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And Then She Was Gone    by J. Daniel Sawyer
Price: $4.49 USD. 59500 words. Published by AWP Books  on October 8, 2010. .

A fretful mother needs Clarke Lantham's help, but finding her missing daughter might just send reality into a drunken tailspin. From the posh shadow of Mount Diablo to the kink clubs of San Francisco, a lone detective chases down pieces of the weirdest puzzle he's ever seen, all for the sake of a 19-year-old girl whose face he can't stop seeing every time he closes his eyes.
Real Characters    by Harvey Stanbrough
Price: $0.99 USD. 1610 words. Published on March 10, 2011. .

What happens when the characters turn the tables on a hack writer?
One Hot January    by J. Conrad Guest
Price: $6.99 USD. 76500 words. Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on March 14, 2011. .

My name is Joe January. I was a private investigator from the South Bronx, circa 1940. Was once described as an indignant Humphrey Bogart. Who am I to argue? The difference between Bogie and me is that I was the real McCoy.In truth, I'm no Joseph Conrad, but I wrote every word on these pages. This is my story; but make  no mistake, it's anything but make believe. I know, it reads like science
Great Cinema Detectives: Best Movies of Mystery, Suspense & Film Noir    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 108010 words. Published on April 2, 2011. .

One of John Howard Reid's most informative and interesting books, this is an invaluable guide not only for film buffs, but for all admirers of cinema entertainments, whether they be movie fans or DVD collectors. True, you may not agree with some of JHR's comments, but that is the beauty of these books. They give readers something to think about. And you may be alerted to buy DVDs of many movies.
Movie Mystery & Suspense    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 92110 words. Published on April 4, 2011. .

This detailed book covers many legendary movies, including The Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not, Big Carnival, Angel Face, The High Wall, Johnny Allegro, House of Strangers, Union Station, O.S.S., Real Glory, Phantom Creeps, His Kind of Woman, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death and My Name Is Julia Ross. Surprises include bonus monographs on director Robert Siodmak and producer/director Otto Preminger!
Tenderless Night    by O'Neil De Noux
Price: $0.99 USD. 7910 words. Published on April 25, 2011. .

A woman is murdered in her home shortly after her husband takes out a large insurance policy. Her husband is an assistant district attorney and the cops quickly catch the killer (a hobo); but the insurance company is suspicious and hires New Orleans Private-Eye Lucien Caye to look into the matter.
Cheating God    by Marc Emrich
Price: $0.99 USD. 95060 words. Published on July 11, 2011. .

Cheating God is the first in a series of Novels featuring mid-21st century gumshoe Riley Profit. This is a buddy novel and a detective story set fifty years in the future. When Riley is approached by 129 year old billionaire Jack Glanville to solve a series of unexplained deaths, his adventures take him from the mansions of Beverly Hills to the most remote regions of Canada.
Death and Deep Waters    by Don Yarber
Price: $2.99 USD. 62050 words. Published on July 20, 2011. .

LA Private Detective Kip Yardley is hired by an aging actress to find the remains of her husband, a WWII pilot shot down in the South Pacific. A few days later the actress is found dead, shot in the head. All Kip Yardley has to do is sign the contract to make it binding, and find the remains, to collect a quarter of a million dollars.
Gumshoe Casefiles: Case 133    by Adam Slade
Price: $0.99 USD. 4720 words. Published on July 26, 2011. .

Half-assed PI, Frank Peterson, is on the case of a missing pair of statuettes, stolen from a corrupt politician (who knew such a thing existed?). He doesn't like art, especially when it's made of ivory, but he's all for pay-checks. Ideally big ones, with zeros on the end. Crap cars don't pay for themselves. (Short story number two in the Gumshoe Casefiles series.)
Jasmine's Tale: Darkness and Light    by Brian Dobbins
Price: $0.99 USD. 71030 words. Published by Post Mortem Press on September 5, 2011. .

When Sam Melody, a hardworking private detective, meets the beautiful Jasmine Pellitier, the consequences could be deadly. Although Jasmine seems like the perfect woman, she is actually a 2,500-year-old witch… and is being pursued by ancient enemies who will stop at nothing to learn the secret of her powers.