Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories

Fragile Destiny: Watching Over Grace    by Just Believe Corporation
Price: $4.99 USD. 27690 words. Language: English. Published on June 18, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

For Bria, the Jordan family reunion was just the medicine she needed to mend her emotional bruises. The four Jordan sisters, Pearl, Gabriela, Grace and Faith had not seen each other since the death of their Mother many years ago. Taking her twins, Sam and Anna to meet her family, Bria desparately longed to make a connection like the one she felt when she was a child growing up with her sisters. B
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
Collected Dick Sleuth Mysteries - Tasmania's No. 1 Detective    by Paul Morrison
Price: $3.99 USD. 146630 words. Language: Commonwealth English. Published on June 13, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

This detective story collection is mainly set in Tasmania and brings to life a most original detective whose unorthodoxical and bizarre actions leads to impressive results. The stories and events of the funny and lively Tasmania’s No. 1 Detective treats mystery and danger with a humour that is proper from a Tasmanian , and defies the crude logician to try to solve these cases in any other way.
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.
Mystery Underground #2: Frightening Florida    by David Anthony
Price: $3.99 USD. 25240 words. Language: English. Published on June 10, 2013. Fiction » Children’s books » Monsters.

READERS BEWARE! This book is not for the squeamish or faint of heart. Put it away immediately if you are easily frightened. This book contains thirteen terrifying tales set around the state of Florida. Within them you will encounter skunk apes, gatormen, vampires, and other mysterious creatures of legend.
Deadlier Than The Male    by Mike Crowson
Price: $0.99 USD. 36160 words. Language: English. Published on June 6, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Crime Short Stories - A man drowned in a locked bathroom; a serial killer where every murder looked like an accident; a carefully planned illusion; a perfect robbery with a tiny flaw; two slightly less than perfect alibis and two women scorned – are all part of a collection of lightweight but entertaining mysteries about a mixed race female detective much deadlier than the male of the species.
Sixes and Eights    by Jamel DuBois
Price: $4.99 USD. 39170 words. Language: English. Published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing  on June 2, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

Author Jamel DuBois creates crime stories, soft and hard, displaying a range of situations wherein people find themselves in trouble with society and the law.
The Devious Kind    by Clint Westgard
Price: $0.99 USD. 20090 words. Language: English. Published by Lost Quarter Books  on June 2, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural.

A body has been discovered in a coulee just as a spring snowstorm threatens a small town on the Canadian prairies. The blizzard leaves Constable Martin Thomas alone to discover what happened to dead woman. Complicating matters is the fact that none of the locals trust him and they all seem to have secrets to hide. A short story.
The Curse of the Gorgon    by Thomas Carpenter
Price: $0.99 USD. 26250 words. Language: English. Published on June 1, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.

When the Magistrate of the Rhakotis District must solve a dubious crime involving a wretched family of Alexandrian nobility without the help of Heron—the greatest inventor the city has ever known—he learns the true horror of family curses.
Katie and the Case of the Missing Dinosaur Bones    by P. Katherine Barkley
Price: $0.99 USD. 24790 words. Language: English. Published on May 30, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

Katie solved a mystery once for the Greenborough Museum, and now they're calling on her detective skills once again. The biggest find in dinosaur history is going missing, piece by piece, and no one can figure out how! It looks like an inside job, but can Katie get enough evidence together before the crook skips town with the bones?