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Prophet: Starkiller    by James T. Morrow
Price: $0.99 USD. 70280 words. Published on March 22, 2012. .

When detective Jason Prophet discovers his old flame, Lynn McColl, is missing he begins searching. When people she's worked with start turning up dead, he doubles down, fighting thugs, police and even the FBI—anyone who stands in his way—to rescue the woman he still loves. His search leads him from the world of high-tech research to international espionage. Suspenseful and full of edgy humor.
Cinema Detectives    by Chris Reynolds
Price: $0.99 USD. 110 words. Published on April 19, 2012. .

Inspector Rockwell is perplexed by the strange disappearances of buildings in his city.
Business or Pleasure - A Gunner Long Case    by Byron Gordon
Price: $1.49 USD. 4800 words. Published on May 25, 2012. .

Short Story Reccomended Ages: 17+ It seemed like just another simple tail job. Follow erring husband, get evidence of him erring in the act, report back, and collect not enough money. Easy enough work that would keep Gunnies landlord at bay. But somehow Gunny finds himself hanging off a skybridge with a screaming woman clutching to him and a thousand foot drop below. Could the day possibly get w
The Disappearance of Douglas White: A Sally Nimitz Mystery (Book 2)    by Mary Jo Dawson
Price: $2.99 USD. 94720 words. Published by Elderberry Press, Inc.  on June 16, 2012. .

Detective David White needs Sally's help to find his missing brother. Has David White disappeared deliberately? Or is skullduggery afoot? Her friends—and fellow amateur sleuths—George Thomas and Anne Carey, are only too happy to join in the investigation, and soon they find themselves far from home in a very precarious situation.    
Frogs, Snails, And A Lot Of Wails    by Janet McNulty
Price: $0.99 USD. 23340 words. Published by janetmcnulty on July 17, 2012. .

Mellow Summers has already solved one murder mystery when she met the ghost Rachel. But now that Rachel has gone, Mellow hopes to continue with a normal life. But normal is not in her future. One night Timothy shows up claiming to have been murdered.
The Eye of Xolotl    by Shawn Edrei
Price: $2.99 USD. 16890 words. Published on August 5, 2012. .

The year is 1599. William Ashby has been exiled from London in disgrace, but his misery is interrupted by a visit from Saoirse O'Rourke, the infamous Pirate Queen. Tempted by gold and a chance to use his renowned powers of deduction once again, Ashby follows O'Rourke onto the pirate ship Boadicea in search of a cursed artifact from the New World, known only as the Eye of Xolotl...
Elvis at the White House    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $2.99 USD. 11700 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on August 10, 2012. .

Psychic investigator Chelsea LaFronde’s secret vice? The handsome young Elvis of the 1968 comeback special. So when a handsome Elvis impersonator shows up at her door talking about a murder, she listens. Even though the impersonator tells her that Elvis knows whodunnit. Chelsea will deal with a bit of crazy, for Elvis. Even a fake Elvis. Includes the complete bonus story, “Clay Feet.”
The Deceptive Gaze of Athina (TO APATILO VLEMMA TIS ATHINAS) - (NOVEL, In Greek)    by thanos kondylis
Price: $2.50 USD. 127470 words. Published on August 26, 2012. .

Inspector Akis Grifidis spent almost a lifetime serving the Greek Police Department in Athens. Now he decides to write about his interesting action during serving the Greek police department. In this story he recites an adventure which deals with a great theft that took place inside the new Acropolis museum of Athens some years ago.
Simply a murder? (ENAS FONOS POLY APLOIKOS) (Short Story, IN GREEK, 2012, v. 1)    by thanos kondylis
Price: $1.20 USD. 8670 words. Published on August 26, 2012. .

Police inspector Akis Grifidis arrives on a Greek island for vacations. One night, he hears a strange noise from the room above. Shortly after follows for a moment some loud voices. And then Akis hears knockings on his door...
6 Funny Detective Stories - Maynard Soloman Smokes the World's Problems    by Benjamin Sobieck
Price: $3.19 USD. 34960 words. Published on September 10, 2012. .

Fans of short detective stories with a side of sarcastic satire, you've found your man. Meet Maynard Soloman, gal-damn detective. Some say he's crusty, profane and clueless. But if you ask him, he solves the world's problems one case at a time. Included in this collection are six crusty misadventures.