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19 stories
Keep the Ghost by ScottKelly
Keep the Ghost
ScottKelly
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Kayla is about to fake her own death. The teenager has met a couple of strangers that claim to be experts on pseudocide, and they've told her what to do. And poor Sean Reilly, the exchange student living in her house, has stumbled on the plan. When Kayla begs, Sean gets roped in. I mean, only with little things, nothing too serious: lie about when he last saw her, and hide a few facts from the police. Except, things fall apart in a hurry. When Kayla vanishes, the police suspect Sean of being more than a concerned friend. As evidence mounts, detectives zero in - there's no way out for Sean. They're arresting him for Kayla's murder. His one chance at freedom is to follow in Kayla's footsteps and reach out to the enigmatic strangers who make a life out of pretending to be dead. They call it enlightenment, but Sean calls it crazy. At least they have a plan, even if the first step is to kill himself. Will Sean have the strength to take the plunge? And if he does, who will come out the other side?
iThink the App by DriveInHorrorshow
iThink the App
DriveInHorrorshow
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A new app has swept the world, telling people what to think and do. What could possibly go wrong? Highest Rank: #6 in Horror
Kelly Was Here (Read on FicFun now) by sorchared
Kelly Was Here (Read on FicFun now)
sorchared
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[Wattpad Featured Story] In the pleasant Town of Bedford, an old woman created herself a secret, a twisted and depraved way to get what she wanted. Kelly Anderson, a sweet girl with a wonderful family, seemed to be her latest prize in this perverse scheme. Trapped in a house of horrors, Kelly finds herself stuck with three other prisoners: a small boy, a strange girl, and a teenage boy that might just be her salvation or her downfall. Will Kelly's dad, the Chief of Police, finally string the clues together and find her? Or, will she be the next victim to fade away forever? Will she remain sane and never lose hope? What do her captors want from her? Go see for yourself who survives in the House that evil built. *** Featured Story (10/08/2017) Highest Rank #7 (20/08/2017) Inspired by an episode of criminal minds
Ask Amy  ✔ by TahliePurvis
Ask Amy ✔
TahliePurvis
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BLACK MIRROR meets PRETTY LITTLE LIARS in this multimedia thriller where an anonymous advice website gets hacked and the dark origins of the site start to come to light. (shortlisted for the 2017 wattys, #1 in mystery/thriller)
Silent Killer by FallOutFedora_fob
Silent Killer
FallOutFedora_fob
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A short story about how things can quickly change for the worst. On her way home, Lauren encounters the mysterious Silent Killer. Can she escape before it's too late? [COMPLETE]
Confessions About Colton by colourlessness
Confessions About Colton
colourlessness
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WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Seven letters, seven confessions, seven clues. Elliot Parker has what he needs to find out who killed his best friend... But is he hunting down the killer? Or is the killer hunting him? ***** When Colton Crest returns, unharmed, to his small town after mysteriously disappearing for two months, his best friend Elliot Parker breathes a sigh of relief. But days later, on the night before graduation, Elliot finds Colton in the lake. Dead. And on the day of his funeral, Elliot finds a letter in his jacket pocket with four words that send him spiralling: I killed Colton Crest. There are six more letters to find, six more confessions about Colton, six more clues to uncover why he was murdered. Elliot has no choice but to play this sick scavenger hunt, and with each new revelation, he begins to question whether he really knew Colton - or anyone else in that little town of dark secrets. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Dark Market by FrankColes
Dark Market
FrankColes
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KILL ANYONE, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME...AND NEVER GET CAUGHT. John Savage is a special force of one. A corporate investigator who had to leave when an investigation went wrong. He's become a 21st century warrior serving overseas but not for any one government only the highest bidder. When he finds a dead body with links to his old life he returns and finds that what forced him out was only the beginning of a conspiracy to commit murder on a grand scale. The Dark Market. In which anyone can take part and anyone can be a victim. Now Savage must battle to finish what he started. "There is something refreshingly Hemingway-esque about Coles..." BBC's Focus magazine. [The story you are about to read is intended for readers age 18+ due to its content and language. It may not be appropriate for all audiences. Please read at your own discretion.]
Kevin Died by SaidByTy
Kevin Died
SaidByTy
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March 24th, 2014: Kevin Vásquez goes missing. April 9th, 2015: Kevin's remains are found. March 24th, 2016: Ricardo receives a message from an unknown number, the messenger claims to be Kevin. He's asking for help. He's not dead. He wants to come home. ~~~ "They all thought he died. Apparently they were dead wrong." The day of the two year anniversary after his foster brother's disappearance, Ricardo Vásquez receives a message from an unknown number. The sender claims to be his brother, Kevin and sends what can only be classified as irrefutable evidence that he's alive. But it can't be Kevin, right? Kevin was murdered. Kevin's remains were found. Kevin was DEAD! Or at least he was supposed to be. Now that Kevin's suddenly back, he wants Ricardo's help in exposing the truth and finding out who really tried to kill him two years prior. As the story unfolds, Ricardo uncovers terrible truths about those close to him, warping his mission into that of something more dangerous and twisted than he bargained for, especially considering the masked character who will stop at nothing to ensure Ricardo and his family suffers. Cover credit goes to: @moonlight_aesthetics
A Body at Book Club: Myrtle Clover #6 by ElizabethSCraig
A Body at Book Club: Myrtle Clover #6
ElizabethSCraig
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This is one book club meeting that doesn't go by the book. When octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover discovers Naomi Pelter's dead body during a book club meeting, the other members seem shocked. But Myrtle can read between the lines. Naomi had riled everyone up by flirting with other people's husbands, arguing with neighbors, and generally making a nuisance of herself. Murdering troublemakers is the oldest trick in the book. The book club members seem too sweet to be killers, but Myrtle knows better than to judge books by their covers. Myrtle's investigation into the murder will take a more novel approach than her police chief son's by-the-book methods. Can Myrtle and her widower sidekick uncover the killer...before he writes them off for good? (This mystery will be uploaded on Wednesdays. If you can't wait for the next installment, the completed book can be found on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/o6wn4sk ) . The series is also available on Amazon India: https://tinyurl.com/ohdbffq . Thanks!
Shattered by Bluebell84
Shattered
Bluebell84
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[Completed] Christine's life was completely shattered when a car accident left her with amnesia. Now she has to rely on her husband, Jack, to help put all the broken pieces of her life back together. But which pieces are real and which pieces are fabricated? One of the pieces seems to be a handsome stranger; a man she feels pulled to. Can she trust Jack? It seems he's holding back a few secrets, but Christine learns she has some secrets of her own, too. [Mature] Sexual and violent themes FYI, Jack is inspired by actor Tobias Menzies, Tom is inspired by actor Tom Hardy, and Christine is inspired by actress Gal Gadot. Tom is not, nor has ever been, inspired by Charlie Puth... I'm not even sure how anyone came to think of that. But if that's who you imagine, have at it! Lol! Enjoy! Please vote and if you feel so inclined, leave comments! Votes and comments are motivators for us writers. Like it? Let us know! Otherwise we have doubts.