Private Detective

Philip Marlowe's about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time to get caught up in a murder that leads to a ring of jewel thieves, another murder, a fortune-teller, a couple more murders, and more corruption than your average graveyard.

When Meg Walton's best friend goes missing without a trace, the witch investigator goes into full panic mode. This is Meg's most personal case yet, and the stakes couldn't be higher. She desperately searches for clues to determine her dear friend's whereabouts. But she quickly discovers that this isn't like any other missing person's case that she's ever worked on. All signs are pointing to dark magic being involved in the disappearance. The more Meg investigates, the more she worries that a terrifying force was behind this. One that could strike again with devastating consequences. Can Meg...

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 ...

After narrowly escaping with his life at the hands of a murderous Hollywood pimp, detective Happy Doll, bullet-ridden but healing, has landed on a remote Mexican beach. In a humble shack and with his dog for company, Doll settles into a peaceful idyll of Buddhist study. But then trouble, as it always does, comes to paradise. Doll is the witness to a murder for which he is framed, and now, with an expired passport and the Mexican authorities on his tail, he must sneak across the border back to L.A. by any means necessary, with the goal of bringing the true murderer to justice.

A Felix Nightwhisker Mystery – A charmingly gritty feline noir series packed with sharp claws, sharper wit, and shadowy secrets. Step into the whiskered world of Felix Nightwhisker, a hard-boiled feline detective with a knack for uncovering secrets others would rather keep buried. Set in the moody streets of Whisker City, where alley cats barter in whispers and the scent of treachery lingers behind every fish market and fencepost, Felix prowls the night to solve the cases no one else dares touch. Each mystery delivers a tightly-woven tale of suspense, unexpected humor, and unforgettable ...

Book #6 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series A badly injured Jab Boone cannot directly lead the FBI against renegade ex-GIs targeting Muslim mosques. He is recuperating from a fractured larynx and broken ribs, suffered at the hand of Spangler the Strangler. But when Jab’s top three student trackers are tapped to find the bombers, Jab must trust a Saudi exchange student to be his voice—or have the mission result in fatal disaster!

Book #15 in the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Jab and his student trackers discover a commonality among missing teenage girls: they were all Girl Scouts! Worse, they deduce a heinous motive: 100 dead Girl Scouts at the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts. As more bodies are found, it’s up to Jab’s team to stop the person responsible—before any more Girl Scouts are killed!

Delve into the history of the Ghostly Gang in the latest Spooky Lemon mystery! Audrey Lemonovsky has long resisted the idea of a Ghostly Gang reunion, but former cast mate Greg Goran has finally found something Audrey wants badly enough to bring her on board: a copy of Ida Spartan’s destroyed treasure map. Since the events of the “Hootdunnit?” case, Audrey’s assistant has been in a funk. Ida’s former best friend was revealed to be a fraud, and her treasure map, the last connection she had to her parents, was destroyed as a result. So when Greg reveals he has a copy of the map, and...

Delve into the history of Glen Allen Falls, Massachusetts in the latest Spooky Lemon mystery! The FBI and Los Angeles District Attorney have an offer for paranormal investigator Audrey Lemonovsky that she does not want to accept: solve a case alongside Callie Montclair in order to keep her longtime nemesis out of jail. Audrey and Callie have never liked one another. Through five years of costarring on The Ghostly Gang, five years touring on the convention circuit, and five years trying to leave one another behind, the friction between them has been both professional and personal. Defined by...

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. ...

From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars and The Painter, a luminous, masterful novel of suspense - the story of Celine, an elegant, aristocratic private eye who specializes in reuniting families, trying to make amends for a loss in her own past.

Book #9 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Jab’s town turns against him after his student trackers discover twenty dead girls were—drug-lord daughters of the Huerta Cartel! Soon the School Board fires Jab which splits the town wide open. But Jab isn’t convinced the Cartel is responsible for the subsequent reprisals. He feels the town—and the FBI are locked with tunnel vision. Jab’s determined to find the truth—and clear his name!

So you want to play with magic? There’s trouble in the French Quarter when a professional basketball player hires Wyatt and voodoo mambo Mama Mulate to help him exorcise a supernatural demon. Wyatt is thrilled to have a paying client, Mama, over the moon in lust for the handsome athlete. Things look rosy for the pair of paranormal investigators until the assignment dictates Wyatt travel back in time to antebellum New Orleans. Thrust headfirst into the middle of a dangerous situation, Wyatt must deal with a red-haired Irish witch named Aisling and avoid becoming a haunted torture room ...

Maverick sleuth Declan Miller is back at work following the murder of his wife (and amateur ballroom dancing partner) Alex. Working with new partner and heavy metal enthusiast DS Sara Xiu, he is tasked with investigating the double killing of gangland family scion Adrian Cutler and IT consultant Barry Shepherd at the Sands Hotel. Initial evidence suggests a hired gun and a botched job. The search for the hitman begins and Miller begins to reconnect with his old network.

Arguably no other character in history has been so enduringly popular as Sherlock Holmes. From his first appearance in Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novella A Study in Scarlet, fans have loved reading and listening about him - and writers have loved writing about him. Here, Otto Penzler collects 83 wonderful stories about Holmes and Dr. John Watson, the majority of which will be new to listeners.

Updated 2024 Against the odds, she solves the unsolvable—Savvy Macavoy: the private eye with a unique flair and an unbreakable spirit. Savvy Macavoy isn’t your typical private investigator, but she’s one of the best. Renowned for solving unique cases, she works closely with her partner and lover, Deklin "Strick" Strickland, and her best friend, Leonard. Her reputation precedes her, even with the NYPD, who find her "attitude" challenging as she fiercely guards her clients' privacy. With red hair streaked with purple and signature pig-tail braids, Savvy stays true to her hippie roots ...

Poirot Investigates a host of murders most foul—as well as other dastardly crimes—in this intriguing collection of short stories from the one-and-only Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie’s classic Murder in the Mews presents four mystifying criminal conundrums that will seriously test the superior detecting skills of the unflappable Hercule Poirot.

“A page-turning new cozy murder mystery with a lovable sleuth and a charming setting that will bring a smile to your face!” Welcome to Cozy Creek, a quaint tourist town nestled along the Pacific Coast. Daisy McDare is busy nursing a broken heart, trying to build up her interior decorator business, and baking cookies when murder strikes Cozy Creek. At first she leaves the investigation to Chris Crumple, the local bumbling police detective. But when Crumple arrests the wrong suspect, Daisy takes the investigation into her own hands. Cracking the case won't be easy. She'll need help from ...

When two young sisters disappear from a strip mall parking lot in a small Pennsylvania town, their devastated mother hires an enigmatic bounty hunter, Alice Vega, to help find the girls. Immediately shut out by a local police department already stretched thin by budget cuts and the growing OxyContin and meth epidemic, Vega enlists the help of a disgraced former cop, Max Caplan. Cap is a man trying to put the scandal of his past behind him and move on, but Vega needs his help to find the girls, and she will not be denied.

“Five Quickies for Suzanne and Roger” is an anthology of shorter stories featuring characters from the popular South American mystery series of novels. In this novel-length collection, Roger solves cases in Montevideo, Uruguay; Fortaleza, Brazil; and Los Angeles, California in a novella, a novelette, and three short stories---five quickies. Three obvious murder victims, two additional dead bodies, and a mysterious dog add spice to these stories. The five stories give you five times as many chances to see if you can deduce whodunit before Roger and Suzanne do. Good luck.