I know from personal experience how difficult it is, even in a short story, to create a fictional character based on real-life events and make readers fully relate to that protagonist’s emotions and decisions in a twisty murder mystery. But that is what D.F. Kennedy,...

Professor Roger Chretien’s death was unusual in many ways. Although his body was found in the study, the apparent cause of death was drowning. His body was wrapped in a Jolly Roger, reminiscent of a pirate funeral, while his entire study was ransacked. Roger’s brothers,...

In Moonshine Mesa by A.W. Baldwin, seeking justice for his younger sister's death from a fentanyl overdose, Parker Barnes shifted careers and joined a property management company under Betty Coulter. Now, sent to replace the pressure gauges at a remote station in Cedar Flute ruins...

Marco Polo by Jeff Heckler is a psychological thriller with a plot that will keep you hooked until the end. Wendell Lee was a war hero. Serving his country was good, but Wendell left his life in the military and became a lawyer, hoping it...

When Frank Lozano stumbles upon a body on an elevator roof, he suspects either the mob or dirty police officers may be involved in another case of pointless violence. By the time little clues are available, it gradually becomes obvious there is something sinister going...

Treat yourself to a steamy sleuth mystery with Glendall C. Jackson III's Naked Came the Detective. After receiving news of the brutal stabbing of one of her clients, a high-end escort plying her trade in Washington, D.C. takes it upon herself to solve the mystery...

Where the Hell is Myra Atkins? by Lu Erickson is a hilarious mystery. Myra Atkins, owner of a private detective agency, has disappeared. Esther Humperstone, her secretary, and Henry, the latest employee, are on the trail, and both are learning how to be private detectives....

Her lifeless body was found lying in her wrecked car, with a bullet hole in her head. Dr. Nia Johnes of the Silicon Valley University of Evolutionary Computation (SUEC) had been murdered in cold blood. From the research files collected from her apartment by the...

Bowled Over Americano by Carolyn Arnold revolves around detective and author Sara Cain, who faces writer's block while working on her murder mystery novel until a stray beagle named Magnum leads her to the murder of his owner. Sara takes care of Magnum while investigating...

Van Andel was hired as a private investigator to follow and uncover a horrifying crime in Chicago. When Van Andel dies of cancer, he passes on the taped evidence to Robert, but he is murdered before turning it over to the authorities. Merlin wants to...