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Choral Mayhem    by Andrea Frazer
Price: $2.99 USD. 67410 words. Language: English. Published on September 6, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British.

Who would believe choral singing could be such a deadly past-time! Richard and Virginia Grainger, new members of the Standchester Choral Society, are looking forward to their first public performance with the choir in a production of Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet. As the performance opens, however, tragedy strikes in the form of a very public death!
A Crack in Melancholy Time    by Trent Zelazny
Price: $0.99 USD. 15250 words. Language: English. Published by Crossroad Press  on September 5, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

When last in Santa Fe, Blake Gladstone took a darkly surreal ride with Denise Loreaux through the depths of grief and loss, disdain and obsession. With nowhere to go, he once again he finds himself destined for extinction. As the black curtains drop, Blake chances upon the one thing in the world that might keep him from complete and utter annihilation: a crack in melancholy time.
Hobo    by Sandra Farris
Price: $0.99 USD. 5490 words. Language: English. Published on September 5, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Playmates were far and few for ten-year old Joby Richards in the late 1800’s, so when a feral dog, Hobo, shows up, Joby is determined to make friends. But the arrival of a mysterious stranger puts both the boy and dog at great risk. Did Hobo sense the dark secret the stranger harbored?
Caretakers of Eternity    by Edward Gordon
Price: $0.99 USD. 84300 words. Language: English. Published on September 5, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

A dishonest real estate agent cons a dying man out of his ancient winery only to find she has become the caretaker of an evil winemaking process that others will do anything to get their hands on.
Vertical Stripes Can Kill You: An Alexa Robb Super Sized is Beautiful Mystery    by Carolyn Chambers Clark
Price: $4.99 USD. 60640 words. Language: English. Published on September 5, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

Like cozy mysteries about nosy dress designers for super-sized women? What about smart and brave women sleuths who'll go to the limit to find a murderer. What about mysteries with dogs in them? If you said "yes" to any of these, VERTICAL STRIPES CAN KILL YOU could be for you. Buy it now and see what happens to Alexa/Alex and her dachshund!
Delicious Torment: Book II (Romantic Suspense Mystery)    by Linsey Lanier
Price: $2.99 USD. 105300 words. Language: English. Published on September 5, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Torn between leaving town and continuing to work for the Parker Agency, Miranda Steele attends a ritzy steeplechase with her sexy investigator boss, and discovers the body of a beautiful young horse breeder, her face brutally crushed by her favorite stallion. It looks like a bizarre accident, until the woman’s sister claims she was murdered by her ex-husband and begs Miranda to take the case.
The Wrong Brother    by Nancy Brophy
Price: $0.99 USD. 58340 words. Language: English. Published on September 5, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural.

Navy SEAL Zack Pritchard is home on leave determined to avoid his brother’s girlfriend, the object of some pretty erotic fantasies. If he can just avoid her, then walk his sister down the aisle everything will be great or so he thinks. Many love triangles involving thwarted ambitions, fraternal competition, drugs and racecars work out well. Unfortunately this one has some problems.
Jasmine's Tale: Darkness and Light    by Brian Dobbins
Price: $3.99 USD. 71030 words. Language: English. Published by Post Mortem Press on September 5, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

When Sam Melody, a hardworking private detective, meets the beautiful Jasmine Pellitier, the consequences could be deadly. Although Jasmine seems like the perfect woman, she is actually a 2,500-year-old witch… and is being pursued by ancient enemies who will stop at nothing to learn the secret of her powers.
The Bully    by R.G. Crossley
Price: $1.49 USD. 2990 words. Language: English. Published by 53rd Street Publishing  on September 5, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Terry writes for a television soap opera. He solicits Herbie Walker, aka The Bully of Broughton Hall, to help him craft a believable character the audience will love to hate. A tale of revenge. Will good triumph over evil?
Bloody Clothes On The Interstate    by Elle Kynzer
Price: $2.99 USD. 32770 words. Language: English. Published on September 4, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Rachel goes to college, and meets Jesse, her new roommate. James Bordeaux is Jesse's handsome brother, and Rachel begins a relationship with him. During fall break Jesse disappears, and with all the strange things happening in Jesse's life, it appears drugs may be involved. The Bordeaux family is in turmoil, and then the truth begins to unravel. 'Words'=32,000-33,000