Private Detective Fiction

Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective, and his parrot, Ziz, travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now they are traveling to the Fiji islands to visit a friend and look for clues.

Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective, and his parrot, Ziz, travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now, they are traveling to Vietnam to find a giant tortoise puppet that was taken from the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater.

Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective, and his parrot, Ziz, travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now, they are traveling to the Philippines to go on a treasure hunt.

Private investigator Jessica Shaw is used to getting anonymous tips. But after receiving a photo of a three-year-old kidnapped from Los Angeles twenty-five years ago, Jessica is stunned to recognize the little girl as herself. Eager for answers, Jessica heads to LA’s dark underbelly. When she learns that her biological mother was killed the night she was abducted, Jessica’s determined to solve a case the police have forgotten.

What starts off as a simple assignment - finding a missing cat - ends up being one of the most volatile, and personal, cases of ex-NYPD Detective Damien Drake’s career. Drawn back to the city that he both loves and loathes, Drake is once again thrust into the spotlight. This time, it’s to search for a missing Tabby. But while, at the outset, this seems straightforward and benign, he should know better; after all, with a child he hasn’t seen since birth, an entire police department out to get him, and a PI Firm on the brink of financial ruin, nothing in his life is easy.

Things were quiet in Nameless' San Francisco agency, and his partner, Tamara, was itching to get back to work. A deadbeat father needed to be found, and Tamara needed to do some fieldwork, so she took off for his last known address. When Tamara goes missing, Nameless feels a sinking in his gut: A few years ago he had been kidnapped and left to die in a cabin in the woods, and something about Tamara's disappearance echoes too loudly.

Nameless wasn't supposed to come into the office on Mondays; he wasn't supposed to answer the phone. On this Monday, he did both. The call was from Barney Rivera - once a friend, now despised - at Great Western Insurance. Against his better judgment, Nameless agreed to meet with him.

The investigation was relatively simple: a multimillionaire rare books collector had reported the theft of eight volumes, worth a half million dollars. From a locked library. To which he has the only key.

"The guys working on the new fence just found a body." Home improvement just took a unexpected twist for Kate Harrison and her family. Nothing in her experience as a private investigator prepared her for the journey that she was about to take. She needed her home back. She needed her life back. But when the truth is discovered, will it forever taint her home and her life? What demons are released when memories unfold?

Sunny Randall is "on" again with Richie, the ex-husband she never stopped loving and never seemed to be able to let go, despite her discomfort with his Mafia connections. When Richie is shot and nearly killed, Sunny is dragged into the thick of his family's business as she searches for answers and tries to stave off a mob war. But as the bullets start flying in Boston's mean streets, Sunny finds herself targeted by the deranged mastermind of the plot against the Burke family, whose motive may be far more personal than she could have anticipated....

Ex-con Bart Hodgkins is abducting women at random in the windy city. A man without conscience; bold and high on drugs and alcohol, he is self-assured when he manipulates girls like Chelsea Rohrman into his web of evil and certain death. His "silent partner" in subsequent serial killings is a former Cook County judge and university professor Lewis Lisecki, who is bald, unflappable, and soft-spoken.

Hot on the success of her first case, British female sleuth Daisy Dunlop can count the offers of work on one finger. An empty bank account and the need to prove to her business partner, private investigator Solomon Liffey, that she is an asset, not a liability, calls for drastic measures. Terror has to be overcome as she answers a plea to find the one thing that gives her night sweats and flashbacks. An animal. A missing stud poodle, to be exact.

For five generations, the Belvedere family restaurant has been a Louisiana landmark. Unfortunately, the Belvedere clan inherits more than a talent for cooking from each other - they also have an unfortunate tendency of becoming insane. When the latest Belvedere patriarch loses his mind, his son attempts to take over the business, only to find that the ancient family cookbook has vanished - and with it, the priceless recipe for the world famous Oysters Belvedere. The Crescent City will never be the same.

Recovering from a gunshot wound, arm still in a sling, JR Steele is drawn into a web of murders, cybercrime, and international mobsters. An Army veteran, retired police detective, and semi-retired private investigator, Steele makes ends meet by working as a gunsmith. He’s just trying to enjoy a quiet life on Florida’s Treasure Coast. But, he’s dragged into the fray by his former client Kate, a gorgeous young blonde who’s getting her PI license under his watch.

It's Hollywood in the 1960s and young, very handsome private investigator Dex Bullet is very excited to have his first rear, I mean, first real case! He’s on the trail of actor Mark Trent who vanished while filming a role in a major movie. He soon learns an actor's body is his tool box, and in his assumed role as aspiring actor Cliff Baxter, Dex learns to use equipment from top to bottom in his pursuit of solving the mysterious case.

Dex Baxter - Private Eye, is willing to anything to solve his case and find his man...Anything! Its Hollywood in the 1960s and young, very handsome private investigator Dex Bullet is very excited to have his first rear, I mean, first real case! He’s on the trail of actor Mark Trent who vanished while filming a role in a major movie. He soon learns an actors body is his tool box, and in his assumed role as aspiring actor Cliff Baxter, Dex learns to use equipment from top to bottom in his pursuit of solving the mysterious case.

Cody Hatcher is the kind of teenager you don't want your kids hanging out with. That's the book on him, and it's why the citizens of Mineral Springs have no problem at all believing that he's guilty of three rapes. His mother, Cheryl, an old lover of Nameless, is being harassed by vindictive townspeople. It's against such odds that Nameless must work to prove Cody innocent. There are few to help him and plenty to get in his way. It's a classic situation for an iconic private investigator.

El marido de Genevieve Stonefield, Angus, un respetado hombre de negocios, lleva desaparecido tres días cuando ella decide visitar a William Monk, un ex inspector de la policía metido a investigador privado. Genevieve está convencida de que su marido ha sido asesinado por su hermano gemelo, Caleb. Al parecer, la relación entre ambos ha llegado a ser violenta, y Genevieve teme lo peor.

When a popular high school senior is shot by police following a late-night robbery, chaos ensues. The actions of the officer are immediately called into question. Amid community protests, political grandstanding, department leaks, and reluctant witnesses, Byron and his team must work quickly to find the missing pieces. And when an attempt is made on the officer’s life, Byron shifts into overdrive, putting everything on the line. Was the attack merely retribution or something more sinister? The search for the truth may come at a price not even Byron can afford.

Race Williams - the classic hard-boiled detective from the pages of Black Mask Magazine - takes on the biggest blackmailing scheme of his career. Plus a bonus Daly hard-boiled classic: Paying an Old Debt. Story number two in the Race Williams series. Carroll John Daly (1889-1958) was the creator of the first hard-boiled private eye story, predating Dashiell Hammett's first Continental Op story by several months.

지금 엘렌이 가지고 있는 계획? 최대한 웅크리고 지내기, 남의 눈에 띄지 않기. 한편으로는 새 일자리인 공원 녹지과 일을 제대로 배우면서, 재사회화위원회의 권고에 따라 탐정 코스도 이수하고, 아무튼 과거에 머물지만은 않기로 결심을 했다. 그런데 이게 생각보다는 어려운 일이었다. 예전에 엘렌과 모종의 관계를 가졌던 이들이 다시 눈앞에 나타나고 급기야는 협박편지까지 날아온다. 익명의 편지를 보낸 이가 누군지는 모르겠지만, 자기는 옛일을 용서는 커녕 잊지도 않겠다는 사람이다. 경찰에는 신고했지만 경찰이 엘렌의 신고를 진지하게 받아들여주는 것 같진 않다. 갑자기, 탐정 코스에서 배우는 내용이 엘렌 자신의 생존을 위해 필요해지는데...