Coldcases Stories

***Sequel to HUSH*** Three years after murdering his wife and two children, Bennett Rhodes is still on the loose. The case goes cold, with no sightings and no new murders. However, Detective Mick Lancaster knows that Rhodes is still out there, biding his time, waiting for the right moment to strike again. Mick vows to be ready when that moment comes, but little does she know that danger is closer than she thinks. #11 in whatsgonnahappen #1 in coldcase first post: 8/23/19 last post: 2/4/20

Eight years ago, Maxwell Voltaire's brother was murdered by a man no one could identify-except for one detail. A strange, ugly mark. A star. Now a student at the prestigious Greenwood Academy, Max has spent years trying to forget the face he can barely remember and the hatred that never faded. But on the anniversary of his brother's death, the past resurfaces in the worst way possible. Because in this world, stars aren't just distant lights-they leave their mark. Hidden among ordinary people are those born under rare celestial conditions, individuals branded with star marks and granted abilities that evolve over time. They move through society unseen, shaping gangs, governments, and the balance of power itself. And Max... might be one of them. Now, forces he doesn't understand are starting to close in-people who would rather erase him than risk what he could become. With no one to trust and nowhere to run, Max is forced to fight back. Because surviving isn't enough anymore. He'll have to build something of his own.

A small town. A inherited bookstore. A sealed envelope with a date no one will talk about. Wren Calloway is twenty, stubborn, and new to Fern Hollow, Wisconsin. The town is warm on the surface and guarded underneath. The retired pastor everyone loved didn't die the way they're saying. And the man who owns the café on Main Street knows more than a stranger should. Some things are better left where they are. Wren hasn't learned that rule yet.

He never gave his name. He gave you a cipher instead. In the late 1960s, while the San Francisco Bay Area was busy dreaming of peace and revolution, something else was moving through its back roads and dark parks. Methodical. Patient. Watching. The Zodiac Killer terrorized Northern California for years, taunting police with coded letters, threatening to blow up school buses, and claiming victims that ranged from teenagers on a first date to a cab driver on a quiet street. He was never caught. He was never identified. And in many ways, he was never truly understood. Shadow in the Dark is not just a recounting of the facts. It is a deep, unflinching look at what the Zodiac case reveals about violence, obsession, and the very human need to make sense of something that refuses to make sense. Drawing on documented evidence, police records, and decades of investigation, this book walks you through every known attack, every letter, every dead end, and every moment where the case almost broke open - and didn't. Some killers are driven by passion. Some by desperation. The Zodiac was driven by something colder than either. And that is what makes him impossible to forget. By Etuce

In a haunting case where a young girl only came to the hospital for a cold but soon to find out a chilling mystery of a young family that died in that same hospital. Encountering a child spirit that lets her know of his family members as he revisits what happened that night. Each floor of the elevator opens to reveal a family member that was there to experience how it all ended for them. The story continues further as she exits the hospital, seeing their faded spirits everywhere she went. Would you want to find out what would happen?

In a small coastal town , the bodies start turning up one by one posed on the beach, naked, washed clean, and each stuffed inside an enormous, bleached-white conch shell. No signs of violence. No footprints. No suspects. Just... shells, while Lena and Ray, two old lovers reconnect to solve this mystery, it gets tangled up even more when the center of these series is Lena.

Richard Darrington has spent the last seven years trying to move on after his wife's unsolved murder. He immerses himself in running the family empire alongside his father and raising his two children. But when a new nanny arrives, her uncanny resemblance to his late wife jolts him into suspicion. As he grapples with the unsettling likeness, Richard wonders if someone is toying with him or if this is a clue to the past. Determined to uncover the truth, he plunges into a search for answers, hoping to finally solve the mystery of who killed his wife.

How can cases just simply seem like the past and become nothing but a cold case?

Aimee finds an old case file in the hidden room behind her cupboard.

Six years ago, Augustus Stefano boarded a flight to California and never came home. His murder became a cold case. The file was buried. The investigation was forgotten. But Katsia Stefano never forgot. Now seventeen, armed with a stolen FBI case file and a one-way ticket from Italy to California, Katsia is determined to uncover the truth behind her father's unsolved murder-even if it means breaking every rule her mother ever gave her. What she doesn't expect is Micah Lancaster. Sarcastic, infuriating, and somehow always in her business, Micah is assigned to help her investigate the case. The last thing Katsia wants is a partner. The last thing she needs is one she actually likes. But the deeper they dig, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Because Micah is hiding a secret of his own. A secret connected to the very man who murdered her father. As clues unravel and loyalties are tested, Katsia must decide how far she's willing to go for justice.

Dr. Nora Hale has spent her life studying the minds of others. As one of the country's most respected forensic psychologists, she is known for uncovering hidden motives, exposing lies, and understanding the darkest corners of human behavior. Until she meets Elias Voss. Imprisoned for the murders of five people, Elias should be an open-and-shut case. He confessed. The evidence is overwhelming. Yet during their first interview, he tells Nora something impossible: The victims never existed. Drawn back to her abandoned childhood home and a forgotten tragedy buried deep within her past, Nora finds herself unraveling a conspiracy that stretches far beyond a series of murders. Someone has spent decades hiding the truth. Someone has been manipulating memories. And someone knows exactly what Nora has forgotten. But every answer brings her closer to a terrifying possibility: The person she's been investigating may not be the true mystery. She is. Dark, suspenseful, and filled with shocking twists, The Fifth Key is a psychological thriller about memory, trauma, guilt, and the devastating consequences of truths buried too deep for the mind to bear. Some memories are locked away for a reason. Some doors should never be opened.

Usually, after-work suggestions from coworkers mean drinks and karaoke, both of which Opal normally declines in favor of a good nap. Finding herself in a creaky house surrounded by candles and spiderwebs? That should have been her first red flag. The ghost of the house realizes someone can finally see her and suddenly promises are being made to help a sister move on. The sister? A cop with her own vendetta. Opal is dragged into a cold case for a ghost she'd rather not be able to see because apparently, normal life was too much to ask for. Between late nights, dark corners, and dusty old documents Opal finds herself talking to the dead whether she likes it or not. Either they'll find the answers, or they'll be adding to the ghostly population.

Everyone says Detective Elijah Knox died a hero. Zaria Knox isn't convinced. Years after her father's death during a mysterious investigation, the questions he left behind still haunt her. The evidence never added up, the case was closed too quickly, and every attempt to uncover the truth ends in silence. Now a student at Blackwood University, Zaria spends her days attending lectures and her nights investigating crimes, disappearances, and cold cases that others have forgotten. Armed with an extraordinary eye for detail and instincts she inherited from her father, she has a habit of noticing things nobody else does. When an anonymous message containing a photograph of her late father appears on her phone, Zaria is pulled into a dangerous mystery that refuses to stay buried. Someone knows what really happened to Elijah Knox. Someone has been watching her. And the deeper she digs, the more she realizes that her father's final investigation may have never ended at all. Some secrets are hidden. Others are protected. And some are worth killing for.

For her graduation project, Anne needs to solve a real case. So, she chooses the one that has haunted the town for years: the death of Evelyn Hart. Anne's graduation project was supposed to be simple. Instead it may cost her life. Everyone knew Evelyn. Everybody loved her. And no one known the cause of her tragic death. Determined to uncover the truth, Anne visits Evelyn's abandoned home, a place local children called "The Silent House." Hidden withing it's walls, she discovered a secret room filled with photographs, documents, and evidence that was never meant to be found. As Anne pieces together Evelyn's final days, she realizes something horrifying: Evelyn's death wasn't an accident. She was silenced. Now the deeper Anne digs into the mystery, the clearer it becomes that someone is willing to do anything to keep the truth buried. Because some secrets were never meant to survive their last witness.

Four friends set out for what was supposed to be a normal weekend trip through the remote backroads of Buffalo County, South Dakota. They never came home. Days turn into weeks as search teams, deputies, and volunteers scour the countryside for any sign of the missing group. Their vehicle is nowhere to be found. No witnesses come forward. No evidence points to what happened. As the investigation grows colder, strange discoveries begin to surface-abandoned belongings, unexplained sightings, and clues that raise more questions than answers. With fear spreading throughout the community, authorities race to uncover the truth before the mystery claims more victims. In a place where miles of empty roads stretch into the darkness and secrets refuse to stay buried, one question remains: What happened to the four friends who vanished without a trace?

A suicide in a Miami park. A 48-hour window. Detective Cole Harrison follows a hunch nobody asked him to chase.

Every town has a story people don't tell. Copper Creek has a graveyard full of them. When Deputy Cassidy Crowe begins seeing visions of women she's never met, she dismisses them as nightmares brought on by stress, grief, and too many sleepless nights. But nightmares don't leave evidence. Nightmares don't match missing persons reports. And nightmares don't lead to bodies. As the line between intuition and something far more terrifying begins to blur, Cassidy finds herself following a trail of forgotten women into the heart of a mystery that has haunted Blackwood Ridge for generations. The dead remember everything. And they're done being silent.

For years, people have vanished along Highway 16. Some were traveling home. Some were passing through. Others were never seen again after making a simple stop along the lonely stretch of road. Their vehicles were found abandoned, their belongings left behind, but the people themselves disappeared without a trace. When another driver goes missing during a violent storm, the case reignites interest in a mystery that has haunted the region for decades. As investigators dig deeper, they uncover a disturbing pattern connecting dozens of unsolved disappearances. With every new clue, the truth becomes more terrifying. Because whatever is taking people from Highway 16 isn't finished yet. And the next victim could be anyone.

On a second hand shelf in the local bookstore, Ella finds a paperback novel. She buys it, takes it home, and starts reading it by her window. On page 17, she gets a text from her friend. After she replies, she's shocked to turn around and find a message on the page: If you are reading this, I am probably dead. Ella isn't sure if it's a prank, but as the book reveals its secrets, she knows that someone out there is in grave danger. But who? And, more importantly, how can a 17 year old girl save them, when no one believes she's telling the truth?