Private-detective Stories

In 1950s Los Angeles, prolific "people-finder", RICK YOUNGE must find an embezzling mob accountant, a missing dead husband (who might not be so dead after all), a mystery by-mail 'secret admirerer', and his own kidnapped dog, all while trying to keep the lights on for another month and stay sober long enough to ponder what life's all about in this debut adventure for L.A.'s most 'by-the-seat-of-his-wrinkled-pants' private detective.

Everything is not always as it seems After Evangeline's mother sadly passes, she has to move back in with her father and his new family. what she doesn't expect is to see her childhood crush/bully. Augustus was confused but all he knows is that she is his, always has been, always will be. he will stop at nothing to make her life as miserable as she made his. What happens when a few misunderstandings bring them closer together? Will it make or break them?

Witches and humans have always existed peacefully in Sweetland Cove... until now. Someone is killing humans and drawing unwanted attention to the supernatural residents of Sweetland Cove. Ava Rose just turned twenty-one, and with her birthday came a few surprises. One: she's a witch. Two: she's part owner of a magical bakery she never knew existed. Three: Someone wants her dead. The day Ava arrives in Sweetland Cove, murders begin occurring... Witches and wizards are quick to blame her, but Ava's aunts won't let the town they love turn against her. But murders follow Ava everywhere. Soon, she finds herself on the receiving end of the killer's mad spree. With a crazy wizarding sheriff who wants to lock her up, and an even crazier wizarding detective who wants to lock her whole family up, Ava must solve this case alone. But as the days pass and the only clues point to her, Ava starts to wonder if maybe the sheriff is right. Maybe she really is the killer. The only thing Ava knows for sure is that the witches of Sweetland are not happy with her. Especially those witches who have something to hide. And they all have something to hide. Can Ava stop the killer before they strike again... even if that killer is her?

Murder, mystery, and teenage sleuths. Follow Lucy Cruz and Talon Hawke try to solve the murder of Angela Fields. The beach town Isla's darling.

What would make you pull the trigger? When Reed Kimball is found with a bullet between the eyes, the police are faced with so many suspects, they don't know where to begin. A gambler, a speculator, and a love 'em and leave 'em kinda guy, Kimball is a middle-aged, toupee-wearing louse who magnetically attracts women by his sheer lack of interest. On the heels of their triumphant resolution, dubbed the Canary Case, private investigators Florian Flix and Phalen Archer find themselves boarding a train for Hollywood. Movie mogul, Alfred Steppson, has made them and offer they can't refuse. He wants to make a move to immortalize them in film. Once they arrive in Hollywood, glitz and glamour threaten to turn their heads. A secret is being kept from the stars and major players in Tinseltown. In the land of make believe, nothing is as it seems. A dream factory and a magnificent estate warp into a nightmare. Booze and drugs and a legion intent on bringing down Steppson's empire clash in a twisted web of lies and deception. Who shot Reed Kimball? And why? The Cupid/Archer Mystery Series: 1. Beastly House 2. Cupid's Archer (A Cupid/Archer Mystery) 3. The Dust of Death (A Cupid/Archer Mystery) 4. Ashes of Yesterday (A Cupid/Archer Mystery)

An NYPD cop who has recently gone through a promotion to a Private Investigator is now trying to find the man who kidnapped his family. His investigations will lead him up and down New York City and even across the country to the Northwest.

From USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Aaron Patterson, the New York Times bestselling BREAKING STEELE. Who is Sarah Steele? The successful, happy ADA or the wild, angry vigilante? Sarah Steele has a lot to prove. Foster care brat turned successful Assistant District Attorney, she's enjoying her magical pumpkin carriage ride but knows she is only one mistake away from landing on the curb. When she's given an open-and-shut case regarding multi-millionaire Hank Williams and his murder of young Tracy Mulligan, Sarah's determined to win. But when everything goes wrong, and there's a killer on the loose, she isn't prepared for who the real battle is against: herself. Is she really willing to do anything to take Hank Williams down? For fans of thrillers, crime, pulp, female protagonists, dark vengeful mystery crime fiction, vigilante justice, and mystery series.

Roses have many representations. For Holly Cassia, it's one of pure dread. Dread knowing that the RoseBlood Killer has murdered both of her parents in a poetically twisted way, and now they're after her, leaving only threatening love notes and blood-red roses to remind her that they're closer than she thinks... and they aren't going anywhere. Before they can strike, though, the equally unusual Tyrel Trust, a group of three detective siblings involved in helping solve the case, takes Holly away from her home and to a place where she can work with them to expose the obsessive killer safely. However, time is ticking, and Holly is the last victim in the murderer's sights. If she dies, she's sure that they'll disappear for good, and the case will go cold. But can she learn to trust the Tyrels, especially Emerson, who seems more alike to her than anyone she's met before? Could the strange murder that happened in their own family three years ago be connected to the one that took away the Cassias' lives? And will the Tyrels manage to reopen the cold case that left them fatherless, to solve The Case of the RoseBlood Killer once and for all, or will the truth remain buried? "Roses are red, "Blood is too, "You're better off dead, "I'm coming for you."

Amaya Vixen would love one day where she doesn't have to worry about Oni attacks, haunted churches, a fucking dragon sleeping in a backyard pool, or bunyips in the damn sewers (Don't ask. Just. Don't.). Just one. But no. Instead of getting better, her life gets worse. Now, she has the most influential paranormal in the country on her case-Shakur Laghmani. The magical equivalent to the president. Nobody knows what he is, but they know he's unbelievably powerful. And now he wants her to track down a package for him, stolen right from under his nose. What the hell has she gotten into now?

Mallory Bray, formerly known as Audrey Massey, has been in hiding for the last three years. Each day she hopes that the person who is threatening her is put behind bars, so that she can see her brother and boyfriend again. The only problem is that they have no clue who is threatening her, so she has to stay undercover as a private eye. Will she be able to go back to her old life and move forward? Or will she forever be stuck in hiding? Find out in Time Stands Still.

Eden, a place of beginnings. Edinburgh is a place that was founded during World War One which holds many Unspoken truths. When policing student, Drew Hathaway comes home, he starts to piece together the mysteries of his home town, one of which will change the face of America forever.

Alone on a distant planet in the far future, private-eye Jimmy Nash contemplates the new world he has found himself in and where his old world fits in with the life of Pandrusa and the knights of Oberon. No copyright infringement intended. The Grand Order of Oberon was mentioned in the 1985 Doctor Who serial 'Revelation of the Daleks' and created by Eric Saward.

DDS is one of the most reputed investigation firm based in Delhi offering personal investigation and detective services throughout India. We have a team of skilled and professional investigators having 20+ years of experience.

Paris Knox likes to work alone. The universe doesn't want him to. When a visit with an old friend is interrupted- or, perhaps, improved, depending on your opinion- by a murder, the detective must figure out who's done it, and, more importantly, why exactly the man was killed, while trying to keep his newfound partner out of trouble. Sounds simple enough, but soon things take a sharp turn into the unexplained, and this case quickly becomes one of the most convoluted of Paris's career. ---------- Content Warnings: Rated mature only cause I cuss like a sailor in the author notes. Content wise, this is about a PG13. It will definitely have violence. It's not like, extremely gory, but still, have this warning. Descriptions of blood, wounds, and death. (There's a murder. That's the Plot.) Also! In chapter 3, there's a super duper brief mention of suicide in the context of 'this wasn't one, like it was for sure murder', but I'd still like to put the warning here.

Jack Rogers is a P.I. with a drinking problem. This time, it's going to cost him more than a hangover.

Anderson is a private investigator on the hard, bleak planet of Mars. When synthetic humans start turning on their masters, Anderson has to figure out why and how. His job is made all the more difficult because clones don't talk -and neither do the dead. Anderson has to decide whether he fears the illegal world of custom-made humans more than he loves paper. And he really loves paper. A hard-boiled, noir private detective mystery with a sci-fi twist. **Making it up as I go so suggestions and guesses on where the plot is going would be helpful.

Summary - A serial killer is on loose in Jaipur , India. Private Eye - Detective Dave Singh is put on the case to catch an uncover the mystery of Serial killer who call himself/herself 'Shinigami' , God of Death. Victims of the case are pierce with at least 5 or 6 bullets with their eyes completely destroyed. Not only that but one more serial killer is on loose hiding under others shadow committing murders in almost similar waves only using knifes instead of guns. Soon Dave comes to know he is also on the target list of Serial Killers due to interrupting them during their murders. Moreover , due to his life being targeted his loved one's lifes are also in danger. But unknown to Dave , he is not alone trying to uncover these killers. A group of college students are also trying to uncover this mystery while staking their lifes on the line. Parth Sharma , Raunak Joshi , Saurabh Tanwar , Ishita Tiwari and Mitali Tiwari are the students who are ready to put their line on this case. But who will win Private eye Dave , Two Similar Killers or Parth and his friends. Read to find out!!!

In 1920 London, private investigator and war veteran Robert Griffen suffers from increasingly bizarre nightmares. He is soon contacted to look into the disappearance of young Lucille Bell, with the only clue being a letter she sent her brother over a month ago. Robert sets out to Chillbane Island to find out more about the matter. It soon becomes obvious that a secret cult and a murderous ghost-like creature plague the island and Robert finds himself fighting not only for his survival but for his own sanity too. With the world's future at stake, Robert dives deeper into the Island's mysterious past to try and stop the future that will doom the world. With his mind and body at stake, how far will Robert go to seek the truth?