Privatedetective Stories

In the quiet town of Survanya, life grows slowly. Flowers bloom in the gardens. Clay takes shape beneath careful hands. The forest remains untouched beyond the hills. And Melantha Caskeut has learned to live with the absence of her father. Years after Ivan Caskeut's death, she has accepted the story everyone told her-that he died while trying to stop a robbery. Until her uncle, David, returns. One confession is enough to tear apart everything Melantha thought she knew about her father's death. But grief has a strange way of changing people. As Melantha begins searching for answers, another mystery captures her attention-a rare flower known only as Elaris, a plant that seems to exist somewhere between forgotten history and local legend. What begins as curiosity slowly becomes something far more complicated. Because some secrets are buried beneath the earth. And some are buried with the dead. In Survanya, neither stays hidden forever. This book is written by three people me @liliput_dan and @RaevINgraves

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.

Living in a cozy, small town, tucked away in the south of England, unremarkable average guy Alfie Bowman has been heard to describe himself as a refugee from a failed life. In his own words he’s ordinary looking, starting to lose his hair, a little bit shorter than average, a little bit heavier than he should be, and a lot less fit than he really ought to be. Most definitely an unlikely hero! At the ripe old age of 50, he’s escaped an unhappy marriage and just wants to re-start his life, relax and have some fun, and maybe do some writing - if only he could find something to write about! So when he stops in the pub for a couple of pints on the way home one night, the last thing he expects to have to do is save a stunning young woman half his age from a fracas with an enormous thug with huge fists! But that’s exactly what he does do, because, as far as Alfie’s concerned, there are some things you can’t just stand by and ignore. Waking up in hospital later that night he wonders if maybe getting involved hadn’t been the best decision he’d ever made after all! But he soon learns that the beating he’d been given had nothing to do with events in the pub... So who beat him up, and why? Who is the stunning young woman and what’s she doing in town?

England. July 1924. During a summer in the historical town of Windsor, Berkshire, married couple and private detective duo Lauren and Arthur Harker are cordially invited to the vow renewal of Lauren's best friend and Manchester Guardian reporter Athena Sharpe and her husband John Keen at their stately home in Windsor, Berkshire. The Harkers bring their five-year-old daughter Margaret with them to avoid dangerously leaving her alone at home. However, a guest is murdered and Margaret is wrongly accused despite being only five years old, but the Harkers know that she would never hurt a fly. In the first book of The Lauren Harker Mysteries' novel series that all serve as tributes to Agatha Christie's whodunits, Lauren and Arthur team up with Athena to track down the culprit and clear their daughter's name.

In this average little town, the average people work their same normal jobs. But there is one man who is not like any other, they say he's the vigilante of New Jersey, the blue baron of the night, The private eye detective, a hero of the night he is called by many names, a enemy of the injustice criminals. His name is DOCTOR MIDNIGHT New Jersey's heroic detective and a man taste for justice, he defends the innocence Citizens of New Jersey.

7 wives. 6 different secrets. 1 book club with lots of whispers but not much reading. No one likes each other. But they all can keep a secret. One wife is a cheater. One wife aborted her third child on a "work" trip. One wife only married to escape her criminal past. One wife took everything from her first husband just to move on to the next one. One wife has a drug addiction. One wife hated her husband so much she framed his multi-million dollar company of embezzlement. But one wife keeps her mouth shut. Never would she spill her guts no matter how much wine was poured into her cup. But as her missing husband washes up the shore of the local beach. The wives become... well suspecting of their book club gossip partner. Can they find out her secret? Or will they forever live in the shadows of Long Island?

Kalika had just completed her rigorous IFS training and received the appointment letter she had dreamed of-she was to be posted at the prestigious Indian Embassy in Delhi. It was the beginning of everything she had worked so hard for. To celebrate, she joined her friends for a night out at one of the city's most elite club. It was supposed to be a night of joy, freedom, and beginnings. But the next morning shattered everything. She wake up in a haze, her head throbbing, her memories fragmented. Stumbling into the bathroom, she comes face-to-face with a nightmare-her body is bruised, covered in bite marks, and aching in places that make her stomach churn. Panic claws at her throat. She remembers laughter, lights, music... and then, nothing. A complete blackout. Terrified and confused, Kalika is desperate to uncover the truth. But with her dream career on the line, she must tread carefully-one wrong move could shatter everything she's worked for. Her search leads her to three mysterious women-Samira, Aryahi, and Niyati-each of them hiding secrets of their own. What begins as a personal investigation soon spirals into a dark and tangled web of secrets, betrayal, and buried trauma. The truth about that night is far more twisted than Kalika ever imagined-and some memories are hidden for a reason. How far would you go to uncover a night your mind refuses to remember?

This is my first story! The year is 3058, during WWIII and the continents have changed due to the fact that the land had become too polluted. Canada, USA and Mexico agreed to sink their land and trade it for raising up the land of the Atlantic ocean. It was a 400 year process of evacuating everyone and physically raising up the land beneath the sea and flooding their land. WWIII started in 2964 and ended supposedly in the new millennia, 3000. However, though people prefer to turn a blind eye to the issue, the war is still going strong. Opal Moon however, is not fighting in the war, nor is she fighting against it. That would be boring. No, she does as she pleases, wreaking havoc all over the city of Troy.

She was on a run. A run away from something she desperately wanted to forget. Something that left her Trapped. He was on a chase. A chase to find out the truth. But in the process, he not only finds her but also about how the truth he was desperate to find, has more to do with her than anyone else. When the past she was running away from, stared at her dead in her eyes on one stormy day, with swirls of unknown emotions, spark of frenzy and a question, the need to prove herself grew so much that she found herself doing something she never thought she would. Facing it. With him. Then started their hunt. A Journey filled with murders, cases, lies, deceit, betrayal, friendship, Temptations and love. ******** I do not own any of the art scenes. #DiavolaMikaelsonOverHere

'Rev' Parata is a PI stuck in the orbit of the Big Easy in the 1980's. Life is rough, and he's barely fending off racists and criminals when a member of the British aristocracy offers him a case that is too good to be true. Chasing down his mark, Rev finds himself face-to-face with powers beyond understanding and turns to his people's medicine to guide him through.

Stacia Adhisker is a private investigator working in Kubikiholt, a city with centuries of history that is home to people from countless different races and cultures. She thought her past was buried - that was, until her ex-lover Nik Laurendyke directed his personal assistant to her apartment and hired her to investigate a string of disappearances on Kuva'jia, a remote equatorial island. But all is not what it seems. There's a hidden vampiric presence on Kuva'jia, and Stacia must contend with that as well as her own inner demons.

2021 Readers' Favorite Finalist for Mystery/Suspense of the Year Neil Baggio, fresh off the Cappelano case, is called in the middle of the night. The number is from his old high school, St. Mary's, where the headmaster - formerly his teacher - asks for Neil's help. What initially appears to be a student suicide has Neil chasing down the Catholic Church, causing scene after scene and flying to Europe chasing one last lead that will live up to the Baggio name. Neil knows is the church is covering up a murder. The truth is there, but will he find it before it's hidden away for good?

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."

The Case of the Bygone Brother is now complete. Small Town . . . Big Case. After taking over O'Hara & Palzetti, Confidential Investigations from her dad and his partner, Alex O'Hara's bottom line has taken a plunge. So when a femme fatale offers her the case of a lifetime along with a huge advance, Alex sees her finances on a definite upswing. She might even be able to change her diet from ramen noodles to prime rib. But someone doesn't want her to find the long-lost brother. Complicating matters is the return of Alex's old heartthrob, Nick Palzetti. Is he really there just to see her or does he have an ulterior motive? The Lake Michigan resort town of Fair Haven is abuzz with the news that O'Hara & Palzetti are together again.

"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.

A Miriam Weitz story

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

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.

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.