Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories

Maigret e il vecchio pittore    by Federico Bini
Price: $1.99 USD. 2440 words. Language: Italian. Published on December 23, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Maigret indaga in un piccolo paese nascosto nel cuore di Parigi. Imitazione di Simenon.
Chiamata radio per Nero Wolfe    by Federico Bini
Price: $0.99 USD. 3040 words. Language: Italian. Published on December 22, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Un'avventura del celebre investigatore, a imitazione di Rex Stout. C'è un delitto tradizionale, ma l'arma è decisamente insolita.
Sprinkle on a Memory    by Dean Wesley Smith
Price: $0.99 USD. 1710 words. Language: English. Published by WMG Publishing  on December 16, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Red sugar sparkles on white cookie icing. Blood drops on a snowdrift. Who would have thought that decorating Christmas cookies would remind him of a murder he had no real memory of doing, yet knew without a doubt he had done. A story by bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith of imagination, murder, and cookies.
The Bear Who Sang Opera    by Scott William Carter
Price: $2.99 USD. 8510 words. Language: English. Published by Flying Raven Press  on December 13, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

When a grizzly bear walks into your office, it's enough to get your attention. When that grizzly turns out to be an opera-singing, biological-robot hybrid claiming someone stole his singing voice, it begins one of the strangest cases of Dexter Duff's career. Originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction.
Natale in Noir    by P.A. Gardinali
Price: Free! 32490 words. Language: Italian. Published on December 12, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Dieci racconti per un Natale da Brivido di: Vito Bollettino, Sandrone Dazieri, Romano De Marco, Gianfranco Ferrari, Ida Ferrari, Paolo Franchini, Frank Gordon, Angelo Marenzana, Sam Stoner, Marco Vichi. A cura di Alessandra Buccheri e Paolo Gardinali.
Life Is Short    by K.M. Humphreys
Price: $0.99 USD. 2410 words. Language: English. Published on December 10, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Alex is getting ready for another boring work filled weekend. He ends up helping his brother solve a murder case involving some of Alex's co-workers. Insurance is a dangerous business.
Curtains    by Scott Nicholson
Price: $2.99 USD. 49490 words. Language: English. Published by Haunted Computer Books  on December 9, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

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Eleven tales of crime, misdemeanors, killers, and cold-hearted lovers from bestselling author Scott Nicholson. Includes award winner "Dog Person" as well as "Watermelon," "Dead Air," and other stories collected from Cemetery Dance, Crimewave, and other publications. Includes bonus stories from J.A. Konrath and Simon Wood.
Noisy Neighbor    by K.M. Humphreys
Price: $0.99 USD. 1570 words. Language: English. Published on December 6, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

(3.00 from 1 review)
A struggling writer's work is always interrupted by her neighbor playing his music too loud. When she finally gets up the courage to confront him, she finds him dead. Who killed the noisy neighbor?
Snow Angels    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $2.99 USD. 3650 words. Language: English. Published by WMG Publishing  on December 4, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Bobbert got his name from his little sister Sarah. He likes her okay. But she can be annoying, like when she wants to make snow angels at the Christmas tree farm. Bobbert wants to cut the tree himself. He has a knife, but Dad won’t let him near the trees. Bobbert has to watch Sarah. That’s when he learns how important knives can be… Includes complete bonus story, "The Taste of Miracles."
Whispers From The Darkside    by William Meikle
Price: $2.99 USD. 78860 words. Language: English. Published by Generation Next  on December 2, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

A collection of 11 stories from the Master of Pulp. See why William Meikle is a best selling author.