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Night Fires by Jon McAchren

A federal hate crimes investigator is sent to Johnstown, PA, his hometown, to assist in the investigation of a string of murders with a racial bias motivation. Going home leads him to confront a past that he has tried to forget. . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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The Adventures of Thistledown Copperbottom by L. M. Bricker

Thistledown Copperbottom is a cat living in Columbus, Ohio with his person, Tabitha Silverstein.  When his best friend’s owner is murdered Thistle promises to help him find the killer, dragging Tabitha along for the ride. . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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Strangers in the Brain by Charles Sebian-Lander

A story about a detective and his brain.

Veteran detective Jake Burleigh is chosen to solve a case using an amazing new technology.  It’s only after he finishes the job that the real mysteries begin. Strangers in the Brain is a mysterious detective noir blended with a delirious, dreamlike sci-fi twist. . . .

A serialized novel, updating twice weekly.
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Sam Swift: Occult Investigator by Deklan Green

A Private Eye for all cases dark and arcane.

Told in the style of classic pulp fiction and film noir, each week you can catch up on the latest in the adventures of none other than Samuel Swift, a private eye with a penchant for cases that are dark, dreary, and fraught with more than a touch of the supernatural. . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes weekly.
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Away From Artenia by Ryphna St-John and Guy Matte

A Steampunk webserial brewed in the crazy mind of Two Eccentrics Authors.

In an alternate past where magic is recognize as a true science, people are starving for land.  To alleviate the burden, the government of Great Britain created floating islands, gigantic city that travels the sea. On the Island of King James, two people that have nothing in common must understand what is the link between a series of grotesque . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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The Soulreaper Chronicles by James Monaghan

Murder, mystery and magic in a world teetering on the edge

The British Isles, the 16th century. Decades ago, the fae returned to the mortal world.  Released by a coven of magicians after centuries of imprisonment, they swept across the British Isles, covering the land with a tangled forest of enchanted trees.  Cities fell.  Thousands died.  Only a handful of cities were saved. Years later, the people of the . . .

A serialized novel, with no recent updates.
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Sally Carter by Sally Carter

Investigating Deaths and Other Mysteries caused by Magical Means

Eelsvale: Population 1,355. Magic: Some. Sally Carter writes the fiction column in The Eelsvale Pages, but is a little low on weekly originality. Then she meets Detective Hood, recently turned freelance (reasons unknown).  He has bit of a reputation, and a knack, for trouble, and doesn’t seem to mind her company (or else he probably wouldn’t keep turning . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes fortnightly.
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The Scarlet Lemming by MCM

Gare Marx has been a PI for a year, and he still sucks at it.

A year has passed since Gare Marx started his new firm, and he’s barely scraping by as an unlicensed PI.  After crossing the wrong billionaire, his scam is about to be exposed . . . unless he does a job for free.  What job?  Recover a priceless jewel: the infamous Scarlet Lemming. . . .

A complete novel.
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Bartlett House by Patricia J. McLean and Duane Poncy

A Will Adelhardt - Lucy Hidalgo Mystery

When a fire burns down the historic Bartlett House, the body of young activist, Emmy d’Angelo is found inside, dressed in bondage gear.  Her older lover, professor Will Adelhardt, is under suspicion, but the manner in which Emmy is found is incomprehensible to Adelhardt, who is devastated by her loss.  Now he must take a dark voyage through the . . .

A complete novel.
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Fission Chips by MCM

Gare Marx has been a PI for all of five minutes when he discovers he sucks at it.  The mob wants money he never borrowed, he’s suspected of murdering someone he hasn’t met, and he’s hired to find a woman who may be involved in some extremely shady business.  That, and his secretary is an amoral jiu jitsu-loving sociopath. . . .

A complete novel.
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Thomas Bleakly: PI by Robert Gryfft

Thomas Bleakly, Private Investigator is batflip insane.  Sometimes it works for him, sometimes . . . not so much.  One day a beautiful woman hires him to find her father.  The catch?  She’s a robot. Told from three perspectives, none of them necessarily trustworthy.  Watch out for for nonsensical subplots, insane characters, and conspiracies that span whole realities. . . .

An abandoned novel.
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Book of the Blind by James Dickson

At the Eschaton City docks, Detective Sean Gibson begins his investigation into a bizarre cult-related murder.  Meanwhile, Morgan Duane, professional cat burglar, is hired to steal a priceless artifact: the Book of the Blind. As events unfold, it becomes evident that these events are inextricably connected, that old gods are reclaiming their rightful places among mankind, and that it . . .

An abandoned novel.
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BARTLETT HOUSE

Great

Editor: Chris Poirier
December 7, 2008

Bartlett House is a great read.  At times, I found it riveting, and even when it’s not, the writing is still as smooth as silk.

The story begins with a deliberately set fire in an old, abandoned house, in one of the better parts of town.  A body is found, and [more . . .]

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BARTLETT HOUSE

Fantastic

Member: amber simmons
November 24, 2008

It isn’t often that I get to leave a 5 star review, but what can I say? McLean and Poncy can write.

Bartlett House is ostensibly a murder mystery, but I have a feeling it is going to be much more than that. In these first eight chapters, we’ve met several [more . . .]

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