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Sunburn    by Laurence Shames
Price: $2.99 USD. 84650 words. Language: English. Agented by SKLA  on May 16, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

When Vincente Delgatto—an aging Mafia Godfather—decides to spend some time in Key West with his half-Jewish bastard son Joe Goldman (who is decidedly not in the family business, he thinks the worst that can happen is he’ll get a little too much sun. After all, the only thing he wants is peace and quiet, and some time to recover from the recent loss of his sainted wife.
The Naked Detective    by Laurence Shames
Price: $2.99 USD. 65360 words. Language: English. Agented by SKLA  on May 16, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

(5.00 from 1 review)
When Pete Amsterdam retired to Key West to live in relative luxury, he thought of his PI license as a simple tax dodge suggested by his accountant. So when a man who's supposedly been dead for two years turns up by the side of Pete's hot tub and asks him to help retrieve the money pouches he buried on a nearby island just before he disappeared, Pete is completely uninterested.
Untouchable    by Chelsea Graydon
Price: $1.49 USD. 1210 words. Language: English. Published by Fiero Publishing  on May 15, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Cole Fincher is the brilliant artist who finishes all the roughed-in painting of Katarzyna Yarschansky, yet it is only Katarzyna’s name on the paintings, so she gets the fame and fortune while Cole receives only her disdain and a journeyman’s wage. It’s time for things to change. And his point of attack will be the one painting she will not let him anywhere near, "The Untouchable.”
Vanished!    by H. Darwin Reeves
Price: $7.99 USD. 55960 words. Language: English. Published by G and J Publishing  on May 15, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

Ryan and Vanessa Morgan have the perfect life, idyllic some would say, until someone steals it. A dark character from Vanessa's past, armed with a camera, a knife and a sick gruesome mind, plots to reclaim what he feels is his. He stalks her then kidnaps her. Months pass, and as Vanessa continues to resist his advances, he vacillates between loving her and hating her enough to kill her.
To Kill An Echo    by Margaret Koch
Price: $2.99 USD. 126190 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

County prosecutor Ridge Rowley is murdered by a shotgun blast in the back. Psychologist Barb Stark was his star witness against murderous Rev Byrd, leader of a cult of religious fanatics who routinely stone their wives, and are eerily expert in killing pesky women like Barb. Now she's in the crosshairs, and if she and Walter Chandler can't solve Rowley's murder, no one will be safe in Duncan.
The Docks    by V.H. Folland
Price: $1.99 USD. 17520 words. Language: English. Published by Ragged Angel Ltd  on May 14, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Harry's in over his head. One person holds all the answers. Unfortunately Harry killed him last night. Murder, manslaughter or self-defense? All Harry knows is that what he remembers doesn't match what the police are finding out - and if he can't find the truth first he'll be going back to jail for life.
Lead Us Not into Temptation    by Richard Davidson
Price: $3.99 USD. 76960 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

Arthur Blake, former NASA engineer turned minister, receives an emergency appointment to be pastor of Parkville UMC in a distant suburb of Chicago, following the bizarre sudden death of the church's unusual former pastor. Pastor Blake's attempts to unravel the mystery of his predecessor become involved with added mysteries stemming from World War II. Volume I of the Lord's Prayer Mystery Series
The Insane    by gorvnice
Price: $0.99 USD. 9700 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2011. Fiction » Drama » American.

A man realizes that everyone around him has contracted a virus that drives them insane, and he might be next.
Paris Texas Jane's Story    by Helen Eyre
Price: Free! 2730 words. Language: English. Published on May 12, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

(4.00 from 1 review)
This is based on the original book, we had to make up a chapter for an English assignment. The Description is, Travis married Jane, and began being abusive to her, and in this short story Travis has tied Jane to the stove with his belt for trying to escape. Jane manages to get free and Travis wants to get her back at any cost.
Paris Texas Jane's Story    by Helen Eyre
Price: Free! 2730 words. Language: English. Published on May 12, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

This is based on the original book, we had to make up a chapter for an English assignment. The Description is, Travis married Jane, and began being abusive to her, and in this short story Travis has tied Jane to the stove with his belt for trying to escape. Jane manages to get free and Travis wants to get her back at any cost.