[Highest Ranks] ***2018 Watty's Shortlist*** ***FEATURED STORY*** #1 in Novels #5 in Murder Mysteries #6 in Mystery / Thriller Kathrine Woods was headed to Fayetteville, a small town in Tennessee where everybody knows everybody. This small town was full of surprises, and Kathrine Woods would be one of them.... they thought murder was the worst thing that could happen. They were dead wrong. Do you know your neighbor? RED is a murder mystery with the perfect mix of drama and romance.

A campus thriller: suspense, murder & one handsome roommate. ***** When Haley Bell is offered a scholarship to study at the exclusive Woodcreek College, famous for moulding the world's brightest thinkers, politicians and entrepreneurs, she jumps at the opportunity. Except when she arrives, the murders start. In a campus hidden from civilisation in the mountains of Colorado, Haley's classmates are slowly turning up dead. As the bodies pile up and eyes of suspicion turn on her, Haley finds that there's a reason why she was brought to Woodcreek. And it wasn't to study. "That opening line will hook you (I still think about it) & it DOESN'T STOP! I binged this like crazy" - Leah, Sr. Editorial Manager @ HQ [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Cover designed by Ellie Sita

When sixteen-year-old Hannah Sheraton is arrested for the murder of her stepgrandfather, a California Supreme Court justice, her distraught mother turns to once infamous defense attorney, Josie Bates. Now a small town lawyer in Hermosa Beach, Josie wants nothing to do with the case since the gruesome evidence points to Hannah's guilt. When the girl is charged as an adult, Josie can't turn her back...

This story is about a girl named Tess who realises that something strange is happening with her best friend Pete. He told her he went to his lake house with his family, but why does Tess get the feeling that he was lying to her? She figures out what's going on, along with two of her closest girl friends, Megan and Hayley. Will they figure out what's happened to Pete before it's too late?

Claire is a 16 year old girl with a tragic past: her parents were brutally murdered by a strange person in a devastating home invasion. A year passes, and while she is moving in with her new family, she starts to remember things that happened leading up to the event. She tries to piece together everything that happened and who might be the killer, all while still trying to live daily life ordinarily and move on. [Placed #1 in Mystery/Thriller] Copyright ©2015 by Ricardo Sosa All Rights Reserved

Carry Vanwheeler is dead. Who killed her? And why? I dare you to find out in this short novella. Read 9 suspects stories about Carry and her untimely demise. Comment your conclusion on the "Conclusion" chapter and if you are correct your username will be added to the "Real Detectives" chapter for all to see! Dive in with this fun and humorous murder Mystery game and see if your detective skills are as good as you think they are.

Zima je. Neko ili nešto uhodi porodicu Edvards: oko kuće se pojavljuju životinjski tragovi, nešto prestrašuje najmlađu kćerku, kokoške postaju agresivne, komšinica nestaje dok su jedini tragovi kapljice krvi u snijegu i nečiji tragovi koji vode ka šumi... Da li samo umišljaju ili im prijeti opasnost od nekoga ili nečega? Šta je starije, kokoška ili jaje?

A beautiful young woman was missing. I knew I had a murder. I even had a suspect. But would I ever find the body? Would I ever be able to arrest the suspect without the body? Don't believe all that crap you see on TV shows. Follow me on this true crime story and see what happens in a real murder case.

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