Private-eye Stories

Retired Detective Josh Slim has decided to go into the private eye business for some supplemental income; however, the person who just hired him was someone he never expected to see again. An ex-con, who Slim put away years ago, is back out on the streets, and she has enlisted the former detective to help her find a man who stole two-hundred million dollars from her before she went off to prison. Thinking this small job will lead to a bigger payoff, Slim takes it, but soon finds himself involved with strippers, killers, and even The Feds. As things heat up, he wonders if it was best if he just stayed retired.

Kara Wright and Tien Tran, former members of an elite intelligence gathering team active in Afghanistan, Iraq, and places still classified, now make their living through Wright & Tran, a PI service that tracks errant spouses, identifies dishonest employees and, just occasionally, takes on more significant cases that allow them to use all their skills. When siblings Zoe and Michael Sterling insist that their middle-aged parents have gone missing, Kara and Tien are at first sceptical and then quickly intrigued; the father, ex-intelligence analyst Chris Sterling, appears to be involved with an enigmatic Russian thug. Using less than orthodox methods and the services of ex-colleagues with highly specialised talents, Wright & Tran take on the case. But the truth they uncover is far from simple and will shake Zoe and Michael as much as it will challenge Tien and anger Kara. Anger she can ill afford for she is being hunted by others for the killing of a street predator who chose the wrong prey. The only constant in this darkening world is that nothing and no one can be taken at face value.

A lazy, self-absorbed private-eye is caught in a whirlwind when a routine case goes horribly wrong, leaving him alone to puzzle the pieces together and solve the mystery. McDaniels & Sons Investigations have received word that Peachtree’s Premium nut sack has gone missing. This isn’t just any sack of nuts--it’s the see-through gold silk wrapped mixed nuts that has been passed down through the Peachtree generations for a hundred and fifty years and displayed annually at Apple Ridge's famous Candy Festival. Friday McDaniels is a lazy alcoholic who lets his brother do all the work. When this simple case of a missing sack of nuts turns south, Friday realizes he’s not dealing with his average everyday case. There’s supernatural forces at work and when people he loves are taken from him, Friday is forced to stand up, gather his courage, and solve the case. Question is, can he do it?

The daughter of a police chief and the son of a dirty cop have their own private detective agency. One night, a routine investigation goes awry, putting the detectives on the trail of a dangerous, redheaded killer. They'll have to brave a contentious relationship with the local police to solve the case and capture the vicious vixen before she strikes again. Author's Note: I will post a new chapter every week.

He's a private eye without a clue. "A great and humorous kids/young teen story with plenty of twists and tension." Entrada Publishing 'Your On the Fly Private Eye' father and daughter private detective team, Drew and Krista Winnette, are back to solve the case of a missing trucker. It's their first paid gig, and they're thrilled to finally be able to call themselves professionals. But when the trucker turns up dead, and neither his employer nor his wife want to know why, our fledgling investigators get into some seriously sticky - and seriously dangerous - situations trying to crack the case. In this sequel to My Dad, the Private Eye: The Falling Star, rejoin our two bumbling private investigators as they constantly scramble to stay afloat and sometimes even to stay alive. (Make sure to read it to the end for the surprise ending!) If you like Theodore Boone, The Adventures of Jack Lime or a light take on Veronica Mars, you'll love My Dad, the Private Eye. Tweens, teens and even adults will get a thrill out of this middle grade detective series full of fun mystery and funny action.

When Tracy Hayes, a Brooklyn waitress extraordinaire -- only a slight exaggeration -- loses her job -- again -- she doesn't mope; she can't afford to or she'll lose her apartment. She becomes an apprentice to an enigmatic PI. Her first case should be easy: locate the owner of a dog she's found. But things are never as simple as they seem, and soon she's ankles deep in criminals, FTAs, and cheating spouses. And that's on top of a family that likes to meddle with her life, a new roommate, and an ex-husband who doesn't have the decency to be less successful than her. A weaker woman would give up, but Brooklyn waitresses are made of sterner stuff. And a good thing too, because Tracy will need every bit of her resolution to handle the mess she's in.

Once a cop, now a private eye. Once human, now a cyborg. Dalton Steel had scraped a living investigating the things that were beneath the cops he used to work with. Except those cases that involved bots. Until a beautiful woman, a beautiful bot created to mimic a beautiful woman to perfection, hands him the case of a serial bot killer. The investigation takes him from deepest, darkest pits, to the gleaming, cleanest Sectors of the Tether, where Dalton finds himself involved in a conspiracy that could cost the lives of thousands, millions of humans. Walking a fine line between the human and bot worlds, Dalton must face his own humanity and mortality to bring a genius killer to justice. A hardboiled, cyberpunk, noir detective story, set in the same world as "Anna In The Garden". 🥉3rd Place, The Ōkami Awards, Sci-Fi category - Sept '22🥉 🏵Featured by @BadassReads, 'The Dauntless' Reading list - Sept '23🏵 Cover created in Canva, using an AI generated picture.

He makes dumb mistakes so you don't have to. "A great and humorous kids/young teen story with plenty of twists and tension." Entrada Publishing 15-year-old Krista Winnette worries about her dad, Drew. After all, he just lost his job, and Krista's mom just left him. Now all Drew has is a dwindling bank account, a ten-year-old car and a musty motel room he can barely afford. So he does what every unemployed man must do in this desperate situation: He becomes a private eye. Drew knows nothing about being a private eye, but how hard could it be? As he says in his Facebook ad: "You ever wondered how a private eye finds a missing person? Or trails a cheating husband? So have I! So hire me, and I'll figure it out! I'll try stuff the other guys won't even consider - 'cause I don't know any better!" As Drew goes about learning his new job, he finds himself a rather enthusiastic partner - Krista! Together, they investigate the case of a fading movie star who tragically fell to her death on the set. But was it an accident - or did someone take their "creative differences" a little too far? Join our two bumbling private detectives as they constantly scramble to stay afloat and sometimes even to stay alive. The story will keep you guessing right up to the surprise ending! If you like Theodore Boone, The Adventures of Jack Lime or Veronica Mars, you'll love My Dad, the Private Eye. Tweens, teens and even adults will get a thrill out of this middle grade detective series full of fun mystery and funny action. And if you like The Falling Star, check out the next book in the series, My Dad, the Private Eye: Keep on Truckin'. Drew and Krista get their first paid gig, tracking down a missing trucker. But when he turns up dead, and neither his employer nor his wife want to know why, our fledgling investigators get into some seriously sticky - and seriously dangerous - situations trying to crack the case. (Make sure to read it to the end for another surprise ending!)

Gone are the days of No.1 in Private Eye since last year! Sad but true :) Richard Hart, low profile private investigator is hired by a very high profile businessman to keep their dealings as far from the spotlight as possible. Very quickly that plan goes off the rails as Hart begins turning over rocks and finding himself in a dangerously twisted maze of drugs, murder and kidnapping.

He's relaxing in a hotel with his two dogs and a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon when she knocks on his door looking for help. For the next two months he connects with a hip hop record producer, a genius hillbilly coder and his MBA stripper wife, a gambling addict mayor, an alcoholic sheriff, an incontinent police lieutenant, an American Indian network engineer and a Santa Ana street gang . Welcome to the world of Neil Knight, Private Dick. If you like Elmore Leonard you're gonna love Peter Floyd.

Detective Charlie Harper, a man haunted by a past love, finds himself entangled in a complex case when a promising young singer-songwriter, Evelyn Chase, disappears without a trace. As he delves deeper into the glamorous world of music, he uncovers a web of deceit, corruption, and a secret society that controls the strings of the industry. Joined by his old friend and colleague, Detective Alex Waters, Harper embarks on a perilous journey that takes him from the bustling streets of Nashville to the shadowy corners of the underworld. As they navigate a labyrinth of clues and red herrings, they encounter a mysterious figure known only as "The Serpent," a shadowy figure who seems to be pulling the strings. With each step, the stakes rise higher, and the danger grows more imminent. Harper and Alex must confront their own fears and doubts as they race against time to find Evelyn and expose the dark secrets that threaten to consume them all.

Attraction to trouble : a Vicky Durocher PI story in Quebec City. French Canadian PI Vicky Durocher is on the look out for Sandy Love, an exotic dancer tangled in a dangerous situation with her cold hearted boss Jack Chevalier. While dirty music band members are squatting her apartment, and with the help of a mysterious man rescuing her from tricky situations, Vicky does not hesitate to plunge head first into trouble. *** Vicky Durocher has a gift: always finding herself in the middle of trouble. It was fun, until someone got hurt. It happened the day her childhood friend disappeared with a violent man. Years later, having become a private eye in Quebec City, Vicky is approached by the members of the band M for Metal to find Sandrine Plamondon (alias Sandy Love), an exotic dancer at the Red Mill strip club. Vicky discovers that the woman is at the mercy of her cold hearted boss Jack Chevalier. Throughout her investigation, the detective is convinced that the dancer is getting involved in a very dangerous situation. When Sandrine disappears, and second dancer is held against her will by men linked to Chevalier, Vicky jumps into danger by going after them.

Another Wharton Asp tale, as the grumbling intergalactic gumshoe takes on another dank dark case.

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 death. While the police are ruling it out as a simple hit-and-run, Slim knows better. When he finds out the victim was quite the ladies' man, Slim teams up with the victim's sexy, single female college professor to find her student's killer.

To kick off the launch of my first thriller, I imagined sitting down for an interview with the story's star, that tough-as-nails private-eye-turned-security-specialist, Jamie Sinclair. Over a cup of piping-hot coffee and a sticky sweet treat from an M Street patisserie in Georgetown, our conversation might go something like this...

The Case of Mrs. Weldon follows Siren through a case she thought we would be straight forward – follow a man’s wife and prove she is cheating on him. But Siren soon finds out that all is far from simple and straightforward. Nicolette Mace is a private investigator out of necessity, not choice. With her family dead and nowhere else to turn she had to learn to stand on her own two feet and live the only way her father ever taught her to. Life as a private investigator isn't all big cases, excitement and arch enemies. Filling the Afterlife from the Underworld follows the day to day musings and activities of Nicolette Mace: The Raven Siren, taken from her online blog. "My name is Nicolette Mace, but you might know me as the Raven Siren. I'm a Private Investigator living the 1930s romantic dream in this new and exciting modern age. I keep records of everything that happens; everything I have seen and done. Why? There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamed of in your philosophies."

There's a serial arsonist in Phoenix, Arizona. But he's not burning buildings; he's burning women. With the media holding their feet to the fire, the police are burning the midnight oil to smoke out the killer. Unfortunately, this psychopathic pyromaniac is just getting fired up. He's already murdered three women in under a week. In an act of desperation, the local police hire Felicity Donovan, a consulting detective. Can she snuff out the perpetrator before he strikes again? Will she find enough evidence to put him away? Or will the whole case go up in smoke? He may find that playing with fire just gets you burned.