The Accidental Existentialist    by Joshua Graham
Price: Free! 13770 words. Language: English. Published by Dawn Treader Press on August 16, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
(4.55 from 20 reviews)
US Marine Corps Criminal Investigations Division agent stages his death to go dark and take on the head of a Russian Crime Syndicate, perpetrators of illegal arms dealing, human trafficking and the death of his first born son. Action-packed and filled with more twists than the Coney Island Cyclone, this story asks: How far would a good man go to rid the world of evil and avenge his son?

The Accidental Hero    by Joshua Graham
Price: Free! 9820 words. Language: English. Published by Dawn Treader Press on November 12, 2010. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
(4.46 from 13 reviews)
Ruthless hitman confronts his destiny in a startling tale of redemption.

The Last Laugh    by Justin Cawthorne
Price: Free! 10200 words. Language: English. Published on February 28, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
(3.00 from 1 review)
Detective Dirk Nickel couldn't care less about clowns, but his is a city without laughs where clowns are a dying breed. Then, one day Nickel is framed - branded a 'chuckler' - and the heat is on. Can Nickel uncover who framed him in time, maybe even bring down the city-wide conspiracy against clowns in the bargain... or will the last laugh be on him?

The Warning    by S.L. Pierce
Price: Free! 13210 words. Language: English. Published on April 5, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Gwen Michaels moved to California to start a new life. But sometimes you just can't ignore when someone is in trouble. The Warning is a free short thriller (approx 2000 words) by S.L. Pierce.

One of the Boys    by Kimberly Pauley
Price: Free! 2440 words. Language: English. Published on June 9, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.
(4.60 from 5 reviews)
Riley fancies himself a gangster even though he only works in the "back office" for a local mobster. When a chance comes to prove himself, will he become one of the boys?

All Mixed Up    by Gary Weston
Price: Free! 9480 words. Language: English. Published on January 13, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.
A wealthy, jealous and possessive husband takes unusual revenge on his beautiful wife's lover. Detective Senior Sergeant Stanley Morris needs to dig deep to get to the bottom of this one. The complete novella series is available in one hit, as All Mixed up, the complete series, or all eight can be purchased individually.

Rope Burn    by Ray Daniel
Price: Free! 5050 words. Language: English. Published on November 16, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
(3.00 from 1 review)
Yael Navas unravels the mystery of the suicide who didn't really kill himself.

Wet Work - A Greg Kelton Short Story    by Brian Springer
Price: Free! 9680 words. Language: English. Published by AE Publications  on August 28, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
Vigilante-for-hire Greg Kelton is a relic, a man who lives by his own personal moral code instead of the whims of modern society. So when Kelton is presented with an opportunity to eliminate a hardened killer who's made a deal with the feds to stay out of prison, he jumps at it. But the mysterious stranger pulling the strings may just have an ulterior motive in mind.

Step on A Crack    by David Edgerley Gates
Price: Free! 11430 words. Language: English. Published on June 28, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
It’s said things come in threes, a run of good luck at cards, a run of bad luck in love. But the penny doesn’t always drop until the third time around. Come the third time, you snap your mental fingers, and tell yourself, I knew that.