Books tagged: mystery short story

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G-Men    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $0.99 USD. 14170 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on June 27, 2010. .

Two different best of the year collections, including the prestigious Best American Mystery Stories, chose “G-Men” as one of the best stories of 2008. Nominated for the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History.
Scrawny Pete    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $2.99 USD. 10760 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on June 29, 2010. .

Crime reporter Atkins discovered Scrawny Pete at the scene of a murder-suicide. The hard-bitten reporter took to the cat, and the cat took to him. Together they traveled through the city on the police beat, until the day they came across another crime, one that Scrawny Pete understood.
Clicking Sticks    by Dean Wesley Smith
Price: $0.99 USD. 3260 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on July 26, 2010. .

When the girl next door, the girl you’ve had a crush on for years, comes to you for help, you know things have changed and just maybe you might have a dream come true. But sometimes dreams just aren’t what they are built up to be. A mystery short story by bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith.
Catch a Killer by the Toe    by Pete Peterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 7850 words. Published by Untreed Reads on August 30, 2010. .

Marshal Sam Catlin's attempts to keep order in the unruly Western town of Fairplay are becoming more challenging by the day. First is the discovery of the body of Caleb Tinker. Then, the local beggar is nearly killed and one of his oppressors turns up dead. When his investigation reveals the events may be related, Catlin finds he'd better solve the cases soon...or risk becoming the next corpse.
Erect    by Terry Hayman
Price: $1.49 USD. 590 words. Published by Fiero Publishing  on October 25, 2010. .

A quick humorous story that illustrates the essential difference between men and women. (No, not THAT one!)
The Case of the Vanishing Boy: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $3.99 USD. 10640 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on December 15, 2010. .

Secret Master of Fandom and Private Detective Spade gets a strange request: a tiny woman with pointed ears asks him to help her with a case at FleshCon, a Nevada science fiction convention. The tiny woman turns out to be the infamous Paladin, whom Spade thought was only a rumor. Paladin needs help finding a teenage boy whom she says vanishes whenever she approaches him.
Better Late    by Chelsea Graydon
Price: $1.49 USD. 1140 words. Published by Fiero Publishing  on March 7, 2011. .

Nick’s going to score a new 4x4 for his “exporter”, but as he watches it park in a nearly-deserted lot, driven by a hot woman, he figures he’ll use his smooth charm to score more than just the car. Except this broad’s making him work for it...
Easy Time    by James Kinsak
Price: $1.99 USD. 5660 words. Published by Fiero Publishing  on March 21, 2011. .

Hoochie has a zapper in his skull far more effective than any electronic ankle cuff and will be serving his time in the basement of the widow of the man he killed. What his delectable jailor has planned for him is both more benign and more horrible than anything he could have imagined. Definitely NOT easy time.
Smile for the Camera    by Chelsea Graydon
Price: $1.49 USD. 1200 words. Published by Fiero Publishing  on March 28, 2011. .

On Eva’s first day working as a teller at the bank, she loses her umbrella, is terrorized by the bank manager, makes a friend, and...solves a bank robbery?
The Grocery Zoo Story    by Terry Hayman
Price: $1.49 USD. 2520 words. Published by Fiero Publishing  on April 5, 2011. .

When Baxter meets a talking dog in a grocery store, he’s sure it’s evidence that the produce has been spiked with LSD. But then the dog tells him how it got there and it’s strangely compelling...until it’s all just TOO DAMN MUCH!