The Rhondda Ripper    by gary dobbs
Price: $2.99 USD. 58740 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.
A killer on the loose. Mindless slaughter. Think you know the Jack the Ripper story? Think again. Police Inspector Frank Parade carries out his daily duties in Pontypridd, duties complicated by the presence of 500 members of Buffalo Bill Cody's touring Wild West Show, not to mention the thousands attending the show every day. A series of depraved murders quickly makes things even more compli

The Secrets of the Sibyl: a short story    by Nancy Adams
Price: $0.99 USD. 5930 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2012. Fiction » Historical » Ancient.
"The Secrets of the Sibyl" is a short Gothic tale set in the Roman world of 382 A.D. When her father buys a decaying villa on the wild, rocky coast of Cumae, city of the ancient Sibyline oracle, fourteen-year-old Cellina finds mysteries at every turn. Following the trail of a mysterious silver box, she uncovers the secret of a decades-old crime committed within the villa's crumbling walls.

From Mangia to Murder    by Caroline Mickelson
Price: $3.99 USD. 67880 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.
Little Italy, 1946 - Sophia Mancini would have enjoyed the grand opening celebration of her family’s private detective agency if the volatile chef at Vincenzo’s Ristorante had actually survived the meal. But before Sophia’s chilled spoon hit the spumoni, someone plunged a knife into Vincenzo’s back and the word on everyone’s lips went from mangia to murder.

Valuables    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $2.99 USD. 9780 words. Language: English. Published by WMG Publishing  on May 11, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.
For his entire life, Willard Harrison envied Mrs. Rose Grenlauer, but never more than now. Willard lost his arm, his wife, and everything he owned to the Yankees. Now the Yankees hold Memphis, and he can’t do anything. Except think of Mrs. Rose Grenlauer, who escaped with her valuables into the wilds of Tennessee. Willard wants her valuables. Willard wants her life. And he means to get both.

Love Strong As Death    by Kris Jackson
Price: $0.99 USD. 49270 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2012. Fiction » Historical » USA.
Greed, betrayal, two tons of Confederate gold and an odd substance called uranium come together on America's deadliest day. A doctor, his slave and two lawmen with competing loyalties must solve a mystery while surviving the battle of Antietam. Everyone has their secrets, nothing and no one is what they seem and the body count only grows. An heiress with her own secrets tests the doctor's loyalty.

The Count of Samerand and the Ghost of Belgravia    by Bryan Porter
Price: Free! 5290 words. Language: English. Published on May 8, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.
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The Count of Samerand is the final authority on crime, so much so that inspector James Wright of Scotland Yard has felt it necessary to bring eccentric count in on many a case. It is through these dealings and their unique meeting that the good inspector has to rely and even admire the count. In his later years he picks up his pen to defend this unique man, when the count is no longer able to.

The Fulcrum Files    by Mark Chisnell
Price: $3.49 USD. 128850 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2012. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Spies & espionage.
It's 1936, and like all his friends Ben Clayton desperately wants to believe that the Great War of 1914-18 really was the war to end all wars - but Hitler has other ideas and orders the German Army back into the Rhineland. History balances on a knife-edge, as Ben is thrown into a swirl of murder, spies and treachery; at stake is peace in Europe and the survival of those he loves most.

Eternal Murder    by Matthew Ismail
Price: $4.99 USD. 88970 words. Language: English. Published on May 1, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.
Istanbul, 1947. The Cold War has begun, and Kiva Deeping, son of an English Fascist, just wants to hide from it. Yet, a political killing brings MI6 and the CIA calling, and a series of bizarre murders involves him with the Istanbul CID. Tangled political intrigues complicate the investigation of the murders, and drags Kiva right back into the world he wanted more than anything else to escape.

The Crash: A Sharp Terry Case File    by Hugh J O'Donnell
Price: $0.99 USD. 4080 words. Language: English. Published on May 1, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Urban.
Terry O'Byrne has a reputation for seeing what other people miss. But when the boss of the New Orleans bootleggers calls him in, even his sixth sense is at a loss. How does a river boat get hit by a car, miles from the nearest road?

Shalaby and Fecklace Spend the Night in an Unnatural Manor    by Chantelle Messier
Price: $0.99 USD. 7970 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Shalaby W. Shalaby regards it as his civic duty to investigate the grave incident of the counterfeited ladies' hats. His companion, Byron Fecklace, inventor of the Gatling sword, does not consider the matter nearly so pressing. With the help of a dime novel and a dumb waiter, let us hope they can vanquish the diabolical spectre that awaits them in the UNNATURAL MANOR.