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The Same Old Story    by Paul Kupperberg
Price: $0.99 USD. 78290 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.

The pulps were dead. Comic books were dying. Now the writing business has turned deadly! When two men working for the same comic book company die under mysterious circumstances only two days apart, writer Max Wiser, son of a NYPD homicide cop, can’t help trying to find the story behind the story...and falling for the beautiful blonde with connections to both victims!
The Secret Ingredient    by Misty Evans
Price: $4.99 USD. 100510 words. Language: English. Published on May 18, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

Celebrity chef Katelyn Karr returns home in order to stop an investigative reporter from revealing her estranged relationship with her alcoholic father and the reason she left town at seventeen. But during a live cooking show, her father dies and suspicion falls on Kate. Nick Juno, the boy Kate left behind, must untangle the secrets of the past to prove Kate's innocence.
Caroline (Deutsche Version)    by David P Elliot
Price: $1.99 USD. 10230 words. Language: German. Published on May 18, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

Ein bekannter Geschäftsmann, der offenbar einen Nervenzusammenbruch erlitten hat, betritt ein Polizeirevier und behauptet, einen Mord begangen zu haben. Man findet eine Leiche, und man ermittelt in einem klaren Mordfall – bis Caroline ihre Geschichte erzählt. Eine von sechs Kurzgeschichten, die Teil der Kurzgeschichten-Sammlung PIECES OF FATE von David P Elliot.
No Way Out - And Other Scary Short Stories    by MJ Ware
Price: Free! 17230 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2011. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Mystery & Detective.

(3.00 from 1 review)
Includes three 'terrorific' short stories. No Way out: Mike takes a bet to go inside a haunted house, will he live long enough to collect? The Price of Friendship: How much is a best friend worth? Joey finds out the hard way. Hobgoblin Horror: Jake volunteers at a retirement home because Shelby works there. So, it's no wonder he's misses Mr. Fitches' warnings about a homicidal hobgoblin-too bad.
First Feature    by Jason Blacker
Price: $4.99 USD. 101870 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled.

(5.00 from 1 review)
First Feature is a bitingly wry detective whodunit featuring ex-LAPD's not so celebrated detective Anthony Carrick as he juggles mafia lords, drug addled neophytes, nymphomaniacs, gay counterculture, vegan hippies and tinsel town's dark side in a quest to uncover a homicide in the midst of his own personal turmoil.
Impressive Bravado    by K. A. Jordan
Price: $0.99 USD. 8800 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

(4.00 from 2 reviews)
The sheriff calls on veterinarian Dr. Katie McCarty for her opinion of horse mutilations. Someone is targeting local stallions for unauthorized neutering. She finds a crazy woman who calls herself a 'Horse Whisperer' running a barn full of teen-aged girls and young stallions. This is a recipe for disaster - luckily Dr. McCarty's there when it strikes. (Short Story 7k words)
Haunted (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 9)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 23970 words. Language: English. Published by Brian Jackson on May 17, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

Initially suspended from the Hope Falls Police Department, Chloe takes on an urgent case for Alex and finds herself playing ghost buster. Haunted is an action packed, cliff hanger of a cozy. You've come this far, why not go all the way.
The Murderer's Tale    by Margaret Frazer
Price: $4.99 USD. 69670 words. Language: English. Published by Justin Alexander on May 16, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Religious.

The wealthy Lionel Knyvet has been possessed by a foul demon. Seeking relief from the horrific terrors visited upon his body each fortnight, Lionel has dragged his entire household on an endless pilgrimage across the breadth and length of England. Dame Frevisse wants merely to enjoy the peace of the road, but instead finds herself draawn into the vilest depths of the human soul.
Listening In    by Lana Fox
Price: $0.99 USD. 1880 words. Language: English. Published on May 16, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

(3.00 from 1 review)
The older she got the harder it was for Viola Jackson to hear. And she needed all of her senses when dealing with her two greedy stepchildren.
Big Bones (A Butterscotch Jones Mystery Book 2)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $2.99 USD. 22590 words. Language: English. Published by Brian Jackson on May 16, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

(3.00 from 2 reviews)
When the mafia plane exploded, that should have been the end of troubles for McIntyre's Gulch, but the government became more interested in The Gulch and RCMP detective, Chuck Goodhead. Butterscotch Jones has other woes. A giant skeleton has been discovered outside of town and Sasquatch Watch is on the way with reporters and an anthropologist. Can she get rid of them before someone dies.