Privatedetective 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.

Petectives: Under Fire by Robert J. Smith - It's the 4th of July and the Petectives are feeling the heat! In the midst of a sweltering heat wave, feline detectives Yoshi and Gatsby get word that an old enemy is back and running a protection racket in their neighborhood. When an attack lands Gatsby's girlfriend in the veterinary hospital, he gets hot under the collar but it may take Yoshi's cool logic to shut down a gang of animal criminals and clear a dog from a horrible accusation. The Petectives are back and there's going to be fireworks!

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The story continues in this heart-pounding sequel to The Mystery Danger Serials: A Kiss Goodbye. Some time has passed since the events of A Kiss Goodbye. The Dynamite Gal is keeping good on her word to clean up the city by any means necessary. Our hero is stuck in the crossfire, literally. Inspired by old serial comics and novels, this story aims to be an adventurous, mysterious, momentary escape from the mediocrity of everyday life. Join me for short, thrilling, new installments. Only takes a moment to read, but will keep you coming back for more! We've got everything: suspense, intrigue, action, romance, and mystery! Updated: July 2022

Lucious "Lucy" Jones is a quirky private investigator who takes a job from a anonymous client to track down a powerful arms dealer hiding in the 90% of North America ravaged by nuclear apocalypse notoriously called the deadlands. He and his best friend, a stuffed unicorn named Ricky, must face gangsters, kingpins, and military officials to find their mark and get paid.

Shadows in the Sunshine invites readers to stroll through the sun-drenched landscapes of South Florida alongside an unconventional private investigator. This narrative unfolds with a mix of humor, intrigue, and unexpected turns, offering a distinctive take on mystery and philosophy. The story explores unconventional investigations, introduces eccentric characters, and delves into the enigmatic mysteries that shroud the Sunshine State. With its unique blend of quirky moments and contemplative reflections, this narrative promises an immersive and thought-provoking experience, perfect for those seeking a different kind of mystery novel.

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Mistmoor Point has a new dirty word... poison! Welcome to Mistmoor Point... A small town on a small island where magic is standard practice and witches rule. Felicity Redfern has a lot of jobs. Baker, girlfriend, novice witch... and... worst of all, private investigator. When the mayor's anniversary party goes wrong, disaster happened! 1. Half the town is sick. 2. The mayor's in a coma. 3. The most disastrous part... One person's dead. And someone will take the blame. Felicity's mother and her supernatural bakery. Is this a case of magic accidentally gone wrong, or is something more sinister at bay? Felicity's counting on her boyfriend, master warlock and sheriff of Mistmoor Point, Lincoln Maxwell, to help her solve the crime. But ... Lincoln thinks he already knows who the culprit is-Felicity's mother! With no one on her side, Felicity has no choice but to use her novice witchy powers to investigate on her own. But the job proves too big for one witch alone... or one amateur witch to be exact! When her own life gets threatened, there's only one friend Felicity can turn to for help... Her mother's familiar, a fuzzy feline named Sunny. But can they fix this mess before someone else gets killed? What if Felicity's mother really is to blame?

Thomas Jourdan, a rebellious yet principled private detective wants to stay away from a case he doesn't want and instead investigates one he is obligated to finish.... FROM CHAPTER ONE: ONE DAY my irascible contempt for not following the status quo would catch up to me, or so I had been told countless times by family, friends and coworkers. You hear it enough times and you stop counting. Lee Kimble, who was my old partner and former field training officer from the San Diego Police Department and someone I used to think was my friend, had told me this probably more times than anyone, besides my father of course, and I didn't listen to him, either. Some partners that you get don't care for talking, even during traffic stops and some can't stand the quiet and will talk your ear off. Lee was somewhere in between. Veteran cops like him were relaxed enough not to need a constant conversation to keep anxiety down, yet was decent enough to want to engage you in some kind of friendly banter to offset the occasional boredom.

"This city's not dirty. It's scorched." In 1955, Evelyn Harper walked into Mercer & Reeves Detective Agency with a fear, a fear of the men sworn to protect the city. With a city full of dirty cops and corrupt officials, David Mercer and Colin Reeves must navigate a twisted maze of secrets, power, and betrayal to uncover the truth behind Evelyn's suspicions. But the deeper they dig, the more the lines blur between justice and survival. As the bodies start to pile, and the truth gets further and further from reach, Mercer has to face one of the harshest realities he could imagine. Burn is a noir mystery set in a city that's never named - only known by the weight it leaves on those who try to save it.

In this story, the main character, Haru Aiko is a well known private detective in Tokyo who recently took the case of his missing friend. Aiko was a libero at Aoba Johsai back in the days, graduated and followed his dreams.

Inspired by the serial comics and novels of old, this story aims to be an adventurous, mysterious, heart pounding, momentary escape from the mediocrity of everyday life. Join our hero for a short, thrilling, new installment daily. Only takes a moment to read, but will keep you coming back for more! Suspense, intrigue, action, romance, mystery, we've got it all!

Los Angeles, 1990, an animated town of neon, money, and dirty secrets. You need someone to dig behind the shiny, happy veneers of Hollywood and Toon Town only one duck is worth calling- Toon private investigator Quentin Fowl. When the party-girl sister of Ariel the Little Mermaid goes missing Fowl is hired by a Disney exec named Otto Werkenger to track her down. Unfortunately for Fowl, this duck is about to find himself out in unknown, dark waters, and it'll take all the Toon detective skills he has to save his own feathers. Set in the world of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" this is an 80s-style noir detective story in a time when Toons stopped being funny and started getting serious. In the course of his investigation Quentin Fowl will come upon many cartoon characters of that day and yesteryear, including Bart Simpson, Fritz the Cat, and more.

What do you do when your dream job turns out to be a lemon? John Finder deals with the reality of being a private investigator until a friend and a government official are killed in an explosion sending John on an adventure that will change his life. As a fan of Lee Child's Jack Reacher and Wayne Stinnett's Jesse mcdermitt, Dan wanted to combine a little of the two in a sci fi setting. Set on a near-future resort planet, John deals with dominating Casino Directors, drug dealers all while adjusting to life on a foreign world..

I was a renowned journalist but a story changed my life. A story I was chasing changed my career path. Now I am a Private Investigation taking on cold cases, those whose families never got closure, then one case changed everything. Follow Ethan through his investigations and see how he deals with oncoming threats whilst trying to keep his family safe.

Holmes had escaped three separate murder attempts after a visit from Professor Moriarty, who warned Holmes to withdraw from his pursuit of justice against him to avoid any regrettable outcome. Holmes has been tracking Moriarty and his agents for months and is on the brink of snaring them all and delivering them to the dock. Moriarty is the criminal genius behind a highly organised and extremely secret criminal force and Holmes will consider it the crowning achievement of his career if he can defeat Moriarty. Moriarty is out to thwart Holmes's plans and is well capable of doing so, for he is, as Holmes admits, the great detective's intellectual equal. After being deceived to leave Holmes alone, Watson rushes back to the Reichenbach Falls but finds no one there, although he does see two sets of footprints going out onto the muddy dead end path with none returning. There is also a note from Holmes, explaining that he knew Watson was deceived to leave him alone, - and that he is about to fight Moriarty, who has graciously given him enough time to pen this last letter. Watson sees that towards the end of the path there are signs that a violent struggle has taken place and there are no returning footprints. It is all too clear Holmes and Moriarty have both fallen to their deaths down the gorge while locked in mortal combat... [First published in the Strand Magazine, Dec. 1893, with 9 illustrations by Sidney Paget.]

Follow DC private eye Johanna Peach on various investigations delivered in multi-chapter short stories.

A killer with no rules. Twins with nothing to lose. This isn't just a case. It's a game. And Zane always plays to win.