Mystery novels by MB Dabney

Philadelphia is rocked by a high-profile murder and private detective David Blaise finds himself entangled in a mystery that’s dangerously personal.  As Blaise digs deeper, he is drawn into a search for a 1930s necklace that someone is willing to kill to obtain. The danger hits too close to home. The Jade Empress is a rare and beautiful artifact, and lurking in the shadows is a ruthless adversary with a deadly determination to obtain it at all costs.

David Blaise is a detective with troubles. His girlfriend wants to have the 'Talk' with him, Philly mobsters want to kill him, and a beautiful city official snubs him. And in the end, Blaise has to call on his Naval intelligence training and all his North Philly street smarts if he is to survive 1984.

 Perfect novel for true murder mystery enthusiasts. David Blaise is the detective that Easy Rawlins or Sam Spade would buy a beer. They would trade war stories about their sometimes seedy and always explosive cases.

Miss Hattie Mae’s Secret by MB Dabney reveals an 80-year-old tale of southern violence and racism with frightening consequences. Decades of Dirt is a collection of historical murder mysteries by Indiana authors with enough variety to satisfy your appetite for Murder!

 The Fish That Got Away is a 20-story anthology from the Guppies chapter of Sisters in Crime. MB Dabney's Black on Black in Black follows a Black female FBI agent and her team on the trail of a clever serial killer. 

Co-edited with Lillie Evans and Shari Held, the seventh anthology by Speed City Indiana Sisters in Crime presents fresh thrills and kills in a collection of short stories that span over a decade, to the far past and the not so far off future. Each story explores some aspect of 2020, from eyesight to the year 2020 to a verse in the Bible. 

Callipygian is one of 20 short stories in this anthology that integrates murder, mystery and crime with an object or place of fine art. In Callipygian, FBI agent Kendall Hunter is home on vacation visiting family when she is drawn into the case of art theft -- and the murder of the artist. Will the killer get away?

 A thrilling collection of 12 well-crafted Christmas Holiday-themed mystery stories, from cozies to hardboiled police stories. Indianapolis police Detective Drake Curtis is in hot pursuit of a murderer in Killing Santa Claus, and is surprised that the killer is close by.

It's only a game, you say? Don't you believe it. There is often more to Indiana basketball after the final buzzer. In The Missing Medallion. a critically ill former high school coach ponders the mystery of what happened to the winner's medallion of his star player in the team's winning state championship, and whether he can find peace in his dying moments.

Circle City Crime is a 10-story anthology of mystery stores written by members of the group, In Mysterious Company, to honor friend and mentor, Suzanne (S.M.) Harding. The stories of crime and mystery range from historical, noir, comedy, violence, and retribution. The story, Maribeth: A Trophy Wife, follows police Detective Drake Curtis probing the murder of a wealthy sports team executive and the case takes a surprising and wicked twist.