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Katie and the Case of the Missing Rookie    by P. Katherine Barkley
Price: $0.99 USD. 24610 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

Cathy's looking for a good medical school to attend, but the one she's picked out seems to have a lot of problems. A missing student, drug abuse among the sports teams, and a conspiracy to keep it all hidden. Can Katie solve the mysteries and help clean up the school?
Sherlock Holmes and the Final Reveal    by Chris Gay
Price: $2.99 USD. 9500 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Sherlock Holmes and the Final Reveal is a Holmes tale like none other ever conceived. Fans of Baker Street’s legendary detective will be left with the insatiable need to contemplate its extraordinary conclusion forevermore.
Hunted    by John R. Beyer
Price: $2.99 USD. 75330 words. Language: English. Published by Black Opal Books  on May 15, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural.

A killer without remorse, burning with pride, and having the time of his life, Zachary Marshall is unstoppable—until Detective Jonas Peters arrives in the midst of one of Marshall’s heinous crimes. After a bank robbery goes from bad to worse and leaves three dead—including a little girl—Marshall finds himself the target of the most intensive manhunt Riverside, California, has ever witnessed.
Wonderful, Terrible Things    by Stephen Robb
Price: $2.99 USD. 54410 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

Paramount Pictures wants to release a director's cut of a film from 1982. The only thing they need is the reels of film stolen by one of the film's interns. Rory Sullivan is offered $50,000 to track down the interns -- his old friends -- and the film, but the search leads to shady politics, tawdry sex, murder, kidnapping ... and very big hair. It's like the '80s all over again.
Tug-of-War    by Claire A Murray
Price: $0.99 USD. 5110 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

When therapist Marlana accepts a difficult case from her mentor, Dr. Whitney, she's faced with a possible dual personality: Robert/Carol. Marlana struggles with her feelings. What if, in helping Robert/Carol, she discovers one of them is the murderer? As Marlana helps Robert delve deeper into his memory, he reveals his goal: "I want my life back." She knows now that she must forge ahead.
Manipulation    by Gary Williams
Price: $2.99 USD. 57780 words. Language: American English. Published by Suspense Publishing  on May 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural.

The Fenners discover they’ve won the lotto and dream of a lavish life. They tell no one and hire driver, Riley Lake, to take them across the state. As Detective Larsen investigates murders, the clues point to Lake. For the Fenners and Lake, the journey will be fraught with sex, greed, and murder. Only when Larsen digs into Lake’s past will a question arise: Who is the hunter and who is the prey?
A Pearl for Her Eyes    by Brad A. White
Price: $2.99 USD. 53600 words. Language: English. Published by Blue Oranda Publishing  on May 14, 2013. Fiction » Fantasy » General.

His last case ended with three legendary Muses buried on a hillside. Now private detective Jake Conrad is trying to put his life to rights with an ordinary case - proving to a millionaire that his young wife is straying. But the mythical world now knows about Jake. When a dragon wants Jake simply to find his missing pearl, how can he refuse the job? Of course, nothing involving dragons is simple.
Katie and the Golden Egg Mystery    by P. Katherine Barkley
Price: $0.99 USD. 24350 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

It's Christmastime in the Carter household, and Katie has found the perfect gift for her mother. Unfortunately, someone else has found it too - in her shopping bag! When the golden egg goes missing, Katie must find it again before Christmas Eve. Will she be able to track down the thief and learn what's so unique about this particular gift?
The Lying Little Rascals    by Colin Andrews
Price: $1.99 USD. 7300 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2013. Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction.

The Lying Little Rascals are four siblings who are always up to no good. They annoy, tease and fight with each other and seldom get along. When major events happen in the house, no one will own up to it and so the parents decide to let each sit down around the table and write, in their own words, what happened. It's a tricky task, but the truth must come out and someone will be punished.
Creatures of Dust    by Scott Hunter
Price: $0.99 USD. 79100 words. Language: English. Published on May 13, 2013. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural.

An undercover detective goes missing and the body of a young man is found mutilated in a shop doorway. Is there a connection? DCI Brendan Moran’s suspicions are aroused when a senior officer insists on handling the investigation himself. Moran finds himself coming back to the same question again and again: is he leading his team up a blind alley?