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Final Proof by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Final Proof by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Feb. 09, 2012 $2.99 97264 words Sample 20%
Final Proof by Rodrigues Ottolengui The first meeting between Mr. Barnes, the detective, and Robert Leroy Mitchel, the gentleman who imagines himself to be able to outdo detectives in their own line of work, was fully set forth in the narrative entitled An Artist in Crime. Subsequently the two men occupied themselves with the solution of a startling murder mystery, the details of which were recor
Death at the Excelsior by P. G. Wodehouse by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Death at the Excelsior by P. G. Wodehouse by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Feb. 09, 2012 $2.99 39898 words Sample 20%
Death at the Excelsior by P. G. Wodehouse This selection of early Wodehouse stories was assembled for Project Gutenberg. The original publication date of each story is listed in the Table of Contents.
AFFAIRS OF STATE by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL AFFAIRS OF STATE by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Feb. 09, 2012 $2.99 47544 words Sample 20%
AFFAIRS OF STATE BY BURTON E.STEVENSON A tale of two totally improbable (but enjoyable) romances. It reads like a comic opera--full of histrionic misunderstandings and overblown comic characters. Don't take any of it seriously. It is simple escapist fun. Enjoy!
Morderstwo pod JesziwÄ… MÄ™drców Lublina by Arkadiusz Moszczynski Morderstwo pod JesziwÄ… MÄ™drców Lublina by Arkadiusz Moszczynski Feb. 09, 2012 $1.99 38660 words Sample 20%
Lublin 1930 roku. Do miasta przybywa oficer kontrwywiadu wojskowego, aby wyjaśnić aferę szpiegowską w zakładach lotniczych. Pomocy udziela mu rabin Majer Szapira, poproszony o to przez prof. Jana Czochralskiego. W tle otwarcie Jesziwy Mędrców Lublina i opis stosunków polsko - żydowskich do 1930 r. No i niepowtarzalna atmosfera mojego rodzinnego Lublina... Miłej lektury! Arkadiusz Moszczyński.
Miss Sillithorpe's Hobby by Elizabeth Chater Miss Sillithorpe's Hobby by Elizabeth Chater Feb. 09, 2012 $0.99 4829 words Sample 20%
A car looks as if it's hit a brick wall, but it hasn't impacted anything. The jewel thief inside is killed instantly, and paranormal detective Jamie Jarvis is put on the case.
The Wrong Side of Paradise by Rustin Smith The Wrong Side of Paradise by Rustin Smith Feb. 09, 2012 $0.99 74016 words Sample 20%
Burr Rollins is a private investigator who is thrust into an increasingly dangerous investigation into the disappearance of a childhood friend, Tyler Cohane. Woken one morning by a frantic phone call from Ty’s mother, who has just been roughed up by some thugs looking for her boat-bum son, Burr sets out to discover why Ty disappeared and why some very bad people seem to be anxious to find him. H
The Charity Shop by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen The Charity Shop by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen Feb. 09, 2012 $0.99 4639 words Sample 30%
A humorous short story of crime and suspense, featuring Constable Penrose and Rhapsody Gershwin. Set in a fictional Yorkshire village. C 4,000 words.
The Wrong Time For A Killing by Charles Moore The Wrong Time For A Killing by Charles Moore Feb. 09, 2012 $5.99 38973 words Sample 20%
Private detective Franc Donahue, with a stroke of (bad) luck, is the first person to the scene of a multiple murder. It's not his case,he's not interested, no one has hired him to solve it but events keep dragging him in to it. Set in Madison, a fictional northeast Tennessee town, on the edge of the southern Appalachian Mountains, in the current era.
Clint Faraday Mysteries Collection #2 by CD Moulton Clint Faraday Mysteries Collection #2 by CD Moulton Feb. 09, 2012 $4.99 72733 words Sample 10%
Four more of the Clint Faraday mysteries in on3 volumn. Clint is a retired PI from Florida who moves to Pamnamá and learns a new way to look at things.
Clint Faraday Mysteries Collection one by CD Moulton Clint Faraday Mysteries Collection one by CD Moulton Feb. 09, 2012 $4.99 73032 words Sample 10%
Four Clint Faraday mysteries. Clint is a retired PI from Florida who has moved to Panamà where he finds an entirely new slant on things over time
Snowbound - Book Four of the West Baden Murders Series by Patrick J. O'Brian Snowbound - Book Four of the West Baden Murders Series by Patrick J. O'Brian Feb. 09, 2012 $4.99 87352 words Sample 20%
What began as a simple tour with an overnight stay, soon becomes a fight for survival. Two years after the horrific murders at the historic West Baden Springs Hotel, an investment group seeks to buy the property, not entirely aware of the danger. Trapped in a nearby mansion by a fierce blizzard, members of the group begin disappearing one by one. Everyone is a suspect, but no one can leave...
Yesterday's Island by Lynn Hones Yesterday's Island by Lynn Hones Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 12130 words Sample 5%
Young, rambunctious Rose lives with her father and two sisters in a world of magnificence and splendor, maids and servants at their beck and call. On the dawn of the Great War, when the world is still innocent and clean, Rose is taught to inhibit her natural instincts of curiosity and inquisitiveness.
Inappropriate by Sherry Silver Inappropriate by Sherry Silver Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 82631 words Sample 20%
All Aboard! Sandra has an aversion to cops, one homicide detective in particular, Lieutenant Hottie. They had a thing until he left her panting on the kitchen table during a hurricane. Now, aboard a train full of mystery writers and evangelists, she's forced to work with him to unmask a murderer before another soul derails.
White Tombs by Christopher Valen White Tombs by Christopher Valen Feb. 08, 2012 $6.99 95707 words Sample 20%
When a prominent leader of St. Paul's Hispanic community is murdered, Detective John Santana promises the widow he will bring down the killer. Hunted by an assassin out for revenge and haunted by his violent Colombian past and the younger sister he left behind, Santana's simple vow to a dead man's wife becomes an oath that could cost him his life.
When Forever Died by Mia Darien When Forever Died by Mia Darien Feb. 08, 2012 $1.99 55956 words Sample 20%
Forever is a long time. Even longer when a harrowing past won't let you be. For bounty hunter Dakota, it's the past she can't escape when she has to hunt an ex-lover. And when she takes on a second case after a thousand year old vampire and finds even more ties to her past, can she keep her carefully constructed solitude intact or will her hard-earned survival finally be tested beyond endurance?
Passion Killer by Yvonne McEvaddy Passion Killer by Yvonne McEvaddy Feb. 08, 2012 $4.99 99081 words Sample 15%
Passion-killer is a story of how unrequited love, jealousy and obsession become dangerous, turning passion to murder. It revolves around a group of friends in a small town in Ireland.Sylvia arrives home one evening to find her boyfriend in a pool of blood.In the course of their investigation, Detectives Barbara Molloy and Mick Naughton question the group of friends and uncover a web of deception.
Widow's Walk by Anne McCourtie Widow's Walk by Anne McCourtie Feb. 08, 2012 $3.99 91670 words Sample 20%
Emily McLofflin's class reunion - a "mystery weekend" - turns out to be more of a mystery than she expected when a real murder is committed on the premises. Emily faces some serious questions about her new husband as well as her friend, Isabel, as she searches for the truth that she hopes will set them free.
Changes -- A Randall Lee Mystery by Charles Colyott Changes -- A Randall Lee Mystery by Charles Colyott Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 75841 words Sample 20%
When a young woman is murdered in a seedy massage parlor nearby, the police recruit Randall Lee - an American acupuncturist - as a translator and expert in Chinese culture to assist in the investigation. The murderer practices a forbidden martial art - the dark mirror to Lee's own healing practices. Lee joins in the hunt for the killer to escape his own inner demons and to save the woman he loves.
Five Million Dollar Cat (A Novella) by Laura Lond Five Million Dollar Cat (A Novella) by Laura Lond Feb. 08, 2012 $1.99 19971 words Sample 15%
When Amy’s sleazy ex reemerges, she is wary, for two good reasons. One, she is still paying off the debts Jack had gotten her in. Two, his scheme, as usual, smacks of fraud. Jack, however, insists that everything is perfectly legal, safe, and easy, especially Amy’s part. All she needs to do to earn her share, which would be a quarter million dollars, is… adopt a cat.
Deadly Decisions: 5 Tales of Crime and Suspense by BV Lawson Deadly Decisions: 5 Tales of Crime and Suspense by BV Lawson Feb. 08, 2012 $1.50 10394 words Sample 15%
Tales about dark choices people make when their backs are against a wall: a sheriff's deputy and a nun hold the fate of a meth dealer; a former violinist takes fate into his own, scarred hands; a forensic linguist obsessed with solving the puzzle of a missing Moravian deed; a homeless man killed by a hit-and-run finds advocates in a minister and his cat; a hitman who just wants to be left alone.
The Mephisto Mysteries by Terence O'Grady The Mephisto Mysteries by Terence O'Grady Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 55942 words Sample 25%
Elizabeth is a finalist for a Viennese competition featuring the best young pianists in the world. But things turn sinister when two young pianists are injured and strange, perhaps even supernatural events put everyone on edge. When a suicide of one of the pianist’s teachers turns out to be a murder, Elizabeth's friend David has all he can do to save the festival and Elizabeth herself.
Inkier Than the Sword by Andrea Frazer Inkier Than the Sword by Andrea Frazer Feb. 08, 2012 $0.99 66500 words Sample 20%
Steynham St Michael is in the throes of a spate of poison pen letters.As if this isn't enough to cope with,not one but two deaths occur.It is into this grim scenario that DI Harry Falconer and the newly-promoted DS Carmichael arrive,hoping to make sense of the situation and bring a dangerous criminal to justice.
The Haunting of Emily by Anne McCourtie The Haunting of Emily by Anne McCourtie Feb. 08, 2012 $3.99 85547 words Sample 20%
In an effort to find closure regarding her husband's accidental death, Emily McLofflin plans to spend several weeks in an isolated cabin in northern Michigan while she attends a writer's conference. However, before she leaves the cabin to attend the two-day conference, unnerving incidents lead her to believe she may not be alone in the forest. The conference holds even more surprises.
The Jury Of Evil Science by Anubhav Saha The Jury Of Evil Science by Anubhav Saha Feb. 08, 2012 $1.00 363 words Sample 9%
A book which gives an example of what happens when a major scientist is not give scholarship . Their crime spread the city before they know it detective Henry is at their back can they get out of this or will Henry catch them red handed
The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 55840 words Sample 20%
The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln A twisty, complicated who-dunnit.
The Silent Treatment by Melanie Surani The Silent Treatment by Melanie Surani Feb. 07, 2012 $2.99 43029 words Sample 20%
Kat Shergill doesn't expect to find a piece of forgotten movie history during a bout of retail therapy. After watching the coil of film found tucked inside her purchase, she's shocked to witness the brutal murder of a famous 1920's star by a fellow actor. 80-year-old mystery aside, someone will stop at nothing to get the film away from her and silence what she's discovered.
On The Trail of the Scissorman: A Bartleby and James Adventure by Michael Coorlim On The Trail of the Scissorman: A Bartleby and James Adventure by Michael Coorlim Feb. 07, 2012 $2.99 11434 words Sample 30%
A serial killer is turning Steampunk Victorian London's children into orphans, and consulting detectives Alton Bartleby and James Wainwright have been hired to catch him before he can kill again. Can Bartleby's deductive reasoning and James's forensic inventions lead them to the Scissorman before he catches them instead?
Revenge of the Masked Ghost by Kevin Paul Shaw Broden Revenge of the Masked Ghost by Kevin Paul Shaw Broden Feb. 07, 2012 $2.99 42064 words Sample 13%
A vigilante stalks the streets of the 1930's Manhattan, and Margaret Randolph is terrified that he will break into her home. Even though her husband Donald tries to reassure her that it won't happen, the mystery man known as the Masked Ghost steps in from a stormy night and dies at her feet. What is the secret of the Masked Ghost? A Pulp style novel.
When Darkness Falls by Dallas Releford When Darkness Falls by Dallas Releford Feb. 07, 2012 $1.99 62517 words Sample 20%
In the darkest days of World War II, Stella Hanson, a beautiful, intelligent daughter of a traditional West Virginia industrialist builds her own production company to aid the war effort. Her rich father wants her to consolidate her efforts with his own and support her family endeavors. When Stella ends up dead, everyone wonders who killed her and why.
Clearwater Ambush by Al Rennie Clearwater Ambush by Al Rennie Feb. 07, 2012 $5.69 72023 words Sample 8%
Joe and Coop are in the private detective business. Their first case - find a boy who vanished five years earlier and recently has been spotted by his sisters. At the same time Joe is trying to prove that brother, Frank, is not responsible for his ex-fiance's death. To make things worse, Janille's love life is a problem Joe doesn't want but has. Another romp with Mia and Joe in Clearwater Beach.
Infernal Triangle by Elizabeth Chater Infernal Triangle by Elizabeth Chater Feb. 07, 2012 $0.99 7427 words Sample 20%
Paranormal detective Jamie Jarvis has to solve the murder of a lord's valet.
Rosa Parks's Magic Farm Adventures by UrbaneBooksPublishing Rosa Parks's Magic Farm Adventures by UrbaneBooksPublishing Feb. 06, 2012 $9.99 8175 words Sample 10%
Born Rosa Louise McCauley, she was the loving daughter of James and Leona McCauley, respectively a carpenter and a teacher. Rosa grew up on a farm in Level, Alabama. Her parents and she lived on the grandparents' farm. This book is a fictional account of Rosa McCauley's childhood on a large farm. It will tell you about the many adventures she used to go on with her pet dog Chester and pet goat...
Extreme Malice by Ray Swirsky Extreme Malice by Ray Swirsky Feb. 06, 2012 $3.99 56678 words Sample 40%
She was found with a guitar string still wrapped tightly around her soft neck. Eighteen year old Josh Anderson, the college boy from next door, is charged with her murder. It was his guitar string around her neck. His footprints are found inside her house. Her earring found under his bed. Donna Gardner's husband Jack was hundreds of miles away on business. Was it the perfect Murder?
Vivious Lives by Ken James Vivious Lives by Ken James Feb. 06, 2012 $2.99 256558 words Sample 40%
It's a dead-end, is Grimsby, the end of the track. Next stop the Humber estuary. Or the North Sea. On a sticky, brooding summer's night, with all the recklessness of youth, three young, vodka-befuddled teenage girls, bubbling with fun, head for the local park in high spirits, determined to have a good time. Only it doesn't work out that way - Some of the lads with them have other ideas.
Clip Their Little Wings by John Callaghan Clip Their Little Wings by John Callaghan Feb. 06, 2012 $4.99 107990 words Sample 20%
Mired in the world of errant wives and petty personal transgressions, Stevie McCabe is suddenly asked to investigate the affairs of a local Labour MP and the murder of a junkie. Through the peeling tower blocks and smart sandstone tenements of the city, he pursues both cases knowing that the strict limits of coincidence are being bent and and broken by the ways in which the stories intertwine.
Boost by Steve Brewer Boost by Steve Brewer Feb. 06, 2012 $2.99 61550 words Sample 20%
Sam Hill steals cars. Not just any cars, but collectibles, rare works of automotive artistry. He's made a good life for himself in Albuquerque, NM, but things change after he steals a primo 1965 Thunderbird. In the trunk, Sam finds a corpse, a police informant with a bullet hole between his eyes. In BOOST, Steve Brewer mixes high crime and low comedy, and the action never stops.
the Cat's Dowry, a Jaguar Tale by e.j. Springer the Cat's Dowry, a Jaguar Tale by e.j. Springer Feb. 06, 2012 $6.99 102593 words Sample 20%
An ancient Mayan mystery becomes a modern day treasure hunt. A piece of a stone map is found in Guatemala. It refers to the legendary treasure known as the "Cat's Dowry", a treasure given to a jaguar princess on the day of her marriage two thousand years ago. The map leads to the jungles of Colombia where Cali Cleary and friends confront the power of the jaguar cult
A MASTER HAND by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL A MASTER HAND by SURAT VANITCHATCHWAL Feb. 06, 2012 $2.99 47852 words Sample 20%
A MASTER HAND BY RICHARD DALLAS Whether or not this be a "true story," as the preface states, it is good enough to need no apology for its existence. An unusually lucid and unsensational narrative of a murder and the final discovery of its perpetrator, it offers a study in the value of "circumstantial evidence" that students of the law and of human nature ought to find interesting.
First Shot: 10 Stories by Chris Well First Shot: 10 Stories by Chris Well Feb. 06, 2012 $2.99 40143 words Sample 20%
Collection of short mystery, suspense, and crime stories by author Chris Well, plus previews of two of his novels.
Island Quest by Marina Oliver Island Quest by Marina Oliver Feb. 06, 2012 $2.99 38035 words Sample 5%
When her young half-brother goes missing on the island of Majorca, leaving behind his precious drums, Ros Farleigh goes there in an effort to find him. She is distracted by, and suspicious of, the arrogant Spanish guitarist Lorenzo, who appears to know more than he tells her.
A Question of Love by Marina Oliver A Question of Love by Marina Oliver Feb. 06, 2012 $3.99 48666 words Sample 5%
Pippa takes a job in Minorca, to prove to her protective family and persistent boyfriend Frank that she can stand on her own feet. The man she is working for is a former film star who is planning to write his memoirs, much to the fury of his last wife and his nephew Juan.
The Werewolf of Baskerville by cassandra cassock The Werewolf of Baskerville by cassandra cassock Feb. 06, 2012 $0.99 59639 words Sample 20%
Two Victorian lesbian sleuths are consulted about an ancient curse involving a werewolf and are soon hotfooting it away from the capital to investigate. Little do they comprehend at the outset what dangers lay ahead and what a tangled web of deceit they are about to become embroiled in.
A Clever Deduction by Louisa Swann A Clever Deduction by Louisa Swann Feb. 05, 2012 $0.99 1248 words Sample 20%
When a corpse shows up along the nearby Truckee River, the race is on to figure out whodoneit.
The Collector by R.D. Byron-Smith The Collector by R.D. Byron-Smith Feb. 05, 2012 $0.99 8475 words Sample 20%
A mysterious box of old papers bought at an estate sale by a retired investigator is full of secrets about an infamous murder at one of Calfornia's most famous theme parks, and the case quickly becomes his obsession to solve -- forty years after the crime.
Gabriel's Revenge (2nd Draft) by JT Lewis Gabriel's Revenge (2nd Draft) by JT Lewis Feb. 05, 2012 $10.00 79792 words Sample 20%
A friend murdered! His mood…dark. A mysterious woman. A taunting, villainous, yet invisible murderer. His best play…REVENGE 2nd Draft
Curl up and Dye: Vol IV, Rhonda's Melan Curl up and Dye: Vol IV, Rhonda's Melan"Collie" Mystery by Geltab Feb. 05, 2012 $0.99 5606 words Sample 25%
Rhonda is on the run, her mother's "safehouse" isn't safe anymore. Sandra Stone will stop at nothing to find and destroy Rhonda for what she's done to her. Rhonda's mother long ago prepared a secret place for Rhonda to run in an emergency. After her salon was burnt down she looks for a new job in a new city, she finds it walking border collies. It serves as the perfect cover to find new victims.
The Deadly Secret of Dr. Arcanum Lock's Evolutionary Spirit Project: A Bodacious Baby Boomer Escapade by Sara Barton The Deadly Secret of Dr. Arcanum Lock's Evolutionary Spirit Project: A Bodacious Baby Boomer Escapade by Sara Barton Feb. 05, 2012 $3.99 37541 words Sample 15%
What happened at Dr. Arcanum Lock's camp for child psychics back in 1965? What was the Evolutionary Spirit Project? Were they really taught to channel spirits, or was something else, something far more dangerous and sinister going on? What does it have to do with national security today? Spies, lies, and bad guys are out to get Gillian Goodwin and her friends, unless she can unravel the mystery.
Black WInd Blows by John Callaghan Black WInd Blows by John Callaghan Feb. 05, 2012 $4.99 112587 words Sample 20%
A case from Stevie McCabe’s past - engaged by a civil servant and his unlikely Asian-American partner, a simple case of unfair dismissal escalates when the former Soviet secret police become involved. But, nothing is as it seems, which McCabe learns as he uncovers quasi-official conspiracies, false trails leading overseas and the disappearance of huge sums of government money.
The Last Generation by Guy Singer The Last Generation by Guy Singer Feb. 04, 2012 $2.99 92622 words Sample 15%
What would happen if Jesus didn't die on the cross? More importantly, what would his reaction be if he arrived in the year 2012? This book explores just that scenario. Through the eyes of three brothers, we see the thrilling action unfold.
Tales of Masks & Mayhem V4 by Tom Johnson Tales of Masks & Mayhem V4 by Tom Johnson Feb. 04, 2012 $5.25 100678 words Sample 20%
Continuing in a great tradition, five stories in pulp action, adventure, and thrills are included in this anthology! “The Hooded Hunter”, “Prophet of Peril”, “The Crimson Mask’s Justice” “His Master’s Voice,” and other thrillers.