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Signes Secrets    by TJ Waters
Price: $2.99 USD. 97870 words. Language: French. Published on April 25, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

Quand un stratège politique meurt durant un appel relayé par vidéo, l'interprète en langue des signes Amy Kellen découvre qu'elle n'était pas un simple témoin, mais qu'elle a été l'outil d'un assassinat politique. Pourra-t-elle réussir à sauver sa vie, celle de sa fille et respecter les règles qui lui imposent le silence, lorsque les assassins viendront pour elle?
Two Lives One Decision    by Anivarya Kumar
Price: $0.99 USD. 7370 words. Language: English. Published on April 25, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

I fell straight to the ground. My eyes shut and my mouth cracked open. I lay there in the darkness of the world. Now three things were switched off. The computer, the light, and my life.
Code 4 Crucial    by Wayne Meyer
Price: $2.99 USD. 115300 words. Language: English. Published by Elizabeth Reinkens on April 25, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural.

Near the end of the 1980’s, a medium size town in Washington State is experiencing a crime wave, which is unparalleled. What makes it unique is that it is not the citizens whom are in jeopardy, but rather those who are sworn to protect them.
The Christmas Tree Farm Murders    by Sara Penhallow
Price: $5.99 USD. 62470 words. Language: English. Published by HartshornPublishing on April 25, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

Isobel Santini (managing editor, terrible cook, and best friend) is present at the discovery of a murder. Her best friend is the prime suspect, and a second murder follows the first, so Isobel heads out of her office and into the snow to hunt for clues, much to the disapproval of the chief of police. At last, in the linoleum halls of academe, Isobel and the killer confront each other face-to-face.
Maynard Soloman Takes the Bus to a Strip Club (Funny Detective Stories #6)    by Benjamin Sobieck
Price: $0.99 USD. 8650 words. Language: English. Published on April 25, 2012. Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire.

Inspired by true events! In this misadventure, the hapless private investigator is hired to track down a missing college student. Maynard heads to a strip club to investigate, but there's a problem. His decaying RV dies halfway there. To continue the case, he'll need to do battle with his worst enemy: The city bus. Hang on, it's going to get weird. BONUS: Includes "Maynard's Guide to Tipping."
Le Sylvia Affaire    by Tim Hegarty
Price: $0.99 USD. 24440 words. Language: English. Published on April 25, 2012. Fiction » Adventure » General.

Title. Le Sylvia Affaire Genre. Thriller Who. Patrick: Cool Blue’s owner Michael: Cool Blue’s builder and handyman. Karen: Cool Blue’s poker game dealer. Duong: Cool Blue’s electronics guru Luke: a bookmaker Sylvia: Luke's accountant. What. Sylvia stops over on Saba on her way to Switzerland. Luke, still chasing the bearer bonds, comes back to Saba. Their combination threatens Karen and Michael.
Absolution    by Louis Corsair
Price: $2.99 USD. 79640 words. Language: English. Published on April 25, 2012. Fiction » Fantasy » Urban.

In 1947, a gangster murders Hollywood Private Investigator, Raymond Adams. But his toughest case is yet to come. To gain eternal peace, he'll be brought back to life for one day to solve the supernatural murder of an Adult film star. The catch is the year is 2011, not 1947. This is not the Hollywood he remembers. This place is darker, colder; here the urban terrors are not all supernatural.
The Statue and the Stones    by Gerard O'Keeffe
Price: $5.99 USD. 105150 words. Language: English. Published on April 25, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

A young man seeking to build a life on Gran Canaria discovers that his own family history is tied up with his new home. From Northern Ireland during the Troubles to the tourist towns of the Canary Islands today, Gregory Sheridan follows a trail of love and betrayal, and family secrets kept through the generations...
Fevered Visions: Ten Tales from the Febrile Hinterlands of Reason    by Alistair Ainscott
Price: $7.99 USD. 46250 words. Language: English. Published by Rapid-Dynamix Publishing  on April 25, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Professionally published writer Alistair Ainscott presents ten tales from the febrile hinterlands of reason. The stories probe shades of light and dark, from hilarity to shadows of doom. The light-hearted farce of a man trapped on a 3,000 mile trip with his twin toddlers. A mysterious forest fortified by concertina wire of black-barbed briars. One man's quest to atone for nuclear holocaust.
Finding Rosie's Granddaughter    by John Buchak
Price: $1.99 USD. 54060 words. Language: English. Published on April 24, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

Three years after her forced retirement from the Newark, New Jersey Police Department following an incident where she was shot, Rosie Perez faced a decision no grandmother should ever have to make. Receiving a phone call informing her that her seven year old granddaughter had been kidnapped, Rosie, a retired detective set out to find the child when the police and FBI were coming up empty.