Ueda Sensei Solves Crimes of Depravity and Perversity    by Robert Crayola
Price: $2.99 USD. 48120 words. Published on May 2, 2011. .
Book 1 in the Ueda Sensei Chronicles. Aided by his janitor Otto, Ueda Sensei penetrates the strangest crimes in San Francisco in 32 tales of sex and brutality, obliterating the mystery genre with wit and unnecessary violence, acting as equal parts homage and parody of Sherlock Holmes, Encyclopedia Brown, and other great sleuths. A book to thrill you and restructure your brain completely.

Gun in Cheek : An Affectionate Guide to the Worst in Mystery Fiction    by Bill Pronzini
Price: $3.99 USD. 81830 words. Published by Crossroad Press  on October 21, 2011. .
Love mystery? Then you'll love this book. Hate mystery? Then YOU'LL love this book. Pronzini is a fount of information about the "best" (read: hilariously inept) in mystery fiction. He's read every book ever written in the genre, it seems, and shows genuine affection for the form.