Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories

Tall Tales Twin-Pack, Mysteries    by Cathy Spencer
Price: $2.99 USD. 7740 words. Language: English. Published on May 25, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Two mysterious short stories. In "The House on Cliffside," Colonel Booth fears his doctor is spending too much time with Booth's wife. When her body is found at the foot of a cliff, he knows it isn't an accident - but he can't prove it. "In the Playground," originally published by Suspense Magazine, is a thriller about a suspicious stranger who watches children playing in a park one evening.
Heroics    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $2.99 USD. 8770 words. Language: English. Published by WMG Publishing  on May 24, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Maxwell Scobel writes about heroes for a living. He studies them, imagines them, imagines being them. But when a routine drive turns into a fight for his life—and the life of his soon-to-be-adopted three-year-old daughter—he must rise to the occasion. Or lose everything he never knew he held dear. Voted One of the Top Ten stories of the year by Ellery Queen Mystery Magaine readers.
Tides Inn - A British Pub Mystery Novellette    by Bill Wilke
Price: Free! 14250 words. Language: English. Published on May 23, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
A brain-stretching mystery. A unique British pub. Isolated on the end of a rocky peninsula. Cut off by high tide. Eight people trapped in the pub. One person murdered. Seven people with motives. Zero people with opportunity. Who did it? How did they do it? A charming, classical, old-fashioned "whodunit" that will delight Agatha Christie enthusiasts everywhere.
Monster Hunt: A Monster Love short story    by Emari Valdicar
Price: Free! 3370 words. Language: American English. Published on May 23, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Detective Jon Malik was found dead. He left clues as to who or what he was tracking down...A must read for Monster Love fans!
Spending Money    by Ken Hattaway
Price: Free! 14390 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

All his life Alan Johnson has been obsessed with writing. After his agent lands him a speaking engagement in Las Vegas, he hopes to connect with his muse and complete his breakout novel. Soon he's drawn into the recent murder of an exotic dancer. At the same time, an enterprising redhead goes into the revenge business and decreases the odds of her victims making it home alive.
Smoker - A Boone Butters Adventure    by Scott S. Phillips
Price: $0.99 USD. 10720 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

In the third Boone Butters crime story, the big man Boone journeys to Hollywood to help his old friend Burt shoot his latest adult film. Burt’s producer has been causing trouble, and it’s up to Boone to keep the guy in check. Surrounded by naughty actresses, wannabe studs, and his faithful sidekick Shandi, Boone’s about to learn that bigger trouble is headed his way — and it’s carrying a gun.
Once Every Year: A Time Travel Story    by Stephanie Writt
Price: $2.99 USD. 5860 words. Language: English. Published by Wayne Press on May 18, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

(Sci-Fi) - On the same day and time every year, an unknown something transports Miguel to a small white room. Miguel’s passion to learn why turns to obsession when a man appears and murders Miguel’s wife and unborn son. Then disappears. Left to take the blame, Miguel frantically works to right the wrong done to his family... and discover the reason for his annual visit to the white room.
Morgue of the Living    by Eduard Joseph
Price: Free! 5090 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2013. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Thriller and Suspense.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
A morgue is a scary place to most people. Most of us associate it with death and macabre things. But the only thing worse than a morgue is waking up in a morgue with no way out.
He Fell From Golden Gate: A Golden Gate Mystery    by Stephanie Writt
Price: $2.99 USD. 3940 words. Language: English. Published by Wayne Press on May 16, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.

(Mystery) - Two requests. Two payments. How far will two fathers go to protect their daughters? In an act of desperation, Leonard must face a vengeful father and his own shadowed soul to save the future of his family.
Katie and the Mystery of the Vampire    by P. Katherine Barkley
Price: $0.99 USD. 24470 words. Language: English. Published on May 16, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

It's Carl's birthday, and Katie has promised to help him with his school report on the history of vampire mythology. But their research gets interrupted when Carl's history teacher turns up dead. He appears to have been killed by an actual vampire. Can Katie prove that vampires don't exist in her first ever murder mystery?