Books tagged: mystery and humor

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Watched    by Cindy M. Hogan
Price: $0.99 USD. 100290 words. Published on April 25, 2011. .

Change. She longs for it. A murder. She will never be the same.
Ouija Be My Friend? - Horror and Mystery Short Story    by Tarrin P. Lupo
Price: $0.99 USD. 5570 words. Published on June 9, 2011. .

When twin sisters are stuck trying to entertain themselves while visiting with their grandfather at a nursing home, they find there is far more to an old Ouija board then just a fun time.
Double Exposure    by Jim Stinson
Price: Free! 50460 words. Published on August 22, 2011. .

“Stoney Winston works the slummy outskirts of the movie business, directing cheap local commercials, writing training films and industrials, and submitting always-rejected feature scripts. Murder and danger dog Stoney’s quest, which ends in a tricky and gut-wrenching climax. A masterful, colorful mystery.” Booklist, starred review.
A 380 Degree View    by Catharine Bramkamp
Price: $3.99 USD. 82630 words. Published on August 29, 2011. .

When Allison Little, Real Estate Diva, learns her grandmother is hobbling around on a broken foot and the illegal tenants are only helping 10% of the time, Allison drops 100% of everything and high tails up to Claim Jump because nothing (0%) ever happens in Claim Jump, except when she starts falling over acquaintances who are 100% dead.
Delicious Torment    by Linsey Lanier
Price: $3.99 USD. 105300 words. Published on September 5, 2011. .

Torn between leaving town and continuing to work for the Parker Agency, Miranda Steele attends a ritzy steeplechase with her sexy investigator boss, and discovers the body of a beautiful young horse breeder, her face brutally crushed by her favorite stallion. It looks like a bizarre accident, until the woman’s sister claims she was murdered by her ex-husband and begs Miranda to take the case.
Requiem for Ashes - the first Albert mystery    by David Crossman
Price: $0.99 USD. 75610 words. Published on September 6, 2011. .

"Albert is one of my all-time favorite sleuths!" Tess Gerritsen, NYT Bestselling Author "...shines with comic brilliance. Crossman has a gift for creating characters...who should show up in further adventures of Albert. And there should be more." Chicago Sun-Times "The novel is an exercise in the comic style, defying disbelief. To his credit, Crossman brings it off nicely." L.os Angeles Times
The Exit Broker    by Lawrence Cirelli
Price: $3.99 USD. 91390 words. Published on September 28, 2011. .

From Lawrence Cirelli, the author of "Harvesting Ice": "The Exit Broker" is a darkly comic and at times heartbreaking story. This novel follows Ben Certs- an entrepreneur in the "population editing" business- through his day-to-day paranoia and turmoil. This book will leave you wondering if this could really happen when really you should be asking yourself "Is this already happening?"
The Secret of the Sword    by Douglas Smith
Price: $2.00 USD. 85980 words. Published on October 3, 2011. .

As a child Joseph watched the brutal murder of his mother, and swore vengeance on her murderer. As he seeks to fulfill his quest he and his compatriots, Emma and Amrys find themselves dragged deeper into into the forgotten history of their world. Suddenly a quest for vengeance had set them on the path to find the truth behind the secret of the sword.
The Dashing Mister R    by M. Daniel Nickle
Price: $3.99 USD. 52460 words. Published on October 3, 2011. .

A mysterious stranger with a secret, a voodoo queen, three dead crows, whispers from a dead priest, and a cold case murder conspire to disturb the serenity Sebastian Stephens sought in his New Orleans garden. These fragments of the life he left behind in New York City now entice him to complete the puzzle and reclaim his life, or lose it. There's just one catch. He has only three days.
Modus Operandi, Book Two: Disappear Fast    by Jonathan Ems
Price: $1.49 USD. 4340 words. Published on October 16, 2011. .

One day, the entire world changes. Just about everything else stays the same. -- Harvard's quest for clues to his own identity are sidelined by some very large and angry individuals. They want answers, and he doesn't have them.