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Murder by the Book (A Chloe Boston Mystery Book 15)    by Melanie Jackson
Price: $3.99 USD. 39500 words. Language: English. Published by Brian Jackson on May 10, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

Chloe Boston reveals the killer, but it's only a game. She attends a game and encounters a killer. Only this murder is by the book. And you'll never guess who wrote it. Amidst the tumult of the wedding between Agatha and Lawrence, Chloe must outsmart a serial killer and stop him before he strikes again. If you think you know who the killer is, think again -- because you're wrong.
Play Him Again    by Jeffrey Stone
Price: $2.99 USD. 99050 words. Language: English. Published on March 8, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Matt Hudson is a rumrunner and the preferred bootlegger of the film industry in 1928 Los Angeles. When Hud's oldest friend, Danny Kincaid, is killed while running a con game, nothing can stop Hud from going after Danny's mark.
Big Lake Lynching    by Nick Russell
Price: $2.99 USD. 100300 words. Language: English. Published on February 19, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural.

(5.00 from 1 review)
When a young Apache man is found hanging from a tree on Cat Mountain, Sheriff Jim Weber and FBI agent Larry Parks go on the hunt for the killers and by the time their investigation is over, the idealistic cover is ripped from the little mountain town of Big Lake, revealing old prejudices, resentments, and hatred.
Winter Heart    by Margaret Frazer
Price: $2.99 USD. 19220 words. Language: English. Published by Justin Alexander on May 10, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories.

(5.00 from 1 review)
One man has been kidnapped. Another has been murdered. In the bleakest depths of winter, Frevisse finds her soul chilled with the heavy burdens of duty and responsibility. Even the warmth of charity is in short supply as the villagers of Prior Byfield turn against each in bloody feuds of greed and rage, weaving knots of treachery which even the clever Frevisse may find hard to unwind.
Day's of Pretense    by j. Harold Plunkett
Price: $2.99 USD. 63770 words. Language: English. Published on April 11, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

After 15 years in hiding, a woman and her teenage son travel cross country to keep a promise to her x-husband who will be executed for murder in less than 3 days. Soon after their arrival to the family's home town, the son uncovers a family secret of lies and blackmail that sets into motion a race against time to prove the father's innocence.
The James Charade    by James McLaughlin
Price: $2.99 USD. 84190 words. Language: English. Published on June 7, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

(5.00 from 12 reviews)
Join Burton James, one of Chicago's most eligible bachelors, as he masterminds an intricate plot to con a con man.
A Covent Garden Mystery (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries #6)    by Ashley Gardner
Price: $2.99 USD. 85170 words. Language: English. Published on July 28, 2011. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical.

June, 1817 When Captain Lacey's latest investigation (the disappearance of "game girls" from Covent Garden) puts his own daughter in danger, Lacey's crusade turns personal. He will do anything, and call in any favor from anyone, in order to protect his Gabriella, the daughter he's not seen in fifteen years. Book 6 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries.
Más allá de la justicia    by Maria de Lourdes Victoria
Price: $3.99 USD. 82310 words. Language: Spanish. Published on February 26, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural.

Finalista del Premio Planeta - El mejor equipo defensor del condado lo integran Sofía, la abogada mexicana, Melanie, la detective seductora, y Rhonda, la simpática secretaria. Sus relatos, conforme investigan y resuelven crímenes, nos traslada al mundo inhóspito del litigio y a las vidas atormentadas y complejas de los acusados que representan: psicópatas, prostitutas, pandilleros y drogadictos.
Frigid Deceit    by Cori Lynn Arnold
Price: $1.99 USD. 50140 words. Language: English. Published on April 17, 2012. Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths.

A mysterious death in the middle of a heavy winter storm has Rochester, New York Homicide Detectives Robert Hicks and Louis Baker looking for a witness. The investigation follows a trail of deceit through a rundown office building, a small Canadian town and a popular strip joint. All the while someone, a hacker in control of ever present computer systems, is ahead of the detectives' every move.
Single Jeopardy - Peter Sharp Legal Mystery #1    by Gene Grossman
Price: $9.99 USD. 85270 words. Language: English. Published by Magic Lamp Press  on October 12, 2009. Fiction » Mystery & detective » General.

Peter Sharp isn't your usual type of attorney unless you consider getting divorced, disbarred, thrown out of your house, and disgraced, all usual for a practicing lawyer. In this first of the series, we join Peter while he tries to find out who framed him, why his wife threw him out, and how to make ends meet. He also gets involved in a ground-breaking case of Negligent Nymphomania.