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Masquerade at One Thousand Feet (A Gray Ghost Mystery (Short Story))    by J. Kent Holloway
Price: $0.99 USD. 8500 words. Language: English. Published by Seven Realms Publishing on June 18, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

(5.00 from 1 review)
A zeppelin. An art thief. A murder on a trans-Atlantic flight. A murder committed on a trans-Atlantic Zeppelin flight is linked to an infamous art thief. The flight's security officer calls for art acquisitions facilitator Tobias Cooper to use his skills of observation and detection to delve into the dark secrets of other passengers to crack the case. [NOTE: This is a short story]
Tug-of-War    by Claire A Murray
Price: $0.99 USD. 5110 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

When therapist Marlana accepts a difficult case from her mentor, Dr. Whitney, she's faced with a possible dual personality: Robert/Carol. Marlana struggles with her feelings. What if, in helping Robert/Carol, she discovers one of them is the murderer? As Marlana helps Robert delve deeper into his memory, he reveals his goal: "I want my life back." She knows now that she must forge ahead.
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.

(3.00 from 1 review)
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.
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.
Nothing Man    by Marc Lowe
Price: $0.99 USD. 23680 words. Language: English. Published on May 8, 2013. Fiction » Literary collections » American / General.

Nothing Man is the follow-up to Marc Lowe's collection, "Sui Generis" and Other Fictions (2010, ISMs Press). "Lowe’s stories hack body and mind apart and sometimes put them back together in a new way. They disrupt comfortable logic and expectation with a Surrealist-infused Gothic prose tinged with hints of Borges and Poe." Rob Stephenson, author of Passes Through
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 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.
Full Fathom Five - The Homicide Files (A Lincoln Munroe Novella, #1)    by Harrison Drake
Price: $2.99 USD. 19500 words. Language: English. Published on October 28, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural.

Breaking in a new partner is the least of Detective Lincoln Munroe’s worries – the body of a scuba diver has been found in a century-old shipwreck under a hundred feet of cold, treacherous water. When all signs point to murder, Lincoln is forced to dust off his scuba gear and investigate a crime scene like no other.
Thorns and Roses    by Arthur Frank
Price: $1.49 USD. 52030 words. Language: English. Published on March 10, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

a collection of short stories written for varoious writers ortganizations over time. They include mysteries , thrillers, scirnce fiction and general fiction stories All rthe stories are within the normal limits set by writers organizations, being between three thousand and seven thousaand words.