Amateur-sleuth Stories

Evie Harroway is Gen X, emotionally done, and just trying to run a vintage shop. Then the coat shows up - grief-soaked, murder-scented, and practically vibrating with unfinished business. Now she's accidentally solving a cold case... with a Gen Z true-crime obsessive who drinks oat milk and talks in hashtags..

Broken and torn, fourteen-year-old Ace Wilder uncovers hidden fragments of truth that refuses to stay buried. Names, connections, and strange notes lead him on a dangerous trail, with an adversary determined to keep their secrets hidden. What begins as curiosity soon becomes a test of courage, as he is forced to confront shadows that will stop at nothing to silence him.

Meet Agatha and Conan. She is named after her grandma's favourite author and has a dark past she's trying to make up for. He is the son of troubled novelist and has a dreary present he is trying to escape. Forced to spend their summer at the same rundown lakeside resort, Agatha and Conan end up in the middle of a mystery... and each other's business.

ဆယ်ကျော်သက် ဖန်တီးရှင် သုံးဦးဟာ ကမ္ဘာမြေနဲ့ ပျက်သုဉ်းခါနီး အပြိုင်ကမ္ဘာ (Parallel World) တစ်ခုကြားက တံခါးပေါက်ကို မတော်တဆ ဖွင့်လှစ်မိသွားတဲ့အခါ... အင်အားကြီးမားတဲ့ ရန်သူတစ်ယောက်ကို ရင်ဆိုင်ဖို့နဲ့ နှလုံးကြေကွဲဖွယ် ကောင်းလှတဲ့ စွန့်လွှတ်အနစ်နာခံမှုတစ်ခုကို ပြုလုပ်ဖို့ ဖြစ်တည်လာခဲ့ရပါတော့တယ်။ တာဝန်ခံချက်ငြင်းဆိုချက် (DISCLAIMER): ဤစာအုပ်သည် စိတ်ကူးယဉ်ဝတ္ထုသက်သက်သာ ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ ပါဝင်သော မည်သည့်လိပ်စာ၊ တည်နေရာ သို့မဟုတ် အမည်နာမမျာ

"Get out of my house." "What-why?" "I'm breaking up with you. So leave... before I really lose it." My jaw dropped. Break up? Was I hearing him right? This was the same boy who promised me forever. And now he was telling me to go? "You're joking... right?" I tried to sound firm, but my voice betrayed me. "Amelia." He snapped my name, then dragged a hand through his hair, exhaling sharply. "I said get out... before I drag you out myself." He still wouldn't look at me. His voice was calm-too calm. But at the very end, it slipped. Just a little. It shook.

When Mia, a sassy nine year-old who doesn't fit in, gets to Happy Trails camp, she is not alone for long before she meets Liam, an introverted twelve year-old who seems to possess all the things she has long yearned for-a loving family, money, and the freedom to do whatever he wants. It's hard to resist being jealous, but together they build an unlikely friendship. Thirteen year-old bully, Radley, the head counselor's son, can't help but watch Mia and Liam's bond develop with annoyance and envy. He had never found real friendship before, yet he was seeing someone else's blossom before his very eyes. When their prank goes wrong, Mia and Liam have to escape-tricking Radley in the process and giving him his just desserts. Will their triumph hold or will it all fall apart? Yet everything seems to collapse when a series of strange calls echo in the forest, luring in unsuspecting campers and turning friends into foes. Mia, Radley, and Liam are all wary, but is it enough to put their past aside to solve the mystery?

When someone unexpectedly dies at a house party, Emily, and a group of misfit partygoers get tangled in the mess. In the chaos, they accidentally take it upon themselves to solve the crime.

Danny Callahan wasn't looking for trouble. He was just a stockbroker who took a wrong turn down a Manhattan alley on a rainy Tuesday night - and saw something he was never supposed to see. The kind of thing powerful people kill to keep quiet. Danny should have walked away. He almost did. Instead he walked into The Black Rose, an Irish pub on the corner, ordered a whiskey, and met Vivian Cross - the bartender who sees everything, says exactly what she thinks, and doesn't back down from anyone. Including him. By midnight, they're both running. Neither of them asked for this. Neither of them trusts the other. But Danny's face is already in the wrong hands, and the people looking for him don't leave loose ends. Vivian Cross didn't grab her jacket to stand on the sideline. Wall Street has secrets it will kill to keep. Danny has a past he's never told anyone. And somewhere beneath the rain-slicked streets of Manhattan, something much bigger than one wrong turn is about to surface. The Black Rose. Book One.

Aderiyike Olayinminu was supposed to be starting over. After losing her job and returning to her parents' house with more shame than luggage, the last thing she needed was a wedding invitation from Ewatomi, her secondary school classmate and Lagos socialite, the kind of woman who made success look effortless. Everyone loved Ewatomi Olabiwonninu. Or at least, everyone pretended to. She had money, beauty, connections, and a way of looking at people that made them feel like problems she hadn't yet figured out how to solve. Riyi had to attend the wedding since her parents wanted her to break out of her isolation. But that Saturday morning, inside a packed event center bursting with aso-ebi lace, gele, jollof rice, talking drums, and guests spraying money like there's no tomorrow, someone finally decided they were done pretending. Ewatomi never made it to the reception. She was found murdered in cold blood in the dressing room. The problem was that everyone was in the hall. Everyone was accounted for. Nobody left. And yet, someone killed her. The groom looks guilty. The mother-in-law never bothered to hide her hatred. And the bridal train? Every single one of them is smiling a little too calmly for women who just lost their friend. Riyi has no badge, no plan, and no reason to get involved. She only has too much time on her hands, nothing left to lose, and a terrible feeling she can't shake: that the killer is standing close enough to touch her. Everybody has a motive. Nobody has an alibi. And the truth? No one will see it coming. Some invitations come with a price. Cover Design by the talented @cynthiaainsleywrites here on Wattpad

A life etched out in scarlet along a cold, bare wall. The light fading from their eyes as they commit the unknown, murdered for doing no wrong, and yet warned in profusely in a scrawly sketch. Seemingly without motive, and no definitive MO, the killings increase; the only thing connecting them is the bodies lying on the floor and the writing plastered across the wall.

An island paradise. An estate worth millions. A murdered man. Beulah Beale is battling a cheating husband entangled with his younger secretary, a village where some want change and development, some want the status quo. Then, she and her sidekick, Nina Kelly find the dead body of an eccentric recluse. A sinister garden of evil where every plant is deadly. A robbery. And an inept peace officer who loves donuts more than doing his job. Can Beulah figure out the mystery and solve the crimes before someone else is killed? A Case of Murder on the Dunes: A Beulah Beale Cozy Mystery is a funny tale of two ladies on the hunt to catch a murderer.

Fellow sleuths. It's time once again to "exercise the little grey cells," as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot would say, with a Dickens Station Mini Mystery. You can easily read today's mystery in under 7 minutes, and the resolution in under 6 minutes. That leaves you 2 minutes for your deductions and hypotheses. Child's play. Is it not? So, test your "little grey cells" against mine with The Case of the Telltale Tiles, A Dickens Station 15-Minute Mystery.

Alianna Winter has returned to London. Her time is up. Her worst fears have been realized-she is a threat, and Stephenson needs her out of the way. Mysteries and puzzle solving are useless to her now; all she can do is try and stay ahead of the game, for her friends' sakes if nobody else. She knows she can't run forever, and that now is the time to stand her ground. Her loves, her friendships, and her life is on the line, as she's playing The Final Endgame. -The tenth book in the Alianna Winter series. Her earlier cases: 1.Death At Scarlet Leaf 2.The Merryweather Jewel Thefts 3.A House On The Hill 4.Murder Is At Hand 5.The Incident Concerning The Alsatian Dog 6.At The Plaza Majestic 7.Madame Juror 8.A Murder Shall Commence 9.The Impossible Poisoning The Toby Smart Spin-offs: What Makes A Detective What Breaks A Detective

Between adjusting to life as a newlywed and trying to survive the first month of medical school, Sara Alderson has a lot on her plate. She definitely doesn't need to start visiting other people's dreams again. Unfortunately for her, it's happening anyway. Every night, she sees a different person and a different dream. But every dreamer has one thing in common: they all hate Dr. Morris, the least popular professor in the medical school, and they're all dreaming about seeing him - or making him - dead. Once again, Sara finds herself in the role of unwilling witness to a murder before it happens. But this time, there are too many suspects to count, and it doesn't help matters that she hates Dr. Morris every bit as much as any of his would-be murderers do.

A Murder Shall Commence, on the 21st of November, at 3pm. If you want to know some more, find the poppies in the garden of the Convent which is missing a Nun. This was the first message Scotland Yard received. (Well, after they had been set on the right track by a certain Alianna Winter) What did it mean? That was obvious, at a glance. But where? And by whom? And which convent was missing a nun? Allie certainly has her word cut out for her this time. -The eighth book in the Alianna Winter series. Her earlier cases: 1.Death At Scarlet Leaf 2.The Merryweather Jewel Thefts 3.A House On The Hill 4.Murder Is At Hand 5.The Incident Concerning The Alsatian Dog 6.At The Plaza Majestic 7.Madame Juror Her later cases: 9.The Impossible Poisoning 10.The Final Endgame The Toby Smart Spin-offs: What Makes A Detective What Breaks A Detective

Entry to @YAMystery and @WattpadKDramas' The Connection contest. Prompt: You/ Your protagonist is performing at the school's annual function where a K-drama actor/actress is invited as the chief guest. Out of the blue, a dead body comes hanging down on the stage which you recognize to be your best friend's . And the K-drama actor/actress offers you help in solving this as your best friend was a huge fan of his/her. How will it all go? The K-drama actor I've chosen for my entry is Cha Eun-woo (the one who played Lee Su-ho from True Beauty, and has recently starred in the fantasy thriller, Island).

Excalibur is Missing. A Killer is on the Loose. One Reporter is Determined to Uncover the Truth. James has a nose for trouble. But that's nothing new. This time, things are different... ...his life is on the line. James is the chief editor of a small newspaper. It's hardly captivating work. He's bored. But all of that is about to change. Late one evening, he returns home to discover his long-time girlfriend and journalist, Valentine, has left. Early the next morning, James fails to reallocate her assigned story. To avoid blank space in the culture section and losing his job, he decides to write the story on the local museum's latest acquisition, Excalibur. But, there's one thing he didn't count on... ....Excalibur is missing, and a dead body is at the crime scene. As his investigations commence, James unravels a tangled web of betrayal, kidnapping, and murder. But his fact-finding hasn't gone unrecognised. The wrong people have started to notice. And there will be consequences...dire consequences. If you love gripping cloak-and-dagger mysteries with twists and turns, then you'll love this first instalment in the James Lalonde Amateur Sleuth Mystery series. Get it now. Please note: this is a re-edited edition of the previously published novella, Missing.

Department secretary Emma Price is underemployed at her alma mater and considering an English graduate degree to boost her job prospects. Unfortunately, she had a short-lived fling with Eric Sanger, the new chair of the English department. He's a lightning rod who has as many rabid fans as ticked off enemies throughout the college. When one of Eric's foes takes their anger one step too far, Emma is a suspect, and finding the true culprit becomes a matter of life and death.

It's just an ordinary day for octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover-until her yardman discovers a dead body planted in her backyard. This death isn't cut and dried-the victim was bashed in the head with one of Myrtle's garden gnomes. Myrtle's friend Miles recognizes the body and identifies him as Charles Clayborne... reluctantly admitting he's a cousin. Charles wasn't the sort of relative you bragged about-he was a garden variety sleaze, which is very likely why he ended up murdered. As Myrtle starts digging up dirt to nip the killings in the bud, someone's focused on scaring her off the case. Myrtle vows to find the murderer...before she's pushing up daisies, herself.

An investigative journalist finds more than she bargained for when she infiltrates kaya, a celebrity cult with a millennial following. NEW CHAPTER OUT EVERY FRIDAY!