Private-investigator Stories

Our young detective from New York named Detective Doh goes out of his way to help his ex girlfriend Mary get her kid back from a supposed crazy kidnapper.

In this debut mystery series novel, Charlie Parker, accountant and partner in an Albuquerque private investigation firm, is visited by her old school friend, Stacy North. Stacy's Rolex watch is missing and she begs Charlie to help locate it before her husband finds out. Things are complicated by the fact that Stacy had been seeing another man, Gary Detweiller, and he's the one she suspects of having stolen the watch. With a little detective work, Charlie retrieves the missing watch and all should be well. But three days later, Detweiller is murdered. All eyes turn to Stacy as the prime suspect. Once again, Stacy begs Charlie's help in proving her innocence. As she begins to ask questions, Charlie learns that Detweiller's life was not as simple as first perceived and that any number of people had grievances against him. And before she can pinpoint the killer, her own life is in danger as well. "An impressive debut mystery!" -- Albuquerque Journal "Charlie is slick, appealing and nobody's fool--just what readers want in an amateur sleuth." -- Booklist "This is a dandy. Don't miss it!" -- Book Talk

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."

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 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!)

Clara was an ordinary seventeen-year-old girl. She had a loving boyfriend, Terry, a mom who cared and a happy life. That is, until Marisol Delgado commits suicide in front of her. This throws Clara's life into a haze, from Terry avoiding, then breaking up with her, to Marisol's father threatening her. Clara is determined to get to the bottom of Marisol's last days, but little does she know, more than one person is out to stop her, and the one she trusts the most, might just be the one most deadly......

Fabion Mitchell was running for his life. Thugs were going to murder him. Someone was dead. How was he involved? Kumarie thought he was gorgeous. But she didn't want to get involved. He was into some illegal activity. She didn't need any more trouble in her life. She lost her last boyfriend to a life of crime. Lottery scamming was a big problem in Jamaica. She was sure he was involved in something really bad. One date with him that's all. She didn't need this. Her life was going really well. Why mess it up?

Disgraced physicist Shawn Ronin needs to keep solving problems. After his ivory tower life came crashing down around him, Shawn's compulsion to find hidden answers drove him to become a private investigator. Unfortunately, the career change doesn't end up straightening out his messy life or even net him much money. Instead, it just shines a light on how much more complicated human problems can be than anything found in a textbook. Presented with the opportunity to help another professor avoid a similar fate to his own, Shawn finds himself unable walk away. Returning to the university that forsook him, he uncovers more than just misconduct lurking in the ego-driven, high-achiever world where he used to thrive. None of Shawn's once Nobel Prize worthy papers can help him now. Can a man used to solving some of humanity's most complex problems learn to ask for help with his own?

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.

This is a story I wrote for my company's annual Writing contest. I was somewhat limited by the 4,500 word limit, so it ends with a bit of an anticlimax. I wrote it more to work on a character that I wanted to develop. I'm planning to write more Jason Hawke stories in the future.

A private investigator is living on the breadline. He's skilled but got no clients. Soon he decides to investigate a secret agent. Will it be successful?

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.

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.