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Angel Dance	by M.D. Grayson Feb. 07, 2012	$2.99	116564 words	Sample 20%
Beautiful Seattle business heiress Gina Fiore has vanished. Desperate, her family turns to Ginaâ€™s old boyfriend, Danny Logan to find her and bring her home safely. Logan soon finds that he's not the only one looking for Gina. Heâ€™s not only going to need all the skill and luck he can gather, heâ€™s going to need to confront his unresolved feelings for Gina-feelings that might just get him killed!
Author bio: Seattle author, creator of the Danny Logan mystery series.
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...
Author bio: Author and publisher of various books which you can find at http://urbanbookspublishing.blogspot.com, http://shopnowshop.tripod.com and http://justpublished4you.blogspot.com http://poetrybusinessblog.blogspot.com
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?
Author bio: Born in 1960 in the small town of Kimberley in British Columbia, Ray has always been a great fan and participant in the field of the arts. After moving to Calgary in the early eighties to attend technical college, Ray began to indulge in many fields of the arts from painting, photography and writing. Ray never began his writing career until he was in his early forties and has since authored a number of books; The Bluffington Four is already available at amazon.com. The Cabinet (A wolf's Tale) will be available shortly at amazon.com. Ray is currently working on two more novels. The first is a murder mystery novel to be released in spring of 2012. If you could create the perfect murder and get away with it, would you? Could you? The second about a disfunctional family struggling with the fallout after both parents suddenly pass away and a fight over the assets ensues, eventually uncovering the possibility that one of the deaths was no accident. Release date fall 2012. If reading fiction novels with a bit of sci fi, mystery, and romance appeals to you, then I hope you take the opportunity to enjoy The Bluffington Four. I am also sure he would love to hear any feedback that you would care to offer.
Vivious Lives	by Ken James Feb. 06, 2012	$2.99	256558 words	Sample 20%
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.
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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.
Author bio: John Callaghan was born and raised in Glasgow. He left the city but it never left him.
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.
Author bio: Steve Brewer is the author of more than 20 books, including the recent crime novels LOST VEGAS, THE BIG WINK, CALABAMA and FIREPOWER. His first novel, LONELY STREET, was made into an independent Hollywood comedy starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna. BOOST currently is under film/TV option. Brewer's short fiction appeared in the anthologies DAMN NEAR DEAD, THE LAST NOEL, CRIMES BY MOONLIGHT and WEST COAST CRIME WAVE, and he's published articles in magazines such as Mystery Scene, Crimespree and Mystery Readers' Journal. A writing coach, Brewer has taught at the University of New Mexico, the Midwest Writers Workshop and the Tony Hillerman Writers Seminar. He regularly speaks at mystery conventions, and was toastmaster at Left Coast Crime in Santa Fe, NM, in 2011. He served two years on the national board of Mystery Writers of America, and twice served as an Edgar Awards judge. He's also a member of International Thriller Writers. Brewer worked as journalist for 22 years, then wrote a weekly syndicated column for another decade. The column, called The Home Front, produced the raw material for the humor book TROPHY HUSBAND. Married and the father of two adult sons, Brewer lives in Albuquerque, NM. More at www.stevebrewer.us.com and www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com. E-mail: abqbrewer@gmail.com
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
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Tales from the STAC Casebook	by David Robinson Feb. 06, 2012	Free!	6992 words	Read a sample
In the finest tradition of British amateur sleuths, you canâ€™t hide from Joe Murray, Chair of the Sanford 3rd Age Club as he cracks two puzzling little crimes on his own turf. Crooked {Cat} Publishing will be launching The Filey Connection, a full length Sanford 3rd Age Club Mystery on March 2nd 2012.
Author bio: Grumbling, middle-aged lunatic from Manchester NW England, I write in a number of genres, and while they may appear to be dramatically different, all my works have an element of either mystery, sci-fi, paranormal or horror or any combination about them. Currently running three separate series, (STAC, Spookies and Space Truckers) as well as producing major, stand alone novels. More works in the pipeline.
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.
Author bio: I'M A READER & NEW WRITER
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.
Author bio: Novelist Chris Well writes laugh-out-loud suspense and mystery fiction. An award-winning magazine writer and editor, Chris is the editor of FamilyFiction, a comprehensive website, weekly newsletter, and digital magazine for readers of Christian fiction. He and wife Erica create the weekly comic strip Best Mann For the Job, about a woman with a complicated past who returns home to Hope Falls, Tenn., to become the small town's new sheriff. He and Erica make their home in Tennessee.
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.
Author bio: Most writers can't help themselves! It's a compulsion. Getting published, though, is something really special, and having been so fortunate myself I now try to help aspiring writers by handing on tips it took me years to work out. I've published over 60 titles, including four in the How To Books' Successful Writing Series, and Writing Historical Fiction for Studymates. I have judged short story competitions, been a final judge for the Harry Bowling Prize and was an adviser to the 3rd edition of Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers 1994. If you want to find out more about your favourite authors, consult this book. I once wrote an article on writing romantic fiction for the BBC's web page, for Valentine's day. I have given talks and workshops for the Arts Council and at most of the major Writing Conferences, and helped establish the Romantic Novelists' Association's annual conference. I was Chairman of the RNA 1991-3, ran their New Writers' Scheme and edited their newsletter. I am now a Vice-President. As well as writing I have edited books for Transita, featuring women 'of a certain age', and for Choc Lit where gorgeous heros are the norm. I was asked to write A Century of Achievement, a 290 page history of my old school, Queen Mary's High School, Walsall, and commissioned to write a book on Castles and Corvedale to accompany a new circular walk in the area. Most of my Regencies written under the pseudonym Sally James are now published in ebook format as well as many others of my out of print novels which my husband is putting into ebook format. Our daughter Debbie is helping with designing the covers. For details of all my books and my many pseudonyms see my website.
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.
Author bio: Most writers can't help themselves! It's a compulsion. Getting published, though, is something really special, and having been so fortunate myself I now try to help aspiring writers by handing on tips it took me years to work out. I've published over 60 titles, including four in the How To Books' Successful Writing Series, and Writing Historical Fiction for Studymates. I have judged short story competitions, been a final judge for the Harry Bowling Prize and was an adviser to the 3rd edition of Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers 1994. If you want to find out more about your favourite authors, consult this book. I once wrote an article on writing romantic fiction for the BBC's web page, for Valentine's day. I have given talks and workshops for the Arts Council and at most of the major Writing Conferences, and helped establish the Romantic Novelists' Association's annual conference. I was Chairman of the RNA 1991-3, ran their New Writers' Scheme and edited their newsletter. I am now a Vice-President. As well as writing I have edited books for Transita, featuring women 'of a certain age', and for Choc Lit where gorgeous heros are the norm. I was asked to write A Century of Achievement, a 290 page history of my old school, Queen Mary's High School, Walsall, and commissioned to write a book on Castles and Corvedale to accompany a new circular walk in the area. Most of my Regencies written under the pseudonym Sally James are now published in ebook format as well as many others of my out of print novels which my husband is putting into ebook format. Our daughter Debbie is helping with designing the covers. For details of all my books and my many pseudonyms see my website.
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.
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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.
Author bio: Louisa is a professional writer living in northern California with husband, son, and a slew of critters, both domestic and wild. The family has been off the grid for over twenty years and keeps their carbon footprint small by doing without frig and water heater. Besides writing and caring for critters, both two-legged and four-legged, Louisa is the proud mama of a host of other little beings, namely veggies and flowers, who live in their 8â€²x16â€² greenhouse. Springs fills the air with flowers and song while frogs leap merrily underfoot. Life is sweet!
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.
Author bio: Retired as a crime reporter, R.D. Byron-Smith spent four decades covering murder and mayhem for daily newspapers. He now brings an insider's perspective to his crime novels. He is published by Pilar Publishing, and lives in Southern California.
Gabriel's Revenge (2nd Draft)	by JT Lewis Feb. 05, 2012	$10.00	79792 words	Sample 20%
A friend murdered! His moodâ€¦dark. A mysterious woman. A taunting, villainous, yet invisible murderer. His best playâ€¦REVENGE 2nd Draft
Author bio: JT Lewis is an author living in Southeastern Indiana with his wife Susan and their two dogs. They have four kids in various stages of college and life away from the home. During the day, JT Lewis is an electrical contractor, morphing into the crime fighting author at night and on the weekends. Gabriel Celtic also lives in Southeastern Indiana, and is the lead investigator of the Major Crimes Taskforce tasked with getting to the bottom of a series of murders. Using his wits and the accumulated knowledge of his team, Gabriel soon learns that solving the investigation would cost one of his friends the ultimate sacrifice. 'The Ghost Murders' is the first book of the series 'The Adventures of Gabriel Celtic'.
nightmares	by Munkhjin Enkhtaivan Feb. 05, 2012	Free!	2888 words	Read a sample
a short story about a serial killer and a detective.
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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.
Author bio: Please take time to enjoy your imagination. I truly appreciate every reader, thank you so much.
No Cause to Die For	by David Dilley Feb. 05, 2012	Free!	68139 words	Read a sample
A PI with psychological training and computer skills teams up with a police lieutenant. He employs unofficial assistants to solve what evolves from obtaining information into possible murders. Together they uncover a plot to elect a puppet President controlled by a big time power broker.
Author bio: I grew up in the 60s and spent most of my teenage years playing in rock-n-rolls groups and experimenting with hallucinogenic drugs. I attended college in several locations but after earning over 166 credit hours I never obtained a degree because I changed majors 8 times. Through several people I had known I came to work and live at the PTL property run by the Bakers in South Carolina. After the public downfall of the PTL organization I begin working in the computer field and wound up in a high paying corporate job. I spent 10 years with a major telecommunications company, but was eventually laid off and had to scramble to find work. After the millennium I built a computer service business but watched it fail during the economic downturn. In the most recent past I have lived in a camper at several national parks and on a friendâ€™s property but have not really had a permanent address for at least the last 10 years of my life.
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.
Author bio: "Goodwill Ambassador for Family Care" -- Sara M. Barton trained as an educator and artist, worked in clinical settings with children and adults, and now develops family caregiver education. "I believe in family caregiving. The truth is love is never enough to get you through the experience. You also need tools to help you give the right kind of care and to avoid caregiver burnout. An educated caregiver is a care manager, with resources and support. Good family care is about making your loved one as active, independent, and comfortable as possible. It makes your job easier because your loved one is more engaged in the care plan. It's important for every caregiver to still maintain goals, hopes and dreams. You should never give up yourself completely to the care. Balance is key."
Double Danger Tales #64	by Thomas Johnson Feb. 05, 2012	$0.99	29708 words
Double Danger Tales #64 contains two crime stories of action and mystery and continues the series that began in 1987. This issue features the Black Ghost in "Murder Town", and a mysterious crime fighter returns in "The Legend" to bring final justice to an old criminal
Author bio: Tom Johnson was a voracious reader from childhood beginning with the Golden Age comic books to classic literature by the time he was ten years old. Exciting adventure stories kept him entertained until he discovered science fiction and hardboiled detective mysteries as a teenager. By his early twenties, he discovered The Shadow and Doc Savage pulp reprints in paperbacks, and was hooked on the fast-paced action novel from that time on. This led to collecting and research, which eventually interested him in writing by the time he was thirty. Today, he still loves an exciting action novel over movies and television. Tom and his wife, Ginger have received numerous awards in the field for their work in keeping the old stories in the spotlight for new readers seeking escape in a thrilling adventure novel. Now retired, Tom devotes his time to reading and playing with his black Lab, Sugar.
Black WInd Blows	by John Callaghan Feb. 05, 2012	$4.99	112587 words	Sample 20%
A case from Stevie McCabeâ€™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.
Author bio: John Callaghan was born and raised in Glasgow. He left the city but it never left him.
Shadows Of The Night	by Gary Weston Feb. 04, 2012	Free!	7850 words	Read a sample
Another case for Senior Sergeant Detective Stanley Morris and his team. Solving a murder case is one thing, preventing another violent killing is something else. The race is on to save a life. The final Ferret book!
Author bio: Hi. I have had so many admirers after people have seen my picture. (Thank you Darren, but i am basically male and besides, you are a married man. Behave.) Is that really you they ask? I'll level with you. That is a picture of my younger sister!!! I know. Good looks run in the family, usually in the opposite direction. I was 243 on my last birthday, and the last batch of embalming fluid didn't quite hit the spot. If you saw the real me, you too would run a mile. Anyway, I have a twitter account now, which means (I think) people can leave me messages. Happy to get comments about my books. hhtp//unclegarf.wordpress.com. So. I have the third in the series bubbling away, and the lovely Fred Ducket will have some fun. You know me by now. I don't write words. I just write stories. Get stuck in. For anybody who gives a damn, in my face book thing, the black dog is Minnie. The rural scenes are outside my front door. I live in a small town, population 1407 and me, about two hours drive north from Wellington, capital of New Zealand. The Tararua Ranges are close by and they go on for miles, dividing east from west. The Tasman Sea is about twenty minutes away by car going west.Most of my stories are set in NZ, and I think that gives them a different flavour. For anyone reading One Man's Dream, the Turakina Valley is as described in the book, including the 17 acres. I'm from the Midlands in England, originally. I hope you are liking my stuff. I am always happy to get constructive criticism, just be gentle with me. see you on Facebook. Thanks for your support, Gary AKA Shannon Levin.
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.
Author bio: I used to be cute once! Now I'm 56 and I live in Thailand. I've had an odd and varied life. I've held jobs varying from manager of a self-storage facility in London to owner of a small museum in Tennessee. I've lived in many places and enjoyed travelling around. Now I'm semi-retired and write to put a crust of bread on my plate. I have written many short stories and edited many newsletters and society publications. This is the first full-length novel I've attempted, and I hope it won't be the last. The one lesson I've learned from this is not to trust your characters. They really live. Let me quickly tell you the story of Doris, Logan's Mom. She started life in the first draft as a man. He simply answered the telephone, put the call from Mike through to Ronald McMurtry and exited the story. Then he demanded a larger part. Soon he became Doris, and had a speaking role. When Mike decided he wanted to talk to McMurtry, he went to the office and found Doris. I did not write her into that role, show wrote herself. Mike had to go back, re-write where he bought a bunch of flowers and meet her again. She did appreciate the flowers. After a bit, I found she had a 'son', and the character of Logan was born. He was not in the original draft at all. From that moment on, Logan's own role became central. You've read the result. However, I swear Doris and Logan wrote themselves into the book. It was not my doing. The characters live. They really do, and they grow with the story. I loved that. You may find some of them re-appear in later books. I have a story to write about Logan, if he'll let me, and by popular demand, there's the life of Tom in 33AD. He has a lot of travel to undertake despite the fact he's an old man.
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! â€œThe Hooded Hunterâ€, â€œProphet of Perilâ€, â€œThe Crimson Maskâ€™s Justiceâ€ â€œHis Masterâ€™s Voice,â€ and other thrillers.
Author bio: I was born July 26, 1940 in Seymour, Texas, located in West Texas . From an early age, I was a voracious reader, this most likely due to my mother reading exciting stories to me as a baby. By age 10, I had found all of the old classics. By age 12 I had found science fiction and was fascinated by the possibilities the sci-fi writers gave a young reader. As I became a teenager, I discovered Mickey Spillane and was hooked on the tough-guy private eye. It wasn't until the early 1960s that a friend turned me on to Edgar Rice Burroughs, and from there to Doc Savage and the many pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s. I loved to read, and eventually turned to writing. My first fiction novel was Gryphon Double Novel #23, published by Gryphon Books (Gary Lovisi) in New York. This contained two short novels in my created series, The Masked Avenger: "Dark Streets of Doom" and "Crime's Last Stand." Gryphon Double Novel #23 was published in January 2001. Second would be "Jur: A Story of Pre-dawn Earth" with James Reasoner, published by Novel Books Inc. (NBI), July 3rd, 2002. My third novel is "Savage Land of Jur", published by NBI, November 28th, 2002. My nonfiction books include the following: "Secret Agent X: A History" with Will Murray, 1980; "From Shadow to Superman", 1991; "The History of the Purple Wars" (as by Harrison Stievers), 1991; "The Green Ghost," 1991; "The Black Bat", 1990; "Dan Fowler: Ace of the G-Men", 1997; "The Original Masked Marvel, 1996. In addition , I have been involved in several other anthologies: Mike Cook's "Monthly Murders" in 1982; and Mike Cook's "Mystery, Detective, And Espionage Magazines" in 1983. I have assisted in several other anthologies without credit. The Masked Avenger, The Black Ghost, and Stuanofu are my creations, which I hope to see in anthologies some day. I have also written some short story fiction.
Points West (A Butterscotch Jones Mystery Book 5)	by Melanie Jackson Feb. 04, 2012	$3.99	24513 words	Sample 20%
McIntyre's Gulch has had it's share of close calls with the law, but this time disaster looms large. A corrupt Mountie staggered to Butterscotch's doorstep and dropped dead. Chuck Goodhead is able to identify the policeman as a traitor who is a purveyor of secrets. Dark and powerful enemies are converging on the town and Chuck and Butterscotch must work quickly to find out why.
Author bio: Melanie Jackson is the author of twenty-three novels. She lives in the Gold Country with her husband, a dog, and a cat.
Movie Star Money	by Marguerite Darlington Feb. 04, 2012	$1.99	86408 words	Sample 20%
Sacha Sanchez doesn't want to leave Chicago, she has to leave. The pick-up-and-rip-off gig she was running blew up in her face, so the 23-year-old con artist splits town before the cops pick her up. She hides out in Hollywood and ends up hustling pocket change as an "energy healer." Then she finds one of her rich and famous clients dead, and his wife hires her to find the killer.
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The Rostikov Legacy	by Charlotte E. English Feb. 04, 2012	$1.49	25978 words	Sample 40%
Konrad Savast is Deathâ€™s most trusted servant, charged with finding and punishing the vilest of killers. When he discovers the body of a wealthy society hostess lying in the cold, mist-shrouded reaches of the Bone Forest, the pressure is on to find her killer. Can he catch the killer without revealing himself as the Malykant?
Author bio: Born and raised in England, Charlotte now lives in the Netherlands with her partner and two cats. She is an avid reader of fantasy and science fiction and has been writing stories and scripts in the genre since her teenage years. She is currently spending her time writing the third book in the Draykon Series and learning to speak Dutch.
The Trilon (science fiction detective mystery)	by H.A.L. Wagner Feb. 04, 2012	$0.99	10298 words	Sample 10%
Type: short story- Ty Gulivan, a former Private Investigator, just boarded a doomed space flight to Mars. An array of Martian resistance groups threaten to destroy the ship. Ty is enlisted by the Reunification Government to discover who is behind the threat before the Trilon becomes another space memorial.
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Mindful Commitment	by Kyrica Veney Feb. 03, 2012	$1.99	40802 words	Sample 15%
When Dr. Emma Sanchez is found guilty of murdering her husband of 23 years, her family will stop at nothing to prove her innocence. Along the way, Emma's friend and psychologist Renee Parrish discovers things about Emma that she never thought imaginable. As secret voices take over Emma's life, it's up to Renee to uncover the truth. Guilty or not? Real life illness or just an act to commit murder?
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part II, The Solution	by David Saunders Feb. 03, 2012	$6.99	58739 words	Sample 30%
When Charles Dickens died in 1870, he left behind him the greatest unsolved mystery in the history of literature. Many authors have tried to solve the problem but none have succeeded. This book uses a multitude of tiny clues scattered throughout Dickens' book to discover not only the true killer but to solve several other puzzles as well.
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Dear Crossing	by Marjorie Doering Feb. 03, 2012	$4.99	85450 words	Sample 15%
After arriving from Chicago, Ray Schiller is put in charge of a gruesome murder investigation. The investigation threatens to reveal the widowerâ€™s carefully guarded personal life and his bid for the presidency of his father-in-law's company. As the suspects turn on each other, Ray has an incident that could end his marriage and career, and learns he may have been led down the wrong road.
Author bio: Marjorie Swift Doering enjoys writing in various genres. Currently, her focus is the upcoming completion of a three-part murder mystery series featuring Detective Ray Schiller. In 2005, her first one-act play was produced and performed by Darknight Theatrical Productions in Chicago, Illinois. Omega Publications, in 2009, published a number of her short stories in an anthology titled Mosaic, A Collection of Short Stories. In 2010, another of her short stories was published in Red Cedar, The University of Wisconsin Barron Countyâ€™s journal of arts and literature. She and her husband, Denny, live in Northwestern Wisconsin with their Springer spaniel and three crazy cats.
Contaminated	by Peter Zimmermann Feb. 03, 2012	$1.99	92152 words	Sample 20%
Three adult brothers, one adult sister, deceased parents. Conflict is the name of the game, or should I call it insanity? One brother has an all-consuming need to satisfy desires and get rich; will he drag the other three into his personal cess-pool? Contaminated follows its cast of characters to places few will ever experience. A spine-tingling ride.
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Party Doll	by Steve Brewer Feb. 03, 2012	$1.99	37024 words	Sample 20%
Bubba Mabry returns in a new novella guaranteed to thrill and amuse fans of the series featuring the Albuquerque, NM, private eye. Bumbling Bubba is hired to find a missing stripper who goes by the stage name Joy Forever. But there's more here than meets the eye. The feds are interested in Joy, too. And they don't like Bubba messing around in their case. A fast, funny mystery!
Author bio: Steve Brewer is the author of more than 20 books, including the recent crime novels LOST VEGAS, THE BIG WINK, CALABAMA and FIREPOWER. His first novel, LONELY STREET, was made into an independent Hollywood comedy starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna. BOOST currently is under film/TV option. Brewer's short fiction appeared in the anthologies DAMN NEAR DEAD, THE LAST NOEL, CRIMES BY MOONLIGHT and WEST COAST CRIME WAVE, and he's published articles in magazines such as Mystery Scene, Crimespree and Mystery Readers' Journal. A writing coach, Brewer has taught at the University of New Mexico, the Midwest Writers Workshop and the Tony Hillerman Writers Seminar. He regularly speaks at mystery conventions, and was toastmaster at Left Coast Crime in Santa Fe, NM, in 2011. He served two years on the national board of Mystery Writers of America, and twice served as an Edgar Awards judge. He's also a member of International Thriller Writers. Brewer worked as journalist for 22 years, then wrote a weekly syndicated column for another decade. The column, called The Home Front, produced the raw material for the humor book TROPHY HUSBAND. Married and the father of two adult sons, Brewer lives in Albuquerque, NM. More at www.stevebrewer.us.com and www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com. E-mail: abqbrewer@gmail.com
Curse of the Gypsy: A Lady Anne Mystery	by Donna Lea Simpson Feb. 03, 2012	$3.99	94621 words
Fans of the Lady Julia Grey mysteries by Deanna Raybourn will rejoice to discover this much-sought-after third book in the Lady Anne Mystery series.
Author bio: Donna Lea Simpson is a nationally bestselling romance and mystery novelist with over twenty titles published in the last eleven years. An early love for the novels of Jane Austen and Agatha Christie was a portent of things to come; Donna believes that a dash of mystery adds piquancy to a romantic tale, and a hint of romance adds humanity to a mystery story. Besides writing romance and mystery novels and reading the same, Donna has a long list of passions: cats and tea, cooking and vintage cookware, cross-stitching and watercolor painting among them. Karaoke offers her the chance to warble Dionne Warwick tunes, and nature is a constant source of comfort and inspiration. A long walk is her favorite exercise, and a fruity merlot is her drink of choice when the tea is all gone. Donna lives in Canada. The best writing advice, Donna believes, comes from the letters of Jane Austen. That author wrote, in an October 26, 1813, letter to her sister, Cassandra, â€œI am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on till I am.â€ So true! But Donna is usually in a good humor for writing!
Mala sangre	by Empar FernÃ¡ndez y Pablo Bonell Goytisolo Feb. 03, 2012	$4.99	76360 words	Sample 10%
Segunda novela protagonizada por el inspector Santiago Escalona, un policÃa barcelonÃ©s asignado al barrio del Raval y de cuya mano asistiremos al trasiego cotidiano en ese rincÃ³n populoso del centro de la ciudad. Se trata de un barrio lleno de tipos de dudosa catadura pero que ejerce sobre el inspector una fascinaciÃ³n extraÃ±a, quizÃ¡s la fascinaciÃ³n de la vida ciudadana en su estado mÃ¡s salvaje.
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Craxer Must Steal	by Dave Whellams Feb. 03, 2012	$0.99	37651 words	Sample 20%
Introducing John Craxer, insurance investigator, misfit and rogue, with an instinct for committing clever crimes. In this first book of the Craxer Chronicles, he agrees to steal a precious masterpiece. Dodging the mega-rich gallery owner, Jerry Bramma, and his enforcer, the violent Mr. Glimmer, Crax launches the break-in with the help of a beautiful stripper and the painter himself.
Author bio: Dave Whellams is also the author of two books in print: Stories from the Criminal Code (a book of short stories) and Walking into the Ocean (a mystery published by ECW Press in April 2012). Both are available in print and in electronic format. Dave lives in Ottawa, Canada.
Dropouts	by Alice Haro Feb. 03, 2012	$1.25	92190 words	Sample 25%
Being homeless is tough enough, but when someone wants you and your kind dead, it takes it to another level. Unlucky victims that cross this killerâ€™s path suffer a brutal and bloody death. The police can find no motive. But, feelings that have been abused by deception and greed rules a mind that burns with the need for revenge. But one life is not enough, they must all pay.
Author bio: Alice Haro is a highly accomplished and lifelong writer. As a professional journalist, copywriter and general word-smith, she likes to think that words bend to her will and dance on demand. But, of course they don't; she quite often has to wrestle them into submission, as do most writers if they are honest. Dropouts is her first full length published novel, however, there are two other books currently awaiting editorial attention, which she hope to unleash on the world in the next few months. Alice goes to great lengths to carefully research her work, so that you get a genuine and believable experience as a reader.
Shiny Rocks	by Gary Weston Feb. 02, 2012	Free!	11462 words	Read a sample
Detective Senior Sergeant Stanley Morris investigates the case of the Empress Jewels, trying to avert an international incident. He could use the Ferret's help, but the Chief has him working on a mysterious case of his own. Number four in the series.
Author bio: Hi. I have had so many admirers after people have seen my picture. (Thank you Darren, but i am basically male and besides, you are a married man. Behave.) Is that really you they ask? I'll level with you. That is a picture of my younger sister!!! I know. Good looks run in the family, usually in the opposite direction. I was 243 on my last birthday, and the last batch of embalming fluid didn't quite hit the spot. If you saw the real me, you too would run a mile. Anyway, I have a twitter account now, which means (I think) people can leave me messages. Happy to get comments about my books. hhtp//unclegarf.wordpress.com. So. I have the third in the series bubbling away, and the lovely Fred Ducket will have some fun. You know me by now. I don't write words. I just write stories. Get stuck in. For anybody who gives a damn, in my face book thing, the black dog is Minnie. The rural scenes are outside my front door. I live in a small town, population 1407 and me, about two hours drive north from Wellington, capital of New Zealand. The Tararua Ranges are close by and they go on for miles, dividing east from west. The Tasman Sea is about twenty minutes away by car going west.Most of my stories are set in NZ, and I think that gives them a different flavour. For anyone reading One Man's Dream, the Turakina Valley is as described in the book, including the 17 acres. I'm from the Midlands in England, originally. I hope you are liking my stuff. I am always happy to get constructive criticism, just be gentle with me. see you on Facebook. Thanks for your support, Gary AKA Shannon Levin.
Silent Victor	by J. Daniel Sawyer Feb. 02, 2012	$4.95	119372 words	Sample 30%
Clarke Lantham got a good chuckle when a world-famous alien hunter tried him to prevent an attack on San Francisco. He stopped laughing 12 hours later when gray aliens apparently stole a priceless artifact in full view of security cameras. But when takes the case, he finds himself working against the Chinese Government and the FBI. Book 4 of The Clarke Lantham Mysteries Mystery/Comedy/Thriller
Author bio: J. Daniel Sawyer is a hat-wearing, obsessive-compulsive autodidact attempting to write his way out of the loony bin. A self-aggrandizing science fiction and fantasy author who publishes lurid stories and, worse, the occasional popular philosophy article, he is also a very minor authority on Open Source media production (a topic on which he is, unfortunately, published regularly in LinuxJournal). In addition to his wanton abuse of the printed word, he unscrupulously uses his decade-long experience as an audio and video producer with his painfully florid and gritty writing style to create deeply immersive audio universes. This habit, which he indulges in public, has garnered him seven Parsec nominations and helped him make his first professional fiction and philosophy sales (a trend which, for the good of the world at large, we can only hope abates soon). Meanwhile, his growing, rabid fan-base is currently plotting to imprison him and force him to produce endless new literary abominations for their amusement. We can only hope they succeed. Should you be so inclined, you can communicate with this shady character, as well as find podcasts, articles, and other literary abominations at http://www.jdsawyer.net
A Few Dead Men - a Chick Dick Mystery	by Nancy Lauzon Feb. 02, 2012	$2.99	91326 words	Sample 20%
The men in Darcy MacDonald's life are disappearing. Is it fate, misfortune or foul play?
Author bio: Nancy is the author of Chick Dick Mysteries, inspired by her early love of Nancy Drew.
Guilty Until Proven Innocent	by Edwina Ray Feb. 02, 2012	$0.99	6837 words	Sample 20%
In the small town of Carringwood, Doug and every other resident turn out to watch the drama as the Gabarski home burns down. Luckily Shana and the kids got out. And her husband Peter is mysteriously absent. Speculation runs rife through the town, why are arson investigators here? Did Peter do it? Why did he do it? But Doug wonders something else. If it wasn't Peter, who was it?
Author bio: Edwina Ray is the scarier side of author Sarah Billington. Whereas Sarah Billington writes funny stories and books for girls from middle grade through to adult, Edwina Ray is more comfortable writing thrillers, horrors and urban fantasy. Edwina Ray is making herself sound like she has multiple personality disorder right now, isn't she. It's okay, she doesn't. Not that there's anything wrong with that. You can find Sarah Billington's work at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/SarahBillington
Crime Stories: Volume 1: Five Short Stories	by Mark Sled Feb. 02, 2012	$2.99	30703 words	Sample 20%
A woman seeks revenge on the man who's been blackmailing her ... an assassin is eating lunch when two men decide to hold up the diner ... a man is seduced to give up his worst secret, which is then used against him ... a hit woman suddenly finds herself thinking of the consequences of her job ... a young man breaks into his uncle's pizzeria, but the robbery goes wrong when four others show up.
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Crime of Passion	by James Jay Johns Feb. 02, 2012	$2.99	14517 words	Sample 20%
A young man gets a call from a woman heâ€™s wanted for years and romance ensues when he gets together with her. She murders her ex and the woman he is sleeping with. Can she manage to keep her man and the police in the dark? It seems that at least in the short run she can. The police go down blind alleys and even when they get leads which implicate her they can't pin her down. How will it end?
Author bio: James Jay Johns has been a writer for a long time, over fifty-five years and still counting. Most of his writing has been non-fiction, mainly technical in nature during many years of employement, but over the years he has written a lot of fiction mostly for his own gratification and has even written some poetry. He has had many short non-fiction pieces published and for more than ten years he edited a quarterly publication for a large non-profit organization. About fifteen years ago, when he retired from full time employment, (which he refers to as a 'previous life') he began to write fiction, mainly for his own enjoyment. His writing spans several genres, but he is presently concentrating on mystery and romantic fiction. He has decided others might want to read some of what he has written, so it is now available in eBook form from Smashwords Publishing, as well as many other booksellers. email Johns at jjjohns@jjjohns.net, or visit his website jjjohns.net where you can send him mail. Images on this page from Free Digital Photos. (http://freedigitalphotos.net), and Free Stock Photos (http://freestockphotos.biz).
THE HOMELESS MURDERS	by Bert Brun Feb. 02, 2012	Free!	59539 words	Read a sample
Seattle bed-and-breakfast owners Ed Harmens and Meg Yarmouth team up with an SPD detective to track down the vicious killer of homeless men in local parks, just in time to prevent kidnapped Meg's torture
Author bio: Retired oceanographer. Also worked as a high school teacher, rubber plantation inspector in Sumatra, and fisheries administrator in New Zealand. Bachelor and master degrees in science from New York state universities. First got the writing bug while in college and have published four books in last 10 years plus three plays produced. Lived in eight states, most recently in Alabama, with wife four dogs and seven cats.
Every Stone A Story	by John Callaghan Feb. 02, 2012	$4.99	102230 words	Sample 20%
Itâ€™s a clusterfuck..... a missing woman, an earl, who also happens to be a Catholic bishop, with his young male companion facing the threat of a murder charge. The missing woman was his girlfriend, and also the daughter of a senior police officer, and the copper himself is out of control. And Stevie McCabe is in the middle of it.
Author bio: John Callaghan was born and raised in Glasgow. He left the city but it never left him.
One Day	by Darryl Brooks Feb. 02, 2012	$1.99	4432 words	Sample 10%
Vince Diamond is a private detective in Atlanta, Georgia. Most of his days are spent chasing missing husbands and bail jumpers. Today he would accept a case that changed his life. Today he would watch a man die.
Author bio: I am a writer and photographer living in Atlanta Georgia. My personal expertise includes writing, construction, photography, computers, travel, and running. I have excellent research and fact checking skills as well as the following personal experiences. â€¢ 16 years experience installing tile, marble, slate and stone. â€¢ 30 years experience in information technology, including programming, database management, web design and development, hardware and software. â€¢ 6 years experience as a professional photographer with over 30,000 images sold. â€¢ 8 years experience as a writer with over 1,000 articles, stories and memoirs written. â€¢ 15 years as a runner competing in the top 5% in the U.S. â€¢ 15 years working in a corporate travel agency with extensive travel in the U.S., the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico, Central America and Europe. I have written over 800 articles on these and a wide variety of other subjects with word counts from 200 to over 2000. I have also written several dozen short stories. In addition, my non-fiction work has appeared in print in Writerâ€™s Journal Runnerâ€™s Journal, Washington Running Times, and the Foliate Oak. My fiction has been printed in A Long Story Short, and Flasherâ€™s Dozen, ManStory, and Mystery Anthology Magazine. Online Writing Experience: â€¢ 150 articles on Constant Content â€¢ 80 articles on Associated Content â€¢ 260 articles on Textbroker â€¢ 165 articles on Helium â€¢ 150 articles on eHow â€¢ 170 articles on Demand Studios â€¢ Also published on Examiner.com, Gather.com, Triond.com, WriterAccess.com and others
The Betrayed	by Roger Busby Feb. 02, 2012	Free!	5952 words	Read a sample
How far would you go for a promotion? how important are your dreams and aspirations above others? What are you willing to sacrifice or more importantly who are you willing to sacrifice to get what you want? These are the questions and consequences that Mark Fletcher has face in his quest for a coveted Flying Squad position.
Author bio: BUSBY, Roger (Charles). British. Born in Leicester, 24 July 1941. Educated at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School for Boys; Aston University, Birmingham, Certificate in Journalism, 1968. Married Maureen-Jeanette Busby in 1968. Journalist, Caters News Agency, Birmingham, 1959-66, and Birmingham Evening Mail, Force Information Officer, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, Exeter, 1973-1996. Lieutenant Commander RNR Marine Society and Sea Cadets, London, 1997-2012.
My Name Is Never Was	by John Callaghan Feb. 02, 2012	$4.99	110141 words	Sample 10%
What is your life worth if youâ€™re nobody famous? What would you give to be somebodyâ€¦anybody? The fourth Stevie McCabe novel from Glasgow Noir Fiction finds the city of Glasgow providing a vivid backdrop for acts of mayhem, corruption and homicidal intent, in a landscape peopled by crooked police, gay brides, dying philosophers, spiritual gurus, teenage thugs and the missing.
Author bio: John Callaghan was born and raised in Glasgow. He left the city but it never left him.
Murder At Any Age	by Tony DeMarco Feb. 02, 2012	$2.99	71836 words	Sample 30%
What is it like to come of age in a convent orphanage where the nunsâ€™ primary concerns were did you say your prayers, did you brush your teeth and were you quiet most of the time? When Robert Steeter shows up missing, the nuns as well as his sister Maureen assumed he has run away and little more thought is given to him. This book has a quick moving plot with lively and emotional scenes.
Author bio: Tony DeMarco was born in the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Like in the story Murder At Any age, his mother died during childbirth and Tony and his two sisters spent time in a convent-orphanage. Other than a few memorable scenes, everything else in the book is fiction. He moved with his father, sisters and stepmother to Chicago, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin where he met his wife Carol. They have two sons and five grandchildren. He was formerly with Arthur Andersen and afterwards ran IDS, a management consultant firm. He spent more than 25 years consulting in a variety of industries including assignments in Europe, with the government of Kuwait and with the World Bank in Indonesia. He likes to tell you that visiting, observing and interacting with a variety of cultures has provided him with a wealth of knowledge that through writing he hopes to exploit. In an effort to learn to speak French, he spent three months in Toulouse in southern France, where he also finished his first book The Bangka Inquiry and which, although fiction, builds on his experiences in Indonesia. Over the past several years he has been fortunate to have taken courses at the Iowa Writer's Festival, the premier writing school in America, and is planning to attend again in Summer 2012, to plunge himself into playwriting. Tony and his wife live in Burlington, Wisconsin and Chicago in the summer, and in Phoenix in the winter. He likes to tell anyone who might be impressed that they own three homes, that the sum total of the three is less than two-thousand square feet ... and that is not fiction! Perhaps his favorite book is an oldie, 11 Harrowhouse by Gerald A. Browne, published by Arbor House, New York in 1972. Tony's books are available for your Kindle or at Amazon. Hopefully you will enjoy reading them as much as he says he enjoyed writing them.

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