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Cop Killer    by Alexis Kypridemos
Price: Free! 1860 words. Language: English. Published on June 16, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire.

During their pursuit of a bank robber, Detectives Tuggs' and Muerte's partnership comes to an abrupt end.
The Adventures of Heron    by Thomas Carpenter
Price: $3.99 USD. 53270 words. Language: English. Published on June 15, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.

When the Magistrate of the Rhakotis District calls on Heron of Alexandria—the greatest inventor the city has ever known—to help him solve a series of crimes, he learns the unexpected value of the inventor's unique knowledge. Five Mysteries from Ancient Alexandria The Price of Numbers The Weight of Gold The Blood of the Gods The Virtues of Madness The Curse of the Gorgon
All Monsters are Men    by K.Z. Freeman
Price: Free! 1640 words. Language: British English. Published on June 15, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Leaving behind a trail of blood upon the snow is never a good thing.
Occupational Hazard    by Alexis Kypridemos
Price: Free! 1200 words. Language: English. Published on June 15, 2013. Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire.

Detective Richard "Dick" Tuggs finds that the job is beginning to get to his partner, David "Davie" Croquet.
Tell Me: a short story    by Zoe Sharp
Price: $1.55 USD. 7520 words. Language: British English. Published on June 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

In Tell Me CSI Grace McColl is called to the scene of a brutal attack on a young girl in a park. There Grace must not only gather evidence of the crime, but also coax information about her identity from the reluctant victim. But when the truth speaks, she listens. ‘Zoë Sharp is one of the sharpest, coolest, and most intriguing writers I know.’ New York Times Bestseller, Harlan Coben
Last Right: a short story    by Zoe Sharp
Price: $1.55 USD. 8750 words. Language: British English. Published on June 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

In Last Right a prodigal son, a vanished wife, and a dying patriarch combine in a tale of betrayal and revenge on the Mexican border. ‘Zoë Sharp is one of the sharpest, coolest, and most intriguing writers I know.’ New York Times Bestseller, Harlan Coben
Across The Broken Line: a Charlie Fox short story    by Zoe Sharp
Price: $1.55 USD. 12260 words. Language: British English. Published on June 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

In Across The Broken Line, we follow bodyguard Charlie Fox through a fragmented timescale of cross and double-cross as she fights to keep her principal alive – whoever that might be.
Truth And Lies: from the FOX FIVE Charlie Fox short story collection    by Zoe Sharp
Price: $3.11 USD. 17470 words. Language: British English. Published on June 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Truth And Lies puts all Charlie Fox’s skills and ingenuity to the test as she has to single-handedly extract a news team from a rapidly escalating war zone. At 12,000 words, it is almost a novella.
Off Duty: from the FOX FIVE Charlie Fox short story collection    by Zoe Sharp
Price: $1.55 USD. 8380 words. Language: British English. Published on June 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Off Duty finds Charlie Fox taking time away from her job in close protection after injury. She still finds trouble, even in an out-of-season health spa in the Catskill Mountains.
Served Cold: from the FOX FIVE Charlie Fox short story collection    by Zoe Sharp
Price: $1.55 USD. 11360 words. Language: British English. Published on June 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

A finalist for the CWA Short Story Dagger, Served Cold gives a downtrodden woman the chance to take centre stage – the mysterious Layla, with betrayal in her past and murder in her heart.