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Lost Beacon Of The Vanished    by Rob Shelsky
Price: $0.99 USD. 5860 words. Published on July 9, 2010. .

A luxury space yacht owned by a trillionaire. A strange journey to an uninhabited solar system with an alien artifact, the Lost Beacon Of The Vanished. And a murder! Dame Naje Elpram must solve a baffling case. Someone was murdered, but the circumstances seem impossible. Dame Elpram must figure it out in this cozy murder mystery set in an alien asteroid belt, near the Lost Beacon Of The Vanished!
A Woman's Touch    by Sniplits Publishing
Price: $2.99 USD. 45850 words. Published on September 24, 2010. .

This collection of 11 short stories places women at the heart of murder and misdemeanors--they may be committing the crime, solving it, or in some cases both. These shorts are by both established and new authors, including: Libby Fischer Hellmann, Miles Archer, M.M. De Voe, JoAnne Lucas, Tracie McBride, Denise Dietz,Courtney L. Mroch, Karen Burgess, and Marianne Crone.
The Cyclist - A World War II Thriller    by Fred Nath
Price: $2.99 USD. 87620 words. Published by Fingerpress  on November 29, 2010. .

"Brilliantly executed..." "A haunting and bittersweet novel" Nazi-occupied Aquitaine, 1943: A beautiful young woman is found murdered in the shadow of the Bergerac Prefecture. The Chief of Police suspects a German Security Police Major of the crime. His actions result in a desperate trek towards neighbouring Switzerland, pursued by the German Sicherheitspolizei. A gripping wartime story.
First Feature    by Jason Blacker
Price: $2.99 USD. 101870 words. Published on May 17, 2011. .

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.
Money Ain't Nothing    by Jason Blacker
Price: $0.99 USD. 8200 words. Published on May 18, 2011. .

Money ain’t nothing if you’ve got a lot of it. But then again, a lot of money won’t necessarily buy happiness either. In this Anthony Carrick mystery, hard boiled detective Anthony Carrick is asked to solve the murder of a rich dame’s son. Police think it’s an accidental death, but could it be something more sinister?
Mirror Image    by R.G. Crossley
Price: $3.99 USD. 16050 words. Published by 53rd Street Publishing  on July 23, 2011. .

In this first short novel we meet the private detectives, Razor and Edge. A murder of a new neighbour propels them into a web of lies and deception that will challenge the budding new crime solving team to the limit. Meet Razor and Edge, the Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin of the 21st Century , they solve crime so you don't have to.
Into The Ruins: An Anthology of New Beginnings    by  Rachel Coles
Price: $0.99 USD. 24910 words. Published on September 9, 2011. .

Into The Ruins is an urban fantasy anthology featuring life-changing or world-changing events. They feature everything from comic horror, as in Diary of a Duct Tape Zombie, horror, as in Mushrooms, historical fantasy, as in Plagues, science fiction, as in Whistles, and finally a fun animal story, as in Beergarden.
Star Turn and Other Stories    by KM Stewart
Price: $0.99 USD. 19590 words. Published on January 23, 2012. .

Star Turn and other stories is a collection of crime stories from the author of The Chameleon Factor, shortlisted for the UK's Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award in 2010. Star Turn: 'Kim had a high nasal twang that bordered on irritating, if it hadn’t come wrapped in such a delicious package: short blonde hair; cool green eyes; the too-wide, too-full mouth with the ever-ready smile.'
Maynard Soloman Solves the War on Drugs (Funny Detective Stories #1)    by Benjamin Sobieck
Price: Free! 5150 words. Published on February 12, 2012. .

Fans of funny detective stories, meet Maynard Soloman. Some say he's crusty, profane and clueless. If you ask him, he solves the world's problems one case at a time. In this misadventure, the Maynard wraps his arms around the War on Drugs. Or is the war wrapping itself around his beloved Winnebago RV? Either way, the Ol' Badger will solve this War on Drugs business once and for all.
Maynard Soloman Fixes Social Security and Eats a Pony (Funny Detective Stories #2)    by Benjamin Sobieck
Price: $0.99 USD. 6290 words. Published on February 12, 2012. .

Fans of funny detective stories, meet Maynard Soloman. Some say he's crusty, profane and clueless. If you ask him, he solves the world's problems one case at a time. When a pony-riding bandit makes off with Maynard's gas money, the Ol' Badger has no choice but to give chase. To get his money back, he'll have to do the impossible: Fix Social Security. And eat a pony.