Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories

Mrs Hudson's Case    by Laurie R. King
Price: $0.99 USD. 4640 words. Language: English. Published on November 28, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

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When Sherlock Holmes retired to the Sussex Downs, his long-time (and long-suffering) housekeeper, Mrs Hudson, went along to run his life. But when the house is invaded, shortly after his meeting with Miss Mary Russell, Mr Holmes refuses to turn his mind to the problem, leaving Mrs Hudson herself to solve the case.
Damien Loose, Episode 3 - Escape    by Robert Strasser
Price: $2.00 USD. 5570 words. Language: English. Published on May 5, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Episode 3 of a 10 part mystery serial. Damien Berchshire continues the hunt for his Uncle Edmund's killer. He manages to avoid death in a trailer park, gets the phone call he's been dreading from his globetrotting mother, and discovers he's being tailed. ESCAPE, continues Damien's humorous picaresque adventure through St. Louis as he tries to find a murderer before he's fired.
Ehrengraf for the Defense    by Lawrence Block
Price: $5.99 USD. 57240 words. Language: English. Published on June 12, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

These eleven stories constitute the complete case files to date of Martin Ehrengraf, the dapper little lawyer who never sees the inside of a courtroom because all his clients somehow turn out to be innocent. Introduced in Ellery Queen magazine, Ehrengraf is remarkably ingenious and resourceful, and will do anything—anything!—in a client's interest.
Fox Five: a Charlie Fox short story collection    by Zoe Sharp
Price: $4.59 USD. 38000 words. Language: British English. Published on April 30, 2013. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller.

FOX FIVE is a collection of stories by the highly acclaimed crime thriller writer, Zoë Sharp. All feature her ex-Special Forces soldier turned self-defence expert and bodyguard, Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Fox.
Damien Loose, Episode 4 - Comedy    by Robert Strasser
Price: $2.00 USD. 5710 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Episode 4 of 10. Damien enters the lions den. His search for a killer lands him in the one place on earth that banned him for life, the Lumiere Casino. Well, life is a long time. Inside, he finds an old friend and an old enemy. Things can either go bad, or they can go worse. The rollicking conclusion of season 1 of the Damien Loose serial.
Damien Loose, Episode 1 - Blood    by Robert Strasser
Price: $2.00 USD. 5760 words. Language: English. Published on April 2, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Episode 1 of a 10 part serial mystery. Damien Berchshire, husband, father, Englishman, wakes up to find his long lost Uncle Edmund dead on the front lawn. Has his past come back to haunt him? Probably, but don't worry, Damien has a plan.
Damien Loose, Episode 2 - Now What?    by Robert Strasser
Price: $2.00 USD. 6620 words. Language: English. Published on April 17, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

The 2nd episode of a 10 part mystery serial. The Berchshires found a body, now what? Well, dead uncle or no dead uncle, the mortgage has to be paid, so Damien heads back to work where Dr. "Mad King" George Bennett rules the lab. A mysterious call in the night get Damien a lunch with a possible killer. Damien goes west to ask an estranged friend for a favor.
The Falconer Files - Brief Cases 1 to 5    by Andrea Frazer
Price: $3.99 USD. 60060 words. Language: English. Published on November 2, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British.

The first volume of Brief Cases comprises short stories 1 to 5 : Love Me To Death, A Sidecar Named Expire, Battered to Death, Toxic Gossip and Driven To It, all of which are set in Market Darley. Detective Inspector Harry Falconer and Detective Sergeant Davey Carmichael face five suspicious deaths, the details of which they must unravel, before the perpetrators can be brought to justice.
Murder Comes in Threes    by Deb Baker
Price: $3.99 USD. 61110 words. Language: English. Published on October 26, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Sixty-six year old Gertie Johnson and cohorts Cora Mae and Kitty have a knack for stirring up trouble in what was once a quiet backwoods community in the heart of the Michigan Upper Peninsula. Three previously published humorous novella adventures in one edition: Murder Bites the Bullet Murder Trims the Tree Murder Begins at Home
Checkmate    by Adrienne Lockhart
Price: $0.99 USD. 3640 words. Language: English. Published on June 17, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Ever wonder what really goes on in retirement communities? Join Ethel and her neighbors at Shady Pines on a rip-roaring short story comedy adventure to discover just who has been filching everything from screens to spoons (and why), the ultimate allure of chess, and the power of glitter.