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The Beneficiary    by Marshall Thornton
Price: $0.99 USD. 10560 words. Published on January 30, 2009. .

Set during the L.A. riots, this contemporary noir follows a real estate agent who's got a scheme to make a killing - but things don't turn out the way she planned. Reviews have called the story "a great suspense tale", "told in tight concise prose with wonderful character development", and "it keeps you turning pages."
Simple Addition    by Marshall Thornton
Price: $0.99 USD. 3910 words. Published on February 6, 2009. .

When a middle-aged man finds himself trapped in the trunk of a car, he must examine his life to determine exactly who might be taking him on his final journey.
North of Sunset    by Henry Baum
Price: $3.99 USD. 84920 words. Published on May 7, 2009. .

Michael Sennet - movie star - hates his life. The Vanity Plate Killer is enjoying his new life in Los Angeles, targeting people with vanity plates. When Michael Sennet is framed by a paparazzi photographer – license plate PAPRAZI – the movie star finds something he enjoys even more than making movies: killing people.
Luggage By Kroger: A True Crime Memoir    by Gary Taylor
Price: $2.99 USD. 121690 words. Published on October 5, 2009. .

In this award-winning memoir, Houston journalist Gary Taylor recounts his true-life fatal attraction involvement in the trail of violence that has dogged Texas attorney Catherine Mehaffey Shelton, prompting coverage by newspapers, TV, movies and even Oprah. Take a seat on the wild ride of an obsessive relationship: erotic beginning to violent end and the trials required to clean up the mess.
Tough Guys: The homicide cases of Turner Hahn and Frank Morales    by Bryant Stateham
Price: $2.50 USD. 52200 words. Published on November 29, 2009. .

Thirteen short stories featuring the cases of homicide detectives Turner Hahn and Frank Morales. Noir fiction harking back to the days of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer.
Rose Head    by Robert T. Jeschonek
Price: $1.99 USD. 11610 words. Published on March 13, 2010. .

In a world where everyone has a flower for a head, who can stop the serial killer called the Pruner? Enter Inspector Glisten, a hard-boiled, rose-headed cop who'll stop at nothing to cut down the Pruner. But when the trail leads to a seedy garden of horrors he never imagined, Glisten fights for his life against an explosion of deadly flower power that could uproot his world in a harvest of death.
Famous Potatoes    by Joe Cottonwood
Price: $2.99 USD. 76630 words. Published on March 25, 2010. .

A classic road novel from the 1970s, now an ebook. Willy, a nice boy from the suburbs, is framed for murder and goes on the lam. With hopeful heart and broken balls he joins the people of humble cafes and dusty bars, underground, where life is basic. “An engaging, warm, well-told story of a likable character with a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.”—Publisher’s Weekly
Crimefactory issue 2 Volume 1    by Keith Rawson
Price: $1.50 USD. 28860 words. Published on March 26, 2010. .

CRIMEFACTORY IS THE PREMIERE MAGAZINE OF HARDBOILED AND NOIR CRIME FICTION!! ISSUE 2 FEATURES NEW FICTION BY DAVE ZELTSERMAN, RAY BANKS, KIERAN SHEA, PATTI ABBOTT, JOSH CONVERSE, STEPHEN D. ROGERS, AND GERARD BRENNAN! WITH NEW FEATURES BY REED FARREL COLEMAN, CRAIG MCDONALD, CHARLIE STELLA, JIMMY CALLAWAY AND THE NERD OF NOIR!
Allarme al Lariano    by Paolo Stefi
Price: $5.50 USD. 59980 words. Published by Area51 Publishing on March 31, 2010. .

Trama incalzante da classico del thriller, scrittura veloce e quotidiana, da lingua parlata, protagonisti in cui ci si riconosce. Un’Erba moderna in cui convivono i giovani che ascoltano musica rock e vivono tra pub e pizzerie, e i personaggi della città reale che si muovono tra le sue vie e i suoi negozi.
The Know Circuit    by Gary Ballard
Price: $2.99 USD. 56610 words. Published on May 2, 2010. .

Artemis Bridge can get you what you need no matter how immoral or illegal. When the city of Boulder is trapped in a mysterious dome, he sets aside his detachment to help his bodyguard Aristotle. Every step he takes towards the dome deepens the mystery, with flaming dragons, robotic golems and disturbing visions driving Bridge to a life-altering conclusion.