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.

Espíritos Afogados    by Scott Nicholson
Price: Free! 6570 words. Language: Portuguese. Published by Haunted Computer Books  on May 12, 2013. Fiction » Horror » Ghost.
Um escritor aceita um trabalho em uma ilha remota no Oceano Atlântico, onde encontra uma mulher misteriosa que pede sua ajuda. Mas logo ele descobre que ela está presa no passado e pode estar tentando atraí-lo para que junte-se a ela sob as ondas, para sempre. Um conto de 5.300 palavras.

Une Solide Constitution    by Scott Nicholson
Price: Free! 3940 words. Language: French. Published by Haunted Computer Books  on May 11, 2013. Fiction » Horror » Ghost.
L’amour d’un homme pour sa femme l’empêche de la quitter, même après sa mort. Comme Rendall lui manque, son esprit reste fort – jusqu’à ce qu’il réalise que l’amour éternel pourrait bien être l’amour le plus égoïste de tous. Une histoire de fantasy paranormale écrite par Scott Nicholson, l’auteur bestseller international des Amants de la Brume et d’autres livres.

Roadhouse Money    by Ken Hattaway
Price: Free! 19690 words. Language: English. Published on May 6, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.
Dallas Worth has become the second convict mistakenly released by the Nevada Department of Corrections for the year. Wishing to lay low before fleeing the state and in need of cash, he agrees to look into a matter for a woman involving the death of her husband.

Brotherly Love (An Anthony Carrick Mystery)    by Jason Blacker
Price: $1.49 USD. 15610 words. Language: English. Published on May 5, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
Brotherly Love is An Anthony Carrick mystery. There's a small park in the tony Holmby Hills, not far from Beverly Hills, called De Neve Square Park, where a man (Ray Hope) lies dead. Capt. John Robers of the LAPD Homicide Unit is investigating and he calls in his old friend, Anthony Carrick to help.

Lock & Load: A Ryan Lock Story    by Sean Black
Price: $2.99 USD. 16450 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2013. Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense.
The brand new novella from rising star of crime fiction and thrillers, Sean Black. Fresh from an undercover mission inside Pelican Bay Supermax prison in Northern California, close protection operative Ryan Lock and his business partner, Ty Johnson, are in Los Angeles, tasked with protecting a young Hollywood actress from an abusive movie star boyfriend.

No Time To Die    by John Blandly
Price: $0.99 USD. 3690 words. Language: English. Published on April 17, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
A murder case getting harder to solve every minute—just the way detective Ollie Reed didn't like it. Plus, he had to deal with curvy Sally Derivadose—his client—the main suspect.

By the Dawn's Early Light - A Matthew Scudder Story #3    by Lawrence Block
Price: $2.99 USD. 7250 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
I had thought Matthew Scudder's career was finished with the publication of the fifth novel, Eight Million Ways to Die. But I'd promised a short story to Bob Randisi for a private eye anthology (The Eyes Have It) and By the Dawn's Early Light was it; it got Scudder back in business, and in the process won an Edgar Allan Poe award and became my first story to appear in Playboy.

Batman's Helpers - A Matthew Scudder Story #4    by Lawrence Block
Price: $2.99 USD. 5680 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
Along with 17 novels, Scudder has starred in 11 short works of fiction. A friend, one Jim Thompson, had switched professions, moving from academia to private investigation. His experiences with street-level level trademark enforcement gave rise to this story. Batman's Helpers is included in The Night and the Music, my collection of all 11 Matthew Scudder short stories.

Let's Get Lost    by Lawrence Block
Price: $2.99 USD. 5020 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.
Let's Get Lost is set at a time when Matthew Scudder had his detective's gold shield, and after he'd begun keeping company with Elaine Mardell, while still living in Syosset with his wife, Anita. It concerns a friendly poker game that doesn't stay friendly, and the artful cover-up of a cover-up. And Chet Baker's music, referenced in the title, sets the story's tone.