Detective Short Stories Mysteries

Finn is contacted by a federal agent who asks for his assistance in a delicate case. A piece of equipment disappears from a government-funded secret lab. The nature of the experimental equipment is so secretive that not even the agent knows what exactly it contains. Recommended reading first "Project Orthia" series. This is Book 1 of "Orthia" - the secod series of the "Orthia Labs" saga.

After Dr. Russo’s death, Agent Spencer and Elijah get access to some of his private files and discover that Project Orthia had three stages in total: Orthia, Elijah, and Vrykolakas. They go on to discover the destructive potential of project Vrykolakas and prepare to adapt it to their needs. Will be they able to execute their plans or not?... This is Book 4 of "Project Orthia" - the first Series of the "Orthia Labs" saga.

While Finn and the team are working to find The Chariot, Orthia Lab's board of directors finally decides to take drastic measures. They send a spy to sabotage the team... This is Book 3 of "Orthia" - the second series of the "Orthia Labs" saga. The first series is "Project Orthia".

The 40 short stories in this collection chronicle the heartache, pain, love, loneliness, fears, marital discord, joys, and dreams among normal people from a variety of backgrounds and professions in contemporary American society. The captivating characters and their compelling stories hold up a mirror to the country in which we live.

There's no such thing as magic. That's what Leger keeps telling himself. But following a girls' night out, Leger finds that he is gifted a voodoo doll of Peter. He can't help himself from whispering his thoughts to the effigy before Bob gets a hold of the doll and mistakes it for a chew toy. Within hours, Peter is found beaten to within an inch of his life. Leger takes on the case, determined to find those responsible for the assault on Peter. With the help of his daughter, Sparkle and her best friend, a frog named Simpson, he starts piecing together clues. When a dead black cat turns up on...

Lisa Paxton loves her job as a Private Investigator. Spying on cheating spouses is easy work that pays well. But when classmates from high school twelve years ago are now targeted by a madman who kills them in violent ways, Lisa's job description got a whole lot more dangerous. Add in a handsome ex-fling who suddenly wants to join his investigative business with Lisa's and you have a fun, spicy, dangerous short story. EENIE MEENIE MINY MO. Who's next? Rating: PG13 A thrilling romantic suspense just the right length when you don't have a lot of time to read. By a best-selling, award-winning ...

The best of the golden age crime writers, praised by all the top modern writers in the field including P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, Dorothy L. Sayers created the immortal Lord Peter Wimsey. In his tenth appearance, he takes a job as an advertising copywriter to expose a ruthless killer. Victor Dean fell to his death on the stairs of Pym's Advertising Agency, but no one seems to be sorry. Until an inquisitive new copywriter joins the firm and asks some awkward questions....

This audiobook contains the first three adventures of A. E. W Mason’s enigmatic and mercurial Sûreté detective, Inspector Hanaud—a key inspiration for Agatha Christie’s celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot. First, Hanaud investigates the murder of wealthy Mme Dauvray at the fashionable French resort of Aix-les-Bains. Then, during a visit to London, Hanaud unravels a case of theft and murder following a costume party at a prestigious hotel.

Hercule Poirot is reluctant to answer a letter demanding his services by the reclusive and eccentric millionaire Benedict Farley. Farley wants him to diagnose his recurring dream of death, in which he shoots himself at precisely 3:28 p.m. Then, a week after dismissing Poirot, the dream becomes real. Each member of the Farley household that Poirot questions seems to be more puzzled than the one before. Was Benedict Farley's death a suicide? Or are darker forces at work?

Lance Cooke doesn’t want much. He’s lived his whole life quietly in the town of Belvidere, New Jersey. He just wants to be remembered as a good man. And that’s not too hard when you’re a small town police chief. Cooke’s time is mostly spent worrying about traffic violations and town festivals, and whether he will finally kiss Lucy, the beautiful coffee shop queen. But trouble is terrorizing Belvidere, in the form of the Walker brothers, the town’s resident bullies. Why does Cooke seem to protect them? As the Walkers grow bolder, the town’s peaceful facade is shattered. Cooke ...

When seven million dollars in ancient gold coins vanish from a burned-out antique shop in Barcelona, legendary detective Sidney Fleet finds himself racing against time aboard the exclusive cruise ship Meridian Challenger. As Spanish authorities close in, demanding the ship's return to port, Fleet and his assistant Drew Peterson must unravel a web of deception involving a mysterious entomologist, his research assistant, and an elaborate ant farm that may hold more than just insects. Known for solving complex crimes from the comfort of his ocean-view suite, the brilliant but eccentric Fleet ...

Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on holiday at the opulent Grand Metropolitan Hotel in Brighton, where they meet the wife of a wealthy stockbroker. As they discuss the jewels worn by Mrs. Opalsen, the great detective relates his experiences in cases which have concerned some of the best-known jewels in the world. Excited by his anecdotes, the wealthy matron eagerly offers to show him a very expensive pearl necklace, but when she goes to retrieve it, she discovers that it has been stolen....

Spring is in the air. Gus is feeling pretty good about the change in seasons until an unknown man decides he would rather change from being alive to being dead. He clearly drank something toxic, and it didn’t agree with him. The question is, did he really decide to do that, or did someone make that decision for him. Only that question is buried under a lot of other layers of questions. Why did the man visit Gus a few days before his death proclaiming the end times were near? Why didn’t he take enough poison to kill him near instantly instead of lingering around for days slowly dying? ...

It will be good news to many devotees of the deductive story - particularly the pastiche of Sherlock Holmes - that Solar Pons is back in a third major collection after a lapse of seven years. In his introduction to this collection, Mr. Smith echoes the sentiments of many readers and listeners when he says, "These pastiches come the closest of any that have been written, consistently, to capturing the true flavor of the Holmesian saga and to making its people and its places and its happenings entirely credible."

Movie star Mary Marvell consults with Hercule Poirot after receiving threatening letters that warn her to return her diamond, the famous "Western Star", to its rightful owner. But who does own the diamond, and is it even the genuine article?

This is a story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collection. In this collection are four more individual cases for Mr. Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful friend and admirer Dr. Watson. They dive into the opium dens of London in "The Man with the Twisted Lip," recall the curious history of "The Musgrave Ritual," come face to face with the grisly evidence contained in "The Cardboard Box," and go on a wild-goose chase in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle." The powers of Sherlock Holmes prevail.

Few characters have the loyal readership of Bill Pronzini's "Nameless Detective." The 14 stories in this collection span his entire 35-year life on the printed page. They include "It's a Lousy World," where Nameless proves that a friend did not commit the crime he was accused of; "Dead Man's Slough" and "The Ghosts of Ragged-Ass Gulch," which take him out of San Francisco into the hinterlands; and "Souls Burning," where he tries to help an old friend make one last try at setting things right.

Refreshed after his recent trip to the island, Leger is back in Glasgow but finds there are matters which require his attention. His girlfriend is angry that he disappeared to the island without saying goodbye and issues an ultimatum; take a break from sleuthing or lose her. Leger must also find a home for Lily, the island sleuth who returned to Glasgow with him and it seems a local cat loving criminal, Malky Maguire, is the perfect person to adopt her. Undeterred by a series of break-ins and acts of vandalism at the Maguire home, Lily settles in and is soon part of the family. However, the...

It's almost Halloween and the neighbourhood's residents are ready to enjoy a party. After all, it's been a difficult year for everyone and they need something to cheer them up. But in the run up to October 31st, lock down restrictions are tightened once again in Glasgow and an outdoor party with mandatory masks is their only option. Leger is initially excited about the prospect of a party in the car park, with animals and humans celebrating together for once. That is until some unexpected visitors show up, the party food goes missing and Maxine is discovered to be crying beneath her mask ...

Do you love to read children’s mysteries? If so, you will find The Pleasantville Junior Detective Agency enjoyable. It’s about a 9-year-old boy named Perry Winkle who becomes the neighborhood junior detective. The reader tries to uncover each clue and solve the case. For those that haven’t cracked the case by the end, they can turn to the last page of each chapter and see how Perry solved it.