Noëlle McHenry
(Quasi)
Hobbyist - Author / Director / Digital Artist
About
My name is Noëlle McHenry (also known as Quasi-Detective) and I am a hobbyist fiction author with an interest in Floriography. Alongside my original fiction, I also create fanfiction, RPG Maker/Ren'Py projects, audio dramas, and I infrequently dabble in digital art.Site last updated on August 7, 2023. Works and information listed below may not be up to date beyond this time.
Portfolio
I have been creating since around 2011, though most of the early works are lost to time. Most of my works are made simply for personal enjoyment.
Original Fiction
This section documents notable original stories that I have written, most of which have been published on Smashwords or Amazon and/or have been listed on Goodreads. Click on a cover thumbnail to see links and information for its respective story. I have written more than what it documented here; see my Archive of Our Own page for other works.
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Don't Wake Me Up Just Yet
Katsaridaphilia
In the Name of Evil
Polarity
Ignore the Camera
The Downward Spiral of Adam Keir
Our Sick Obsessions
Last Game
Don't Wake Me Up Just Yet
Dr. Darcy Adair thought he was content with his life. After all, he was living with his beloved father and following in his footsteps, just like he'd always dreamed. But then, by chance, he reluctantly takes an insomniac patient by the name of Ansel Hunnisett. Despite Ansel's hatred of doctors and Darcy's nervousness to take a patient with such a distaste for people in his profession, the two immediately click, and next thing the doctor knows, he's sharing an apartment with the man.
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Katsaridaphilia
Katsaridaphilia (n) : an abnormal attraction to cockroaches.
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In the Name of Evil
Father Kain Akkerman never wanted to be a priest.
His faith in God and all things holy is and always was lacking. But for one reason or another, on a Sunday night in November of 1992, he finds himself preparing to exorcise a demon from a teenaged girl.
Working with a stranger, an angelic young priest named Jasper de Witte, he assumes it will be no more than a routine exorcism. But he soon learns to never underestimate the power of the devil's angels . . .
Will Fathers Akkerman and de Witte survive long enough to complete the exorcism, or will they become nothing more than the demon's mortal playthings?
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Polarity (Don't Be Bashful #1)
Australian artist Max Aleshire doesn't belong in Boston. The weather's too cold for him, as are the people. With only one friend, ex-girlfriend Stacey, he's become an introverted, socially paranoid recluse. He's convinced the loneliness and mundane routine are there to stay until Stacey dares him to make a friend online. By chance, he meets a handsome stranger: a writer named Cameron, with whom he has a lot in common. Inspired by this former introvert, Max attempts to open up and improve his life. First off, he lets Cameron in, certain that he's a good guy. After only a few days, he's surprised to discover that he might be developing feelings for this stranger—for another man!Little does Max realize, though, that there's a much darker side to Cameron. If love is blind, then Max might not see the danger he's in until it's too late. If he does, will he care?
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Ignore the Camera (Don't Be Bashful #2)
Val Kozel wants people to know him. That's why he started vlogging and doing live speed-runs. Working alongside best friend and fellow streamer, August, he works toward internet fame. It finally looks like his efforts won't be in vain; his speed-running is helping him build a name for himself. He couldn't be happier.For an early Halloween event, he and August take a request to play a seemingly childish indie game, known for the disappearances of its previous players. The only reason they accept is to debunk the rumors once and for all. What they don't realize is that might be easier said than done.Soon enough, Val regrets even having downloaded the game in the first place. In a matter of days, life as he knew it has fallen apart before his eyes. In fact, it might be about to end. Alas, his viewers are oblivious to his horror. Because it's Halloween, they all think it's no more than a dramatized event . . .
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The Downward Spiral of Adam Keir
A married man, 34-year-old Adam Keir lives in Chicago and works in a pawn shop with his best friend. On the side, he makes surreal videos. But recently, he's been the victim of a spell of artist's block. Neither his wife nor his friend are able to help get his creative juices flowing again, and he begins to lose hope in ever returning to his hobby.
Then, one day, he meets 19-year-old super-fan, Evangeline Thompson. Her support and apparent crush on him re-ignite his dwindling imagination, but his conflicted feelings about her growing obsession with him quickly twist it out of control. Not too soon after, he finds himself unable to tell what's real and what isn't. Just as he begins to think that things can't possibly get any worse, though, he begins to realize that Evangeline might not be wrong when she insists that her obsession with him is mutual . . .
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Our Sick Obsessions (Don't Be Bashful #3)
Max Aleshire and his lover, rich psychopathic serial killer Cameron Fenn, have been through difficult times. After a traumatic event and a severe head injury, Max’s mental state has started to unravel. Worried about him, Cameron suggests they get away from it all for a while. So, for the holidays, they travel to Switzerland together in an attempt to recover.But Cameron isn’t the only one with an interest in Max: Ash Sinclair, a rich auditor in Zürich on business, also has his eyes on the Aussie. He seems a lot nicer than Cameron, but Max learns too late that appearances can be deceiving.
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Last Game (Don't Be Bashful #4)
Soon to be eighteen, Ryder Scott lives in Syracuse, is a wannabe actor and coder, and is the son of a police officer. A year after the disappearances of his two favorite streamers and his favorite artist, there has been little police progress. No one is any closer to discovering who the culprit might be. Displeased, he decides to get to the bottom of it on his own.With reluctant help from his timid girlfriend, he attempts to figure out who’s behind the elusive indie game that connects the cases. But when he gets his answer, he realizes he might’ve dug too far―and unwittingly dug a grave or two.
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Game & Audio Drama
I have been making joke RPG Maker VX Ace games since around 2012-ish, but began taking two projects seriously in 2013. One of these two projects was never completed as it was too ambitious for my skill level at the time, but the second was completed (more or less) in 2016.Since then, I have had an interest in making more serious and ambitious projects in the engine, as well as experimenting with basic audio dramas and visual novels.
Justice in Unity
![Dear Alice]()
Dear Alice
![Through The Grapevine]()
Through The Grapevine
![Conversations Past Midnight]()
Conversations Past Midnight
![Justice in Unity: Redux]()
Justice in Unity: Redux
Dear Alice (The Grapevine #2)
It's me again. You haven't been answering my calls, so I'm just calling you again to make sure you're OK.
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Through The Grapevine (The Grapevine #3)
If you listen too closely through The Grapevine, you might just hear something you don't like.
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Conversations Past Midnight (The Grapevine #1)
Just an average episode of a late night talk show... or so it seems, until strange things begin happening, and the people on set find themselves trapped inside...
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