Murphy's Law    by Mark Souza
Price: Free! 5440 words. Language: English. Published on October 10, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.
(1.00 from 1 review)
It started at a smoky bar, a conversation with a beautiful woman, a night in her bed. Private Detective Murphy McEvoy can’t believe his luck. But for some, when things go too well, there is a reckoning, a balancing of the cosmic scales, and Murphy is one of those people.

El Perro Negro    by Mikel Santiago
Price: Free! 13100 words. Language: Spanish. Published on April 1, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.
(3.33 from 3 reviews)
El viejo soldado tiene una historia que contar. Una historia que comenzó en el horror de la Segunda Guerra Mundial pero que ahora viaja a través del tiempo, buscándole, reclamándole una vieja deuda. Paul, el joven enfermero del sanatorio, es su único amigo y confesor.

Ethics    by RD Le Coeur
Price: Free! 3450 words. Language: English. Published on January 22, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.
Revelations on a train journey.... An Intriguing short story & satire.

Betraying Nexus    by Richard L. Sanders
Price: Free! 9830 words. Language: English. Published on April 16, 2011. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy.
(5.00 from 7 reviews)
Jason works for Nexus, a secret vigilante organization. He’s a Mind Bender and can implant thoughts into the minds of others. He's both a prodigy and a rising star. But when he’s forced to take down an old friend and learns Nexus's darkest secret, he must ask himself what he believes in. And if it’s worth turning against the woman he loves.

The Pill    by Mike Jones
Price: Free! 2520 words. Language: English. Published on November 23, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.
A short story for adults. For some unknown reason lots of people are becoming addicted to drugs. Nobody seams to know why except one man. And the government... what are they doing about it?

Laundry Day (Short Mystery Story)    by Stacy Juba
Price: Free! 9150 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.
(4.33 from 6 reviews)
A short story by mystery author Stacy Juba. When Gregg accidentally discovers his neighbor's lingerie collection drip-drying in her shower, he stares in fascination at a scene that looks like laundry day at the whorehouse. After his neighbor is found dead - strangled with her own fishnet stocking - the next victim might even be closer to home. Approximately 2900 words, plus bonus excerpts.

Perfect Crime    by Jack Erickson
Price: Free! 11900 words. Language: English. Published on December 26, 2009. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
A San Francisco wife plots to murder her philandering husband by being in two places at one time. She commits the Perfect Crime -- and starts an exciting life with a sexy new boyfriend, living off her dead husband's generous life insurance policy. Until her doorbell rings one night . . . .

Canady Park    by Jeff Miller
Price: Free! 6510 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.
Computer programmer Kevin Landstreet thinks too much. He struggles to keep his shaky existence together under the burden of over-thinking. When his reality becomes a weird fantasy, Kevin must find his way back to normalcy. To do this he must pass through Canady Park.

La Isla de los Cien Ojos    by Mikel Santiago
Price: Free! 17220 words. Language: Spanish. Published on October 3, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.
(3.50 from 2 reviews)
Irlanda, principios de siglo. La tormenta ha arrastrado un viejo bote de salvamento hasta las playas del pequeño pueblo de Dowan. Un aristócrata y el doctor del pueblo se deciden a investigar un terrible secreto escrito sobre la madera de sus bancos...

The Black Stiletto's Autograph    by Raymond Benson
Price: Free! 4970 words. Language: English. Published on June 28, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.
A free short story "teaser" to Raymond Benson's upcoming thriller THE BLACK STILETTO (September 2011) from Oceanview Publishing. In 1958, the legendary vigilante crimefighter, the Black Stiletto, made an unnannounced appearance in a bar in New York City--and Joey, one lucky patron, obtained her autograph. But what else happened that fateful night, and how did it change Joey's life?