pays for them. Her calling card? A green apple. Sometimes with a worm. Sometimes not. Either way, it’s never just a fruit.

      “The news is her alibi. The murder is her message.”

    • Stella Kline aka The Madame

      Long silver hair. A diamond anklet. A red dress slit to the hip. Stella is the queen of Calastra’s darkest desires. Once the wife of a “legit” businessman, she now rules The Velvet Fang and half the city’s secrets. Samantha is her obsession, and maybe her next prize.

      “She doesn’t run a brothel. She runs the underworld.”

    • Jasmine Casey aka Sapphire Shadow

      Jasmine doesn’t play their games—she watches from the rooftops. Owner of the Sapphire Ring and protector of The Quarter, she walks the line between elegance and danger. Her eyes see everything. Her loyalty belongs to no one. Not even Samantha.

      “Honor in the shadows. Silk over steel.”

    • District Attorney Carsons

      DA Carson is as unrelenting as she is immaculately composed. With a track record for prosecuting high-level corruption and gangland operators, she walks a delicate line between justice and realpolitik. She doesn’t blink at the existence of the underground networks—she knows better. But when lines are crossed, she strikes with precision. She’s known for her sharp intellect, high-profile convictions, and an open fondness for Ashley Valentine, though she keeps it professionally restrained.

    • Mayor Renee Nichols

      Mayor Nichols is an enigma in pearls. Fiercely intelligent, impeccably dressed, and always ten steps ahead, Nichols has maintained a careful balance of power within Calastra. She claims to run a clean office, but the truth is more nuanced. She sees Calastra as a breathing organism—sometimes you need to let the shadows play so the lights can stay on.

    • Detective Harvard "Harvey" Langton)

      Detective Langton is a cop from another era—tired, trench-coated, and partial to good shoes and strong coffee. He works the beats others avoid and carries too many secrets behind his half-lidded eyes. He's deeply aware of the city’s moral gray zones and chooses his battles carefully. He has a fascination with Samantha’s style, particularly her shoes, and it’s a quirk she expertly manipulates to get what she needs.

    • The Shark

      He’s old money dressed in new sins. The Shark built his empire on rigged odds and broken dreams. He lost Stella Klein once, and the grudge has metastasized into obsession. Though no longer part of any official criminal family, he commands immense influence through blackmail, insider trading, and silent partnerships with politicians and crime lords alike.

    • JD, "The Connection"

      If you want to know what the city’s breathing, JD already inhaled it. A ghost in the system, a whisper in the alleys, he’s the last thread of trust Samantha holds onto. His role? Information. Secrets. Access. Whether it’s a train manifest or the name of a killer-for-hire’s barber, JD can pull the file—provided the price is right or the reason matters.