David Grant Urban is the author of the award-winning noir mystery/thriller “A Line Intersected” (2017, Fat Dog Books).

Urban’s second novel, a motorcycle adventure titled “A Road Wanting Wear,” is now available at any bookstore, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.

Each orb with flame and embers the Devil seared; above the screams he spoke thus: Malign me not, blind man, for I have made you see.

-Epigraph for “A Line Intersected”, 2017

“David Urban is a dark poet. With seductive grace and powerful prose, A Line Intersected transforms the postcard vistas of San Diego into a barren landscape of murder and betrayal. I suggest you start reading Intersected early in the day, because you won’t be able to sleep until you’ve finished this rollercoaster of a novel.”  – Tim Maleeny, bestselling author of Stealing the Dragon and JUMP

“David Grant Urban writes with grace and his prose offers the precision that readers long for when they read crime and investigation novels. The protagonist is a deeply wounded man and his quest for revenge comes across just so naturally to readers.” -Romuald Dzemo, Readers’ Favorite

“Great plot, great character development, skilled writing – this book has all of that…I’m ready to nominate this one for an Edgar Award.” – Don Houts, MenReadingBooks.com

“A dark story in many ways and utterly gripping…haunting, sad, a bit depressing, this is not a light read. It’s a story of revenge; of murder…very cleverly plotted.”-Wishing Shelf Awards

A blind man halted at a junction and compared by feel the two roads intersecting there. He thought, “The road well-worn and deeply rutted is surely the path of many. Therefore, I must choose the other, for the road wanting wear eases my steps and speeds my way.”

-Epigraph for “A Road Wanting Wear“, a novel by David Grant Urban. Now available at any bookstore, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.

“Quite masterful…” Kirkus Reviews

“A gritty and realistic piece of literary fiction” K.C. Finn, Readers’ Favorites

“Highly recommended” The Wishing Shelf

“Reminiscent of Jack Kerouac’s On The Road, Urban’s A Road Wanting Wear takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the Southwest as seen through the lens of four young men in search of themselves. Joni Marie Iraci, bestselling author.



Winner of the Firebird Award for Literary Fiction


David Grant Urban is on Goodreads.

Contact Dave at: Dave(at)davidgranturban.com