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The Mystic    by Darryl De Angelo
Price: $0.99 USD. 29230 words. Language: English. Published on June 16, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.

Turn of the century London, a time of wonder. Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle race against time to stop a serial killer before he kills again! This taut mystery leads us into the world of magic and ancient lore as we follow its twists and turns through a series of murders and baffling clues worthy of Conan Doyle's literary creation, the great detective, Sherlock Holmes!
The Brontë Code    by Michele Carter
Price: $0.99 USD. 104250 words. Language: English. Published on June 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

On the moors, lies Danny Cowan’s corpse in a farmhouse ruin. A gash on his head suggests the notorious drunk fell, but Lucy Owens, who found the body, believes he was murdered, but the odds of her catching a killer seem slim, especially when the locals view her as the main suspect.
Kalorama Shakedown    by Robert Bruce Stewart
Price: Free! 65840 words. Language: English. Published on June 13, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.

It’s December 1901, when the paths of three of the era’s notable characters cross in the nation’s capital: the Wizard of Oz, the Countess von Schnurrenberger, and Harry Reese. Harry has come to Washington in order to solve a string of jewelry thefts. But first he must match wits with a throng of thirsty newspapermen, a pack of rapacious lobbyists, and a young devotee of the Wizard’s.
The Mystery of Hurtleberry House    by C.L. Ragsdale
Price: Free! 24000 words. Language: English. Published on June 10, 2013. Fiction » Christian » Mystery & detective.

How did promising Christian reporter Irene Waters end up at the less than mainstream TV station called Reboot, with a gung-ho cameraman on a low budget (very low budget) paranormal investigation show where the "paranormal" is more than a little dubious? By making enemies she doesn't even know she has. Good thing she has God on her side because she's going to need Him.
Deadlier Than The Male    by Mike Crowson
Price: $0.99 USD. 36160 words. Language: English. Published on June 6, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Crime Short Stories - A man drowned in a locked bathroom; a serial killer where every murder looked like an accident; a carefully planned illusion; a perfect robbery with a tiny flaw; two slightly less than perfect alibis and two women scorned – are all part of a collection of lightweight but entertaining mysteries about a mixed race female detective much deadlier than the male of the species.
A Brilliant Plan    by Alex Ames
Price: $0.99 USD. 84170 words. Language: English. Published on June 4, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

Just a regular job.... Get in, crack the safe, fetch the diamonds. That‘s what hobby cat burglar and acclaimed jewelry maker Calendar Moonstone has aimed for. Instead she finds a dead body, meets a handsome Detective, has a nosey insurance investigator on her tracks and manages a complicated boyfriend situation. And must solve a century old jewelry mystery!
Wandering Dagger    by C.K. Carlton
Price: $0.99 USD. 29230 words. Language: English. Published on June 4, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

The sequel to Saving Chase, Wandering Dagger begins when a boy's body washes up on the banks of the Potomac River showing signs of sexual abuse. This is Cal O'Connor's first assignment as a member of the president's new task force against child predators. The case seems straightforward until they discover the body has two bites from the worlds most venomous spider, the Brazilian Wandering Spider.
Chasing Rainbows    by Anthony Berry
Price: Free! 74540 words. Language: English. Published on June 3, 2013. Fiction » Gay & lesbian fiction » General.

When worlds collide the price can be fatal ... The eighties and Nick is a London-based widower with a two-year-old daughter. He begins a relationship with Eamon, a gay teacher from Paris and the odds are already against them. But they are about to be tested in ways they could never have imagined. Soon they’re entangled in the dangerous world of drugs, porn and even murder. How can they survive?
The Devious Kind    by Clint Westgard
Price: $0.99 USD. 20090 words. Language: English. Published by Lost Quarter Books  on June 2, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural.

A body has been discovered in a coulee just as a spring snowstorm threatens a small town on the Canadian prairies. The blizzard leaves Constable Martin Thomas alone to discover what happened to dead woman. Complicating matters is the fact that none of the locals trust him and they all seem to have secrets to hide. A short story.
The Curse of the Gorgon    by Thomas Carpenter
Price: $0.99 USD. 26250 words. Language: English. Published on June 1, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.

When the Magistrate of the Rhakotis District must solve a dubious crime involving a wretched family of Alexandrian nobility without the help of Heron—the greatest inventor the city has ever known—he learns the true horror of family curses.