Hard-boiled Stories

156 Stories

Identity Crisis (Sam McRae Mystery #1) by DebbiMack
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Identity Crisis (Sam McRae Mystery...by DebbiMack
A simple domestic abuse case turns deadly when the alleged abuser is killed and Stephanie Ann "Sam" McRae's client disappears. When a friend asks Sam to find M...
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James Bond 007 - No More Promises by MikeMcMahon4
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James Bond 007 - No More Promisesby Mike McMahon
"Holiday, ha!" spat James Bond "What was I thinking?" When James Bond is sent to Vienna to attend a meeting at the UN, he realizes that M is merely t...
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Who P-p-p-plugged Roger Rabbit? by Wolfmangart
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Who P-p-p-plugged Roger Rabbit?by Gary K. Wolf
Welcome to Toontown where cartoon characters - Toons - live side-by-side with humans. The whole Who Framed Roger Rabbit cast is here: Roger Rabbit, Eddie Valiant, Baby H...
The Man Who Crossed Worlds (Miles Franco #1) by ChrisStrange
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The Man Who Crossed Worlds (Miles...by Chris Strange
Meet Miles Franco, but make it fast. If the cops have anything to say about it, he'll be dead by morning. Miles used to make a living illegally smuggling people between...
THE BAD GUYS IN: HARD BOILED DOUBLE FEATURE  by BiancaSantana880
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THE BAD GUYS IN: HARD BOILED DOUBL...by Bianca Santana
In this hard boiled mystery solving double feature, the bad guys team up with two of the greatest detectives In the world: mystery inc and Tom & Jerry. Ever since myster...
Damaged Goods by DebbiMack
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Damaged Goodsby DebbiMack
Erica Jensen, a retired Marine with PTSD, struggles with making a living as an unlicensed private eye and overcoming her opioid addiction. When she's hired by a rich bus...
FIRST CASE (McRyan Mystery Series Prequel - Excerpt) by rogerstelljes
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FIRST CASE (McRyan Mystery Series...by Roger Stelljes
A perfect wife and a perfect life... The ruggedly handsome "Mac" McRyan had a prestigious job at a top law firm, a beautiful home, and a gorgeous wife that al...
A Bag of Nails by Sam_McGregor
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A Bag of Nailsby Sam McGregor
The first time I saw Adam Davis, he was at the casino. The second time he was dead. I have all the luck at making friends. It's a gift. I don't do murder cases. There's...
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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by DhrishnajDandapani
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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothingby Dhrishnaj Dandapani
A night with two incidents, a villain gets a victim and then becomes a victim. I wrote this short story based on a meme I saw on the internet. "Good artists copy...
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Fatal Connections by DebbiMack
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Fatal Connectionsby DebbiMack
While battling drug addiction and post-traumatic demons, can a female veteran overcome the forces trying to frame her for murder? When Marine veteran and aspiring privat...
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Don't Hate Da Playa by SwellOwlStories
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Don't Hate Da Playaby Swell Owl Stories
After a hit-and-run occurs outside of his favorite bar, Retired Detective turned Private Eye Josh Slim is asked by the owner to find out the details of the employee's de...
Where's Arebella? by BenneLaTute
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Where's Arebella?by Benne La'Tute
Everyone in the neighbourhood knew her. Everyone saw her everyday going about her business. Everyone loved her. But nobody knows where she went. Nobody knows what she's...
5. The Case of the Zombot Apocalypse by Starship_Captain_88
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5. The Case of the Zombot Apocalyp...by Starship Captain 88
Moon Potato and Yancey face a most unexpected situation as The Server succumbs to a breakout of zombies.
Welcome To Sugarland by SingularFiction
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Welcome To Sugarlandby Singular Fiction
[In this alternate history universe in which the French Revolution never happened and the United States ends at the Mississippi River] Nicholas Cortez Lyon is a private...
A Good Clean, A Harsh Clean by BrianMartinez
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A Good Clean, A Harsh Cleanby Brian Martinez
A man walks into a bar, his hands smelling of bleach. All he wants is a drink and an alibi, but what he gets is an encounter with a loud, old man. As they talk he realiz...
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Thirteen Years of Dust by JeffreyMThompson
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Thirteen Years of Dustby Jeffrey M. Thompson Jr.
THIRTEEN YEARS OF DUST is the intriguing, introductory novel for the Duke Bradley, Private Eye series. Duke is an egotistical, sarcastic, and obsessive ex-FBI special d...
Mash-Up: A Sam Cache Mystery by oddwattcard
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Mash-Up: A Sam Cache Mysteryby Russell Ray Johnson
High tech meets hard boiled in "Mash-Up", a deep fake detective noir that pours Hollywood hijinks, international espionage and algorithmic art in the blender a...