The Cases of Charles Splints: Hardboiled Detective Fiction

Hardboiled crime in the city of Brooksend — Mysteries By Dan Leicht

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Charles Splints is a hardboiled detective created by Dan Leicht. He resides in the fictional city of Brooksend.

This is a character I’ve been writing for over a decade! You can see some of the evolution in this character and the city he inhabits in the stories below (also in my writing). I hope you’ll venture into the city of Brooksend with me and solve a case or two with Charles Splints (whether you read the hardboiled traditional series or the more humorous Young Charles Splints series).

New Stories For 2025 and Beyond:

Jam Session in Black Cat Weekly (Issue #187) - You can also find this issue on Amazon. (Available in ebook only)

Older Stories:

Available on Patreon:

Charles Splints Cases:

Vows

Horizon

Canary

Bitter

Silver Leverage

The Lightning Round

Bad Coffee & Good Deeds

Giving The Dog a Bone

Young Charles Splints Cases:

The Laws of Subtraction

Overdue Library Book

School Lunch

Ice Cream Social

There’s A Spider In The Hallway

Leaping Lizards

The Summer Camp Series:

Week 1: Arrival

Week 2: Rule Breakers

Week 3: The Pantry

Week 4: Caught

Week 5: An Unlikely Bond

Week 6: Camp Curiosity

Week 7: Sunken Treasure

Week 8: The Last Day of Camp

Available on Smashwords:

Devil (A Charles “The Solver” Splints Case)

Home (A Charles “The Solver” Splints Case)

Black Coffee 1 (A Charles “The Solver” Splints Case)

Black Coffee 2 (A Charles “The Solver” Splints Case)

Black Coffee 3 (A Charles “The Solver” Splints Case)

Black Coffee 4 (A Charles “The Solver” Splints Case)

Park Ave 1 (A Charles Splints Case)

Park Ave 2 (A Charles Splints Case)

Park Ave 3 (A Charles Splints Case)

Park Ave 4 (A Charles Splints Case)

East Ave (A Charles Splints Case)