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A Beautiful Friendship and The Parrot of Doom    by R.G. Crossley
Price: $1.49 USD. 2700 words. Published by 53rd Street Publishing  on October 13, 2011. .

Two short tales of private detectives solving crimes. The frist involves a woman who inherits her father's PI business and wonders of she can live up to his name. The second involves Razor and Edge, two law school drop outs who must question an unusual witness to solve a murder. The PI business has never been like this.
In The Bleak Midwinter: A Special Agent Constance Mandalay Novel    by M. R. Sellars
Price: $3.49 USD. 94470 words. Published by WillowTree Press  on November 16, 2011. .

In 1975 the small town of Hulis was ground zero in a frantic search for 10 year-old Merrie Frances Callahan, as well as an intense manhunt for her abductor. 35 years later, it seems the FBI would like to pretend it never happened. Special Agent Constance Mandalay didn't get that memo... Based on the short teaser novella MERRIE AXEMAS, In The Bleak Midwinter tells the WHOLE story...
Murder at the End of the World    by Jonathan Garrett
Price: $2.99 USD. 48910 words. Published on January 28, 2012. .

Murder in an isolated city, a politician's wife. A young detective named Allison Newberry is sent to keep the case from growing cold. Bizarre clues are purposefully left behind, leading towards a secret big enough to kill for. Nothing is ever simple in Illdara and no one leaves unchanged.
Dropouts    by Alice Haro
Price: $3.11 USD. 93760 words. Published on February 3, 2012. .

Being homeless is tough enough, but when someone wants you and your kind dead, it takes it to another level. Unlucky victims that cross this killer’s path suffer a brutal and bloody death. The police can find no motive. But, feelings that have been abused by deception and greed dominate a twisted mind that burns with the need for revenge. But one life is not enough, they must all pay.
Movie Star Money    by Marguerite Darlington
You set the price! 86400 words. Published on February 4, 2012. .

Sacha Sanchez doesn't want to leave Chicago, she has to leave. The pick-up-and-rip-off gig she was running blew up in her face, so the 23-year-old con artist splits town before the cops pick her up. She hides out in Hollywood and ends up hustling pocket change as an "energy healer." Then she finds one of her rich and famous clients dead, and his wife hires her to find the killer.
The Night Prowlers    by Karen McCullough
Price: $2.99 USD. 40680 words. Published on February 10, 2012. .

Graduate assistant Jan Lindell has her hands full, supervising a team of archaeology students excavating a Colonial-era inn. Sweltering heat, feuding students, vandalism, the local lunatic fringe, and complaints from the handsome son of the property’s owner are all complications she doesn’t need. But those become minor issues when her students are attacked and warnings turn into deadly threats.
The Uninvited Guest (A Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mystery)    by Sarah Woodbury
Price: $4.99 USD. 93160 words. Published on February 19, 2012. .

It is the winter of 1143 and a cold-blooded killer lurks among King Owain's wedding guests. Putting their own marriage plans on hold, Gareth and Gwen race to separate truth from lies, friends from foes, and unravel the mystery before King Owain—and his new bride—fall victim to their uninvited guest. This is the 2nd book in the series. Look for book 3, The Fourth Horseman, in June 2013!
Murder on the Ol' Bunions    by S. Dionne Moore
Price: $0.99 USD. 60140 words. Agented by MacGregor Literary  on March 12, 2012. .

When her former employer turns up dead, it's up to the skills of LaTisha Barnhart to turn the tables on the person framing her.
Murder in Honolulu: A Skye Delaney Mystery    by R. Barri Flowers
Price: $7.99 USD. 92690 words. Published on March 18, 2012. .

Murder in Honolulu is the first book in an exciting new mystery series featuring Skye Delaney. Skye is a private investigator and ex-cop who lives in Waikiki. She takes on a case for her ex-husband, but when he turns up dead in her bathtub, the case becomes personal. Soon the bodies begin to pile up and Skye puts her neck on the line to find out the truth.
Nasty Disposition    by Tamworth Grice
Price: $3.99 USD. 60800 words. Published by KAW Publishing  on March 29, 2012. .

Goth-girl Carmen is unruly, a liar, and a former juvenile delinquent. Her brother calls her “The Bride of Dracula--with a bad attitude, tattoos, and piercings.” She never met a law she didn’t want to break, and her brother is a cop. But when he’s murdered and police claim he was crooked, she resolves to clear his name--even though it means defying Yakuza gangsters and confronting her painful past.