Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled

The Big Dance With Death    by Mark Troy
Price: $0.99 USD. 12690 words. Language: English. Published on August 16, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

It's March Madness. The U.C. Santa Christa women's basketball team is headed to the Big Dance, the NCAA basketball tournament, but death is stalking the team. Records are falling and bodies are dropping. Former star Val Lyon, now private detective, returns to her alma mater and her former team to stop the madness and get them to the championship alive.
Dreamcast    by Paul Telegdi
Price: Free! 80500 words. Language: English. Published on August 14, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.

In Dreamcast, Travis, an art-student, dreams of his ex-girlfriend’s murder, and the next day discovers the nightmare to be true. In police interview, he confesses the dream and is arrested for exact knowledge of the crime. With the help of a psychologist, he finds that he has paranormal abilities and uses them manipulate the police to trap the real killer.
Pawns are but Poor Men    by Thomas M. Kelly
Price: $2.99 USD. 9490 words. Language: English. Published on August 10, 2011. Fiction » Drama » American.

A play in two acts for 2 m and 2 f. In the summer of the year 2006, a team consisting of two men and two women discover a serum to stop the aging process for an undeterminable period. The group knows the power of their discovery: If the government or the drug industry finds the formula they will either keep the discovery secret or use it to their advantage. The group agrees to test the formula.
On the Line    by Thomas M. Kelly
Price: $2.99 USD. 13290 words. Language: English. Published on August 9, 2011. Fiction » Drama » American.

This is a play about Timothy 'Timmo' O'Connor O'Leary. "Timmo" is a street attorney. He is a sole practitioner because straight out of law school, 40 years ago, he couldn't find anyone who wanted to practice with him. "Why?", you ask. Could it be that he is overweight? Could be. Is it because he always looks as if he owns one suit (He actually owns two.) and looks as if he'd slept in it.
She Gleeked Me (A Lucien Caye Private Eye Story)    by O'Neil De Noux
Price: $0.99 USD. 6480 words. Language: English. Published on August 9, 2011. Fiction » Drama » American.

The Date: September, 1947 The Location: Outdoor café in the seedy lower French Quarter of New Orleans. The Players: Private Eye Lucien Caye and a fine-looking redhead in a tight, black skirt and a red blouse. Each are seated at a different table.
Honey Trap (A Noah Milano short story)    by Jochem Vandersteen
Price: $0.99 USD. 2870 words. Language: English. Published on August 9, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

When a chemist in the perfume industry gets blackmailed by a blonde wearing a honeybee tattoo he calls in the help of Noah Milano, security specialist and ex-mob fixer. The blackmailers won't give up very easily, forcing Noah to resort to some extreme, but unexpected measures. "Great pop sensibility with a nod to the classic L.A. PIs." -David Levien, author 13 Million Dollar Pop
Double Cross    by Ben Langhinrichs
Price: $0.99 USD. 7150 words. Language: English. Published on August 8, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

"It was easy to picture Nick’s usual sort, either too young with big sprayed hair, cheap cherry-red lips and surprised shock at a husband’s betrayal, or women a few years grayer, thicker and no longer surprised." When a mysterious leggy blonde shows up, Nick finds himself involved in a case that might just pay the rent for a while... if he survives to collect.
Night Ritual    by Dallas Releford
Price: $2.99 USD. 87070 words. Language: English. Published on August 5, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.

When Nick Strong responds to a late night telephone call for help from an old friend, he steps into the dark world of an unknown adversary who turns out to be an old enemy that wants him dead because Nick may know he is the one who killed two cops in a police sting operation and seriously wounded Nick.
Sawmill Road    by Patrick J. O'Brian
Price: $3.99 USD. 100040 words. Language: English. Published by Fideli Publishing on August 4, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.

When Terry Levine is called to investigate a triple homicide five hours away from home, he knows the case won't be routine. A veteran investigator with the New York State Police, Levine quickly suspects he may be dealing with a blossoming serial killer. A task force comprised of state troopers, the FBI, and Erie County Sheriff's Department personnel follow what few leads come their way.
The Empanada Affair    by Jerold Last
Price: $0.99 USD. 63030 words. Language: English. Published on July 31, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.

Private Detective Roger Bowman is hired to solve a murder that occurred a month previously in Salta, Argentina. Most of the action takes place in Northwest Argentina. The local police seem to have given up on this case. Bowman and his client, who is being followed by a mysterious man, travel to Salta to make their own investigation. There’s plenty of action, romance, and an interesting locale.