E1: Who Killed the Faro Cheat? by Larry M. Keeton

California, 1849. Captain Rake Caldeen is searching for an army deserter when he arrives at a gold mine camp. What he finds is a dead man who stole from his neighbor, swindled his friend, abused his claim workers, probably killed a woman and, yeah, he cheated at faro. You and Caldeen need to figure which of the victims is now a killer.

E2: A Scent of Murder by Paul A. Barra

It’s August, 1968 and the rural community of Titus Town, South Carolina is looking forward to the cow bingo fundraiser. But before Katie Hammet’s Jersey cow can do her thing, Deputy Sandy Buford has to figure out who snuffed out the local hip-pocket lender and emptied his till.

E3: Cards Against Jake by Jim Winter

Jake Randall delighted in playing every “vagina” card in his Cards Against Humanity hand. Detective Ana Friedman was not amused and escaped to the bathroom for some reading time. And that’s when someone ended Jake’s playing days. Now Ana has to solve the case or live with the being on the toilet when her vic died.

E4: Hard Scrabble by KM Rockwood

Misha Soleby-Welkins was looking for some practical experience in geriatric social work. The community center where she was place was the antithesis of its name with an overbearing boss, an unsettled group of clients, a lunch that defied classification, and a dead body. Now she getting a lesson in means, motive, and opportunity.

E5: A Forced Card by Ed Teja

Bill Garrity, a man at the top of his game, is found dead under suspicious circumstances. First, there’s the hole in his head made by a bullet. Second, there’s the holes in his head made by staple attaching the ace of hearts. Detective Masters and his team take up the question of who forced this card.

E6: A Checkered Past by Frank Zafiro

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Mick Darabont fell in the bathroom, hit is head, and died. It happens at his age. But, is that what happened this time? Investigator Stef Kopriva knows Mick as the gruff park institution with a love of checkers. Others don’t paint such a nice picture. Now Stef is on the case and working to solve a classic locked-room mystery in this two-part story.

E7: Death of a Dungeon Master by Erica Obey

In the middle of a live action D&D game, Darrell “The Dungeonator” Mahoney is dead. The audience saw the virtual Catstaff points his cat staff at The Dungeonator and electrocute him. Mary Watson and her BOT Doyle are investigating worlds real and imagined to see if Catstaff did the impossible or if something else was at play.

E8: Going for All the Marbles by Debra H. Goldstein

The California Projective Bomber has proven no windshield is safe. After a woman died following the last bombing, Chief Rollins has increased securing around the annual Fun Day at the Park festival. Detective Stephens is keeping her eyes open for shady characters who just might be ideal suspects.

E9: A Head for Murder by Rick Ollerman

An annual couples getaway turns deadly when one of the gang shows up dead. Detectives Spencer and Flores have a club house classic on their hands to figure out who strangled Lindsay Strauss.

E10: Hunting for Clues by Nick Andreychuk

A comic universe convention scavenger hunt games turns deadly. Once there were four, now there are three. Can you deduce who did it?

E11: Marco! Mayhem! by Karina Bartow

An afternoon at the pool turns into a work day for Detective Minka Avery when the other half of a Marco Polo game turns up dead.

E12: A Tarotfying End by TG Wolff

In the town of Bonbanni, Louisianna, magic is a way of life. When murder intrudes, Lt. Pierre-Luc “Mystic” Fountineau uses the vast skills at his disposal to determine who or what caused a young woman to fall to her death.

E13: Right Hand Dripping Blood Red by Jason Little

When the competition at an international Twister event turns deadly, Detective Sam Carlisle must figure out whose hand is in control before another is permanently out of the game.

E14: Sorry Not Sorry by Kathleen Marple Kalb

For historian Christian Shaw, nothing ruins Family Game Night faster than murder. Dead is Sandra Kule, one of the heirs and working owners of Kule Ice Cream. The suspects, let’s just say they’re all in the family.

E15: Dare or Truth by Frank Zafiro

River City Detectives Peter Elias and Joseph Finch are called to the scene of a 1980s theme party gone wrong. With every party goer having a reason to kill Byron Cates, finding the killer isn’t as easy as it sounds.

E16: Death in the Billards Room by TG Wolff

The annual house party at Considine Manor takes a dark turn when one of the guests is found lying across the billards table, dead. It’s barrister Anthony Bathhurst’s first case as a detective.

E17: Tethered to Drama by Karina Bartow

Wife, mother, and detective, Minka Avery showed up at the new middle dedication as a wife supporting her husband. When her daughter wanted some playground time, she put on her mom hat and chaperoned. And when she found the body of the drama teacher, Detective Avery was on the job.

E18: Did Not See That Coming by Ken Harris

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PI Steve Rockfish stands in for his partner, Jawnie McGee, at a Women Investigators in Crime conference and lands a cold case. Karen Lazar was eight years old when she disappeared and later found murdered. Now Rockfish and McGee and amateur sleuth Estelle Cummings are digging into the past to unearth answers and more than a few secrets.

E19: In A Pickle by Kaye George

Melaine Hanover is in a real pickle. Her cantankerous husband, Harvey, is dead and the pink pickleball points back to her. We know she didn’t do it, so let’s give her our help to find the pickle in the middle of all of this.

E20: Get a Clue by Chuck Brownman

Toy store owner Andy Clay is called to the scene of a murder. Detective Lansing is up to his ears in suspects, rooms, and weapons. And like it or not—and he does not—he needs Andy’s expert help to make a spot on accusation.

E21: Death by Candy Land by Kyra Jacobs

Mic Garcia loves Halloween. In his most elaborate party theme ever, he transformed his back yard into the beloved game world of Candy Land. But all is not well inside Gumdrop Mountain and Sheriff Cantalone has to figure out who gummed up this Halloween party.

E22: The Hangman’s Ladies by TG Wolff

It’s 1895 and Payne McPherson has arrived at her professor’s home for a study session to find her hanging from her French doors. She turns to Cleveland police detective Cian Kelly for help and appoints herself his assistant. Their investigation takes a sinister twist when they find the remnants of a hangman game her professor lost. And she wasn’t the only one.

E23: Rock Paper Scissors Shoot by Jack Wolff

Detective Connolly is back at it. This time he intercepted a call from the estate home of the fungus king, Staniel Purquees. Staniel has been murdered and the four suspects locked in a deadly contraption. Using only his wits and Rock, Paper, Scissors, he must deduce who shot Staniel before everyone goes the way of the stomped juicebox.

E24: Amazed to Death: (Not) a Documentary by TG Wolff

Jack and Reuben arrived at Whistlefield to film a short documentary on the estate. But with the estate owner Roger Shandon and his twin brother, Neville, murdered in the hedge maze, the project has turned true crime.