Privateinvestigator Stories

Pepper Rose is a failing private investigator, an outcast witch, and-according to the local coven-a total freak. Frankly, she's exhausted from a career built entirely on rescuing runaway kittens and tailing toothless grandmothers. So when an invitation for a mysterious job interview lands on her desk, her hopes skyrocket. Armed with determination and her best friend-a talking dog who insists he's a wolf and desperately needs to shut up-Pepper sets out to claim her destiny. But the "job of the century" comes with a catch that could alter her life forever. Navigating the danger might just be worth it, though. Especially if her client's devastatingly handsome grandson sticks around. Because if anyone deserves a hot guy with a great ass for once in her life, it's Pepper.

An unknown thief steals an important naval treaty from a Foreign Office clerk; Sherlock Holmes sets out to find it. An unknown thief steals an important naval treaty from the office of Mr. Percy Phelps, a Foreign Office clerk. Phelps's distress gives him a brain fever that lasts for nine weeks. First published in the Strand Magazine in two parts, first part in Oct. 1893 with 8 illustrations by Sidney Paget, second part in Nov. 1893 with 7 illustrations by Paget.

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!

Kill Me Not An Atticus Slade Case Finding her was the job. Understanding why is the problem. A missing woman. A story that doesn't make sense. A case that should have been simple. It isn't. The deeper Atticus Slade digs, the more the truth twists-and the more dangerous the answers become. Because someone is hiding something. And they're willing to do anything to keep it that way.

This is book 2 in the Seeking Hozho series. Alyana and Chayton continue to untangle the ties between the various ongoing files at Alyana's P.I. agency as clues come in from across the world from their partners in the international human trafficking case. In between undercover trips, Alyana meets his family and they plan their wedding hoping to find a few days of peace to celebrate. Will their mystery caller allow it? Or will a surprise enemy strike closer to home?

Dating sucks and then you die. Paige Wilson thought she'd found the perfect man until he ghosted her and cut off all communication. What's a girl to do except confront the loser? Unfortunately, her epic showdown hits the skids when she finds him dead on the kitchen floor and herself on a killer's radar. Enter Luke, a private investigator, and the murder victim's egotistical neighbor. He thinks Paige dodged a bullet. And she did... literal bullets. Now, getting ghosted is the least of her worries and while dating might be hard, staying alive just became priority number one.

Private investigator, Julia Mitchell, is called in to assist with a possible miscarriage of justice - a man sentenced to life in prison needs evidence that the gang he was once a part of staged the incident and linked it to him for revenge. This case is one Julia can't turn down. With her suppressed trauma beginning to resurface, she struggles to knuckle down and stay focused on task. When a beautiful stranger becomes a part of the story, her sister's mistaken imprisonment and clients' crises will no longer be the sole focus of her attention.

A haggard private investigator comes face to face with destiny as he tries to protect a young boy from the mob. The situation only gets worse when the pair gets shot at and has nowhere to run. What will the PI do? How will one man protect a small boy?

In the glittering, high-stakes world of old money and hidden agendas, a single flicker of darkness shatters a celebration, leaving a millionaire patriarch dead and a family gripped by suspicion. James Denver, a keen observer with a mind for overlooked details, is drawn into this labyrinthine mystery not by official channels, but by a plea from a trusted friend. As the authorities pursue their own leads, James embarks on a private quest for truth. Can James peel back the layers of the mystery before the truth is buried forever?

As a private investigator, it is my job to get details on wherever, or whoever, I'm told to. But surrounded by circus freaks, I'm unsure if I'll make it out alive. I shouldn't have taken this job.

Life is a constant performance. Vivian knew that better than anyone to grace the world with her hopeful smile and cheerful attitude, bending over and backwards just for the roar of applauses and chants of her name. Vivian Winters the greatest performer the world has ever know, that is until she goes missing. Yuri Clair a reckless private investigator who believes the only ones that can control his life is the fates, it may be ego that has made him believe that they're are Gods favouring his survival up to now or something much more sinister is at play. Whatever the case may be Yuri can't run from his troubles forever and when he stumbles on a Place called the MadHouse he finds there's no escape. Two stories intertwined to one it can only mean one thing for these two individuals... Chaos So sit back, relax. Enjoy a beverage or two! Maybe if you're bored on some transportation this will give you're a head a spin or you'll die of boredom.

Callie Gordon, a young private investigator, hears of her sister's death and is immediately convinced that she was murdered. Everyone else, though, believes it was just an accident, so it's up to Callie to get justice for her sister. However, when bodies start piling up and Callie has made very little progress in the case, she realizes the one person who might be able to help her is Charlie Stone: outstanding deputy, son of the sheriff, and Callie's rival since birth. Not to mention the fact that the Gordon and the Stone families have been feuding for generations. What happens when the two have no choice but to work together? Can they catch the murderer, or will their rivalry get in the way? And will their feelings of hatred towards each other blossom into something better? Read on to find out.

Gardiner Jones saves Rose and ends the villainy.

Choi San a former Private investigator and detective sometimes of Rock Hill Police Department, while keeping his only daughter as close to him as possible is tasked with a murder case of an 19 year old boy and his parents who were found dead in the home. Thinking this will be a great file and might keep his mind busy he doesn't notice the negative factors that surround this so simple headed case. - Updates are Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday please enjoy < 3

Tristan Young is, by all logical conclusions, a failure. His dream career of private investigation has left him with nothing but debt and an empty office. So when a mysterious phone call makes him a grand promise of fame and success, the decision to accept is simple. There is only one price for his ambition: one night in the local manor, and one dinner with five strangers. Easy enough. Until, sometime in the dark, the price turns bloody. With one of the party's attendees now dead and no other suspects but the remaining five, they are all thrust deep into a murder case riddled with secrets. For Tristan, it should be his fantasy come true; he finally has a puzzle to solve and a chance to put his skills to use. But the games in his head never placed himself as a puzzle piece. The game becomes a race. He has to clear his name and win what he was promised before it's too late. -♧- Written for the Open Novella Contest 2023, using prompt 49. -- ONC Shortlister -- [cover art by the amazing @-aceospades-]

Leslie Klein isn't the average Private Investigator. He takes the cases that deal with the other-natural, and this case is no different. From the time Taylor Giles calls him on Friday night, Leslie is sent on a mission to investigate a potential affair that leads to the deaths of multiple people at the hands of an unknown creature.

A Star Reader Investigations Novel I can read the stars. Not your future-just when something is deeply, cosmically wrong. I'm a Lakota private investigator in Minneapolis with too much student debt and not enough clients, which is how I end up getting hired via Instagram DM by a 463-year-old vampire accused of murdering the mayor. Yes, that sentence is real. Rafael Domingo Seo is the oldest vampire in Minnesota, the prime suspect in a very public political murder, and somehow also a man who shops at a co-op, owns a basset hound, and makes a disturbingly good tater tot hotdish. Everyone thinks he did it. The stars say something else. There's romance, but no destiny. Violence has consequences. Garlic is cultural. Prime Suspect: Vampire is a modern supernatural rom-com murder mystery set in Minneapolis, featuring ethical monsters, bad alibis, and a slow-burn romance built on consent, sarcasm, and choosing each other after seeing the mess.