Private Detective Fiction

When Max's friend Emmie thinks mobsters calling themselves the Stiralshiki might be after her, Tiffany and Rosie find themselves investigating Emmie's new workplace, a startup designing a robot chef. But when Emmie's former boss shows up murdered, apparently at the hands of the robot, Tiffany and Rosie are hired to investigate... Could they have stumbled upon a Stiralshiki secret, or are the Stiralshiki watching them from a distance? Could the robot actually be the killer? Tiffany and Rosie must uncover the truth before it's too late... Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being...

In the second installment in the best-selling Detective Varg series, Ulf and his team investigate a notorious philanderer - a wolf of a man whose bad reputation may be all bark and no bite.

It isn’t every day that Detective Chris Bailey is handed a triple homicide. They may have their share of problems in the scenic wooded hills of Tennessee, but news that a young man—a child, really—wiped out his entire family sends a ripple of shock through the whole community. Seventeen-year-old Colin Simon is witnessed fleeing the scene, gun in hand. He’s arrested for murder, but refuses to explain any of it. Not even what he did with the gun. The police have their suspect, so is it case closed?

A NEO-NOIR HONEYMOON IN HELL: A Suspenseful Tale of Love, Murder, and Fate John thought he had left behind his days of drinking and killing, but as he and his new bride, Cherry, embark on their honeymoon in the jungles of Malaysia and Borneo, they are haunted by ghosts from their past. The release of nihilist criminals connected to John's SAS background brings death and destruction to their luxury island resort. Just when they think they can escape the darkness, their paradise is raided by savage pirates, revealing that everything is connected and they are unable to outrun their destiny. ...

"You're listening to the heart of Classic Rock here on KRHM..." These are the last words Jeff Davis would ever speak before he gets strangled on air. When a second disk jockey meets the same suffocating end, it gives dead air a whole new meaning. A serial killer is on the loose in Rohm. The rules have changed suddenly, and Max Harmon is on a high-stakes race against time to solve a spine-chilling mystery—one that might break him. If you love fast-paced, clean detective mysteries, then you would love Micheal Maxwell's latest addition to the nail-biting Max Harmon Mystery series.

1950s Staffordshire. Within the clay tanks at the pottery company Shentall's, a body has been found. Amid cries of industrial espionage and sabotage of this leader of the pottery industry, there is a case of bitter murder to solve for Inspector Hedley Nicholson. Kelly's mystery won the CWA Gold Dagger Award in 1961 for its impeccable sense of place and detail, and for the emotional weight of its central crime. The novel is part of a shift from the cosiness of crime novels before to mysteries characterised by their psychological interest and affecting realism. An influential classic.

Housekeeper/unlicensed private detective Marta Morales picks up a spine-chilling case in Great Lakes, Illinois, which features spooky things like yoga, Wicca, and military spouse groups. Detective Kevin Connelly is back in the picture, too, and ready to make Marta scared enough to reconsider her choice of sleuthing as part-time work. Those things, along with porch pirates, intimidating sailors, and a cagey daughter-in-law, are enough to keep Marta on her toes - even if they quake in her boots.

Marta’s back – again – and ready to enjoy life in her new digs, with her family, new friends, and her boyfriend. Marta is still cleaning, of course, and is sleuthing, too. Her latest case involves a Milwaukee-based woman who is looking for her Chicago-based father. Marta has her own daddy issues to deal with as she is still on the outs with her father (Marta is still mad at her dad about an old secret he kept from his family. Further highlighting paternity is a sleuthing case that Marta gets pulled into – one that is so sensitive and dangerous that it affects at least two of ...

Two decades into her calling at a New Mexico monastery, Sister Evangeline Divine breaks her daily routine when a police officer appears, carrying a message from her father. Sister Eve is no stranger to the law, having grown up with a police captain turned private detective. She’s seen her fair share of crime—and knows a thing or two about solving mysteries. But when Captain Jackson Divine needs her to return home and help him recover from surgery, Sister Eve finds herself taking on his latest case.

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When ex-NYPD Detective turned Private Investigator Carly Edwards took on her ex-lover, Tyler Mathison as her partner four years ago, she never dreamed that she'd be investigating his murder. As the pain of his loss, fills her head, she finds herself trying to not only keep her personal life together but keep her head on straight so she can focus on finding the new killer. As she becomes encompassed by her own private pain, she learns that she not only has to deal with a murderer but a stalker that won't let her be. As the past comes to the present and continues to haunt her, she needs to ...

A Cupcakes-and-Crime Caper When Rosie’s brother Max shows up unexpectedly, it’s obvious to Tiffany that the charming Max is hiding secrets… will he reveal them in time, or get them in trouble too? Meanwhile, Ian is back too, and indulging in his inner groomzilla, planning an over-the-top chapel wedding. The murder of an Elvis impersonator puts wedding planning on hold when Tiffany and Rosie are asked to investigate, and Ian insists on helping out.Who would’ve wanted (fake) Elvis to leave the building? Tiffany’s investigation flushes out a host of secrets and enemies, but who ...

Orthia demands that Finn participate in Project Kronos. This gives Finn's team a chance to counterattack. Finn's time is slowed instead of running back when they tamper with Project Kronos. Meanwhile, Project Kronos malfunctions and threatens to destroy New York. This is Book 5 of "Orthia" - the second series of the "Orthia Labs" saga. Book 1- Quantum Paradox Book 2- Critical Mass Book 3- Gone Rogue Book4- Singularity The first series - "Project Orthia"

Bryce’s fellow attorney and partner in their firm, Tom Middleton, experience the death of his son who is found out to be a mule for a drug cartel trading arms for drugs. The boy is killed in a violent way, and Middleton finds out that one of the firm’s biggest clients is involved. Middleton confronts the owner and later is accused of his murder. Tom asks Bryce to be a part of his legal team. Bryce begins to investigate the murder. As he investigates, he discovers that lots of other people had the motivation to kill the deceased. Bryce finds out that Mrs. Juarez was more involved than ...

Bryce’s fellow attorney and partner in their firm, Tom Middleton, experience the death of his son who is found out to be a mule for a drug cartel trading arms for drugs. The boy is killed in a violent way, and Middleton finds out that one of the firm’s biggest clients is involved. Middleton confronts the owner and later is accused of his murder. Tom asks Bryce to be a part of his legal team. Bryce begins to investigate the murder. As he investigates, he discovers that lots of other people had the motivation to kill the deceased. Bryce finds out that Mrs. Juarez was more involved than ...

Get three PI Assistant Extraordinaire Mysteries in a bundle. More than 100,000 words, humorous mystery books. FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Ghostly Murder A murder in a locked room…The faceless ghost… Throw in a cross-dressing detective plus his assistant extraordinaire in this new mystery series! A high profile murder calls for a high profile detective. When the famous Sushi Czar is found dead in a room that’s locked from the inside, the evidence just doesn’t add up. Of course a killer ghost (supernatural killer) is no match for the deductive skills of Michael Archangel. The fabulous...

Book #17 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series The revamped Termite Brigade has been unleashed! Law enforcement officers of every persuasion have been murdered without remorse. But their youth fails to cover-up an important clue to their whereabouts. As the body count mounts, Jab and his posse invade the Brigade’s strongholds, knowing that retaliation would be swift and sure!

When a body is found - dissolved in acid, a ring of finger bones cemented to the skull - Drake is floored. For more than a year, he's been telling the NYPD that the man he had killed, the man who had taken his partner's life, wasn't the real Skeleton King. Nobody believed him. Even now, with a new skeleton as proof, Drake is met with resistance. A copycat killer, they say. But Drake knows this is the work of the original Skeleton King, and he is driven to seek revenge for his dead partner. Only, like before, he has no suspects.

There has never been a murder on Alderney. It's a tiny island, just three miles long and a mile and a half wide. The perfect location for a brand new literary festival. Private investigator Daniel Hawthorne has been invited to talk about his new book. The writer, Anthony Horowitz, travels with him. Very soon they discover that not all is as it should be. Alderney is in turmoil over a planned power line that will cut through it, desecrating a war cemetery and turning neighbour against neighbour.

Before I can say café latte, Galloway’s dodging my calls, I’ve got a raccoon on my hands who’s decided mi casa es su casa, my ghostly best friend has a crush to die for, and local teenager Kira Melendez has turned up missing. So much for an easy day. I have a sneaking suspicion my life is about to become a whole new level of crazy.