A Word Before Dying
Season 4 features all original stories built on the classic mystery theme of the last word spoken before death. Authors were free to use the word in any way they like. The stories are structured, like all seasons, to give you a chance to catch a killer.
Nuts! by Judi Lynn
Drop date: May 20, 2022
Laurel and Nick’s first anniversary Airbnb getaway is hi-jacked by a woman dying on the kitchen floor. “Nuts!” she tells Laurel before losing consciousness.
Finding Hiawatha by Frank Zafiro
Drop date: June 3, 2022
Jameson Burrish’s health had been failing but death came for him sooner than he wanted. With his daughter and nephew at his bedside, he gasps out his final word “Hiawatha.” Is it the rambling of a sick man or a decree to rewrite his will? The answer falls to private investigator Stefan Kopriva.
In Vino Veritas by Jack Wolff
Drop date: June 17, 2022
The rag tag team of treasure hunters is within a day of finding the mythical Domas Dei temple when their guide, Den Deadson, meets a messy end. Detective-turned-bodyguard James Delviro now turns back to detective, playing the mongoose to a killer’s snake.
The Legend of El Melena by Mark Edward Langley
Drop date: July 1, 2022
People are turning up dead around a small, burned down church outside Las Palmas, NM. Paranormal journalist Eddie Manning investigates to determine if the hand behind the deaths are human or something other.
No Luck Like Bad Luck by TG Wolff
Drop date: July 15, 2022
Richard Wedgeworth died in the middle of a party. He ate the same food and drank the same drinks as everyone, yet he was poisoned. Solving it is Diamond’s problem. Too bad she’s not for hire.
Sue Her by Kyra Jacobs
Drop date: July 29, 2022
Marissa Steele is implicated in murder when the soon-to-be dead man points to her and says “Jimmy will sue her.” Now her freedom rests in the hands of a semi-retired cop.
Best Friend by KM Rockwood
Drop date: August 12, 2022
A developmentally delayed young woman is hit by a truck and killed, the case closed as a tragic accident. But Darlene’s older brother and a volunteer social worker aren’t so quick to close the book.
The Ghost of the Paul Henry by Michael Penncavage
Drop date: August 26, 2022
With two men dead, the Captain Saverfeld of the Paul Henry turns to Mr. Edmund Jessop and Mr. Linus Gordon to answer the question of if there is a ghostly hand behind it all.
Fading Shadow by TG Wolff
Drop date: September 9, 2022
At day at the zoon turns into a murder investigation for Detective Jesus De La Cruz. The maintenance supervisor is dead and all of his staff have motive and opportunity. Or do they?
Mysteries To Die For 