Privateinvestigator Stories

Two worlds. One forced vow. A protector who sees too much. Avyannah Rose Morgan is not the submissive daughter her parents want her to be. Fierce, brilliant, and newly licensed as a doctor, she has spent years fighting for a career that her controlling family wants to trade for a wedding ring. The deal was simple, they would fund her medical studies only if she married the man of their choosing. Now, that debt has come due. ​Asher Black is the formidable heir to Black Enterprises, a man who built his life around the boardroom, not the bedroom. He has no room for a wife. However, when his parents issue a ruthless ultimatum marry Morgan's daughter or lose the CEO chair forever, Asher is forced to make the ultimate trade. To him, Avyannah isn't a partner; she is the price he must pay to keep his empire. Ethan Eros Kozlov lives by a strict code, observation, protection, and silence. As he works for the elite security firm, his job is to ensure the safety of the Black family and their high-stakes events. He doesn't care about the gossip behind closed doors or the politics of the wealthy, he only cares about the perimeter. "But at the lavish engagement event meant to seal Avyannah's fate, the perimeter breaks. When a sudden moment of chaos forces the defiant doctor and the silent guardian together, Ethan sees past Avyannah's diamond-crusted exterior to the trapped woman underneath. Avyannah is ready to burn her world down to keep her freedom, and Ethan is the man hired to keep everything under control. In a world where loyalty is bought and every move is watched, Avyannah must decide if she can trust the man whose job is to keep her from running.

'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.

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.

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?

Wherein Eugene Levitt is a normal librarian who happens to be the (co)guardian of a rather peculiar, very special teenage girl.

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.

When private investigator Tom Hart flies back to Brooklyn for the first time in a decade, it's supposed to be for one thing: to bury his oldest friend, Jimmy Grillo. The cops call it a mugging gone wrong; a random act of violence on a quiet Bensonhurst street. But Jimmy's wife, Ann, thinks otherwise. She believes Jimmy's death has ties to Carmine Perro, a local bookie and loan shark Jimmy owed money to. As Tom digs deeper, old neighborhood ties pull him into a dangerous web of secrets, lies, and betrayal. Everyone has something to hide; Jimmy's gambling debts, Ann's complicated marriage, even the cop investigating the case.

Riggsboro, Iowa. 1980. A young couple is viciously murdered in their sleep. Fifteen years later, a similar grisly killing brings two private detectives to town searching for a connection. Their client? An ailing psychiatrist who believes the murders are the work of an old patient. At the center of it all is a lonely teenage girl named Charlee McCool, who upon discovering an insidious cover-up in the town's past, finds not only her own life in danger, but those whom she loves most. And as a killer closes in, a shady land developer with a checkered past attempts to hinder the investigation, with deadly consequences. Soon all parties discover they are but players in a twisted game, hunted by a madman who knows all their fears, all their secrets--and every move they will make. NOTE: This novel is based loosely on the Halloween series, but the author does not own any rights associated with the franchise. This novel is not to be considered canon, and is in no way affiliated with Trancas International Films, Miramax, Blumhouse Productions, or Universal Pictures. It is an original fan work that merely dabbles in the Halloween universe, taking place between Halloween II (1981) and Halloween H20 (1998). No profit has been made off the material.

Holmes's friend, Mr. Trevor was dying as a result of a stroke suffered after he received a letter. Seven weeks earlier, Hudson an old man, had come looking for work. He proved to be as unruly an employee as could be imagined. He had taken unforgivable liberties which would normally have resulted in an employee's dismissal. He was often drunk. The other staff had complained about him. However, Mr. Trevor always let him get away with any infamy. Because Hudson was his old shipmate. Suddenly, Hudson announced that he was leaving because he had tired of Norfolk, and he was going to Hampshire to see Beddoes, another old shipmate. Now, Mr. Trevor had become thin and careworn by the ordeal. He had thought that the trouble was over when Hudson had left, but then came the letter, from Fordingbridge in Hampshire. It read: "The supply of game for London is going steadily up. Head-keeper Hudson, we believe, has been now told to receive all orders for fly-paper and for preservation of your hen pheasant's life." Holmes found the key. If one read every third word beginning with the first, there was an intelligible message: "The game is up. Hudson has told all. Fly for your life." Holmes had deduced that the game was blackmail. Some guilty secret had been the power that Hudson had held over the elder Mr. Trevor. And it involves the name of one ship ; ' Gloria Scott '. First published in the Strand Magazine, Apr. 1893, with 7 illustrations by Sidney Paget.

Series: Consequences (Book One) Sometimes misunderstandings and deceptions lead to the end of a relationship and total heartbreak. Angie didn't know why her husband Mark reacted so horribly when she shared what many would consider joyous news - that she was pregnant with their first child. But he did. Thrown out in the middle of the night in the dead of winter with only the night clothes on her back, she was cut off from her belongings and conventional help. But thanks to the rallying support of her brother-in-law and some unexpected allies, she finds that she's not as alone as she thought. But why did her previously loving - if possessive and controlling - husband react like he did? Why did he break her heart? A previously seeming perfect marriage has been built on deceit...and when all is revealed, Angie will have to decide what's best for her and her unborn child. Because in the end, actions have consequences.

Amie Chandler and El Witt run Chandler & Witt Investigations, a small PI agency. Chandler & Witt stories either chronicle the cases they work on, or are vignettes capturing the moments between cases. #Noirish n.b. **Chapters are placed in order but being released out of order, as I write**

Abandoned by her mother, Adelaide Tremayne is a shell of herself. Destroyed by past experiences she is happy to isolate herself and withdraw from all human touch and focus only on her work - finding other people's lost loved ones. It isn't until James Douglas comes to her for help that she begins to thaw. When her past comes back to haunt her only he will stand in the way to save her... From herself and her past.

Kaylee Mitchells is a private investigator and it seems for her whole life, she's been set up for failure. Her boss and her parents believe that she won't ever be successful. When she's handed an affair case, she will do everything in her power to prove them wrong. But, when the affair case turns out to be a case of kidnappings and murders, can she really prove them wrong? Or will they be right all along?

The Truth Hunter: The Life and Legacy of Sarah Jameson" is a gripping mystery novel that follows the life and career of Sarah Jameson, a private investigator with a reputation for solving the most challenging and mysterious cases. From her humble beginnings as a curious teenager in a small town, to her rise as one of the most respected investigators in the country, Sarah's journey is filled with adventure, danger, and unexpected twists. As Sarah tackles each case with determination and a sharp eye for detail, readers will be drawn into the complex web of clues and suspects, rooting for her success and eagerly anticipating the next twist in the story. But "The Truth Hunter" is more than just a thrilling mystery novel - it's also a story about passion, dedication, and the pursuit of justice. As Sarah's legacy inspires a new generation of investigators to carry on her work, readers will be left feeling inspired and motivated to seek out the truth in their own lives.

When Joelle's new app for job seekers produces impossible results, she needs an investigator versed in magic to track down the missing developer.

Holmes and Watson hear the story of Munro's deception by his wife Effie. She had been previously married in America, but her husband and child had died of yellow fever, whereupon she returned to England and met and married Munro. Their marriage had been blissful-"We have not had a difference, not one, in thought, or word, or deed," says Grant Munro-until she asked for a hundred pounds and begged him not to ask why. Two months later, Effie Munro was caught conducting secret liaisons with the occupants of a cottage near the Munro house in Norbury. Grant Munro has seen a mysterious yellow-faced person in this cottage. Overcome with jealousy, he breaks in and finds the place empty. However, the room where he saw the mysterious figure is very comfortable and well furnished, with a portrait of his wife on the mantelpiece. Holmes, after sending Munro home with instructions to wire for him if the cottage was reoccupied, confides in Watson his belief that the mysterious figure is Effie Munro's first husband. He postulates that the husband, having been left in America, has come to England to blackmail her. First published in the Strand Magazine, Feb. 1893, with 7 illustrations by Sidney Paget.

They stole the wrong briefcase. Now the city's deadliest woman wants it back. Ex-private investigator Alex Vega thought his worst days were behind him--until a shady deal drags him back into the game. With a smartass hacker, a stolen case, and corporate assassins on their heels, Vega is running out of time and places to hide. At the center of it all Vivian Locke, a ruthless CEO with secrets worth killing for. Fast. Funny. Lethal. The Locke Run is a breakneck thriller where trust is a luxury, bullets are cheap, and survival is never guaranteed.

Muirin book 1 "The Muirin Detective Agency...Your secrets ARE our business!" "If we can't solve it, it must be calculus!" "Serving Florida for centuries!..give or take 85 years." "The best gumsandles in the business!" "Free t-shirt if you stump us!" "We specialize in missing pets! 10% off for return of wrong pet."

One of Hollywood's elites has been murdered, the accused her estranged husband. The situation doesn't look good for the husband, whose appetites for booze, gambling, and extramarital sex are as outsized as his ego. To make matters worse, he is on the hook to his bookie for a quarter million bucks, and with next to no alibi, multi-million reasons to kill his wealthy wife.