mystery/thriller
9 stories
Dead If You Do by KateNorth
KateNorth
  • WpView
    Reads 935,026
  • WpVote
    Votes 52,648
  • WpPart
    Parts 55
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
Awake | Wattys Winner! by autheras
autheras
  • WpView
    Reads 1,075,511
  • WpVote
    Votes 61,169
  • WpPart
    Parts 25
There's nothing you're forced to trust more than your own mind. You're dependent on it, it stores the memories that make up your world. But what if it could be stolen from you? Aspen's world is growing, from the boundaries of her country farm to the edges of the city. Her first year of university. It's supposed to be full of independence and new beginnings, and Aspen's is filled with new friends and the prospect of romance. Until she finds out her best friends are killing people. A YA thriller swimming with mystery, romance, and a seething danger that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Highest rank: #10 in Mystery/Thriller Cover by @supernovass © 2016 AUTHERAS, All rights reserved
A Life Of Lies | ✔ by -PerpetualStardust-
-PerpetualStardust-
  • WpView
    Reads 13,195
  • WpVote
    Votes 880
  • WpPart
    Parts 35
❝Live a life of Lies, die a death of Truth.❞ The one thing fate is good at is spinning dangerous turns and planting deathly bogs in the stream of life. When you are stuck in the eye of the storm, the truth can't set you free; but the lies can give you shelter. But, will the dam of lies survive the flood of truth? And more importantly, what is your 'truth' worth in the end? Ride along the twisted tale of Hansika Chaturvedi and Ayansh Mishra as they get entangled in a cosmic play of love, luck, life, and lies. Highest ranking: #37 on Mystery/Thriller (22/03/18)
A Hero's Secret by jndasn
jndasn
  • WpView
    Reads 128,421
  • WpVote
    Votes 6,410
  • WpPart
    Parts 33
[Ambys 2022: Mystery/Thriller Winner] Discovering a dead body just minutes from her cottage in the trees is the last thing Dray Dinley expects upon moving to the remote town of Hero. Being convinced by the town outcast and suspected murderer, Wells Walden, to join him in playing detective is even farther down that list, but here she is ignoring every red flag in the book. Dray thinks she finally found a spot to settle down and expand her freelance photography business, but instead stumbles upon a quiet town bursting with secrets. Unable to steer away from her desire to dig deeper, Dray follows Wells into a puzzle of stories dripping in danger, unexpected family connections, and years of manipulation. Despite Wells being at the center of it all, Dray can't fight the pull to stay by his side and sleuth her way to reveal the true story of Hero. [#1 in partnersincrime: June 2022, September/October 2021] [#1 in murdermystery: April/May 2021] [Wattpad Featured Story: Oct/Nov 2017]
Remember  by hidden_1nk
hidden_1nk
  • WpView
    Reads 109,055
  • WpVote
    Votes 13,623
  • WpPart
    Parts 103
Imagine being stranded in the middle of nowhere with no memory of who you are. You randomly walk into a coffee shop, clueless. You start questioning your existence and wonder if you belong in an insane asylum. Especially so when all you hallucinate are dark figures following your every move. It's tough knowing you have no recollection of who or where you are. It doesn't help that everyone you meet seems to be hiding something. Especially a curly haired boy named Sawyer.
Roots by xFakingaSmilex
xFakingaSmilex
  • WpView
    Reads 1,797,830
  • WpVote
    Votes 70,672
  • WpPart
    Parts 83
While falling in love with a drug kingpin, Tikera must prove she can survive in his dangerous world - and convince him their relationship is worth fighting for. ***** After dropping out of university and setting her sights on traveling to Europe, twenty-three-year-old Tikera Copeland is desperate for a job. So when she innocently applies for a gardening position and immediately gets hired, she's shocked to discover that her "real" job will be tending to a bunker full of thriving, (definitely) illegal weed plants. Intrigued by this world she knows nothing about, Tikera agrees to stay, but her growing feelings for "The Boss" -- the mysterious drug kingpin who owns and grows the plants -- quickly complicate things. He's falling for her too (and she knows it, even if he won't admit it), but breaking through his icy exterior won't be easy. And with thieves, vengeful hitmen, and rival kingpins threatening them at every turn, will they even survive long enough to find their happily ever after? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Crash and Burn (1) by eastcoastgirrrl
eastcoastgirrrl
  • WpView
    Reads 1,035,488
  • WpVote
    Votes 50,271
  • WpPart
    Parts 89
[PREVIOUSLY TITLED CHASING BACK ALLEYS] ❝Once a King, always a King.❞
7 Crows by CrownedMadness
CrownedMadness
  • WpView
    Reads 5,480
  • WpVote
    Votes 584
  • WpPart
    Parts 16
[ ONC 2019 | Ambassador's Pick | Judge's Honorable Mention ] [ Formerly Featured on Wattpad's Official @mystery account's Elementary, My Dear reading list ] The New Year kicked off to a bloody start for the private detective duos - Jamie Loxley and Blaine Ebony, as they strode into a murder scene. Two heads are better than one when it comes to disentangling a case. But, when a simple interrogation turns into a convoluted string of head game, figuring out the puzzle pieces won't be plain sailing. And, it doesn't help that the subjects are an immigrant who has trouble speaking English, an alcoholic suffering memory issues and a pathological liar. The grand form of deception will always be camouflaged in front of our very eyes. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ This is my entry for Open Novella Contest 2k19 | Thrilling Fiction prompt #6 Three Suspects Copyright © CrownedMadness | Maddy Alson 2019
Survival by mashaamauthor
mashaamauthor
  • WpView
    Reads 21,147
  • WpVote
    Votes 2,875
  • WpPart
    Parts 38
What would you do if you were stuck on a camping trip with thirty three classmates, four teachers and two guides, and a murderer on the loose? Gutting, preying... waiting for you to make a wrong move? The students of Skybay High School embark on a sleepaway camping trip with six guides miles away from the vivacious town of Florida. Everything was going on well... until they start going missing.