Mysterey Stories

This story will become free again on 3 March 2025. It will be removed from Wattpad at some point in the not too distant future. Jessica "Ike" Wordsworth can dive into books, but she isn't prepared for a monster - and a ruthless murderer killing her tourists. Ike is fighting the aftermath of a nasty divorce that left her husband in custody of her homesitting business - and her beloved cats. With nothing but a turquoise construction trailer to call her home, Ike invests her last quid and becomes partner in a tour company specialising in bespoke trips for book-lovers. When the guide hired to take on the first tour drops out at the last minute, Ike has to take over and steer her guests towards the cradle of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". All to soon she realises there truly are monsters on the loose, one of them a ruthless killer who's targetting her tourists. To unearth the truth, Ike will have to cooperate with her moronic partner, Gary Sands, 13th Baron of Nettlehole and founder of LiteraTours. When they don't succeed in stopping the killer, she realises she'll have to take the plunge and draw on some rather unusual skills her family has been hiding from the world . . . "Frankenstein's Guide" is the first instalment in the "LiteraTours Cozy Mystery series". [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T

Just a regular job.... Get in, crack the safe, fetch the diamonds. That's what hobby cat burglar and acclaimed jewelry maker Calendar Moonstone has aimed for. Instead she finds a dead body, meets a handsome Detective, has a nosey insurance investigator on her tracks and manages a complicated boyfriend situation. And must solve a century old jewelry mystery!

While investigating the chilling deaths of three teenage girls in the remote town of Briarwood, Detective Evan O'Riley is drawn into the unsolved mysteries of a notorious 1960s serial killer. Three sixteen-year-old girls have plunged from the roof of their school. The question lingers: did they jump, or were they pushed? Tasked with uncovering the truth, Evan O'Riley---seasoned by years of crime-solving in Riverton---arrives in Briarwood, determined to discover whether he's facing triple homicide or a heartbreaking suicide. As he delves into the case, Evan uncovers unsettling whispers about the town's infamous SAD Killer, whose string of brutal murders left Briarwood haunted---and whose identity was never discovered. Fifty years later, the ghosts of the past resurface as Evan combs through long-buried evidence, tracks down survivors, and seeks out old investigators tied to the original crimes. Driven to find answers for both the present and the past, Evan is relentless in his pursuit of justice. But as old secrets come to light and the investigation intensifies, Evan realizes the SAD Killer's legacy isn't as distant as he believed---the danger may be closer than anyone imagines.

Alianna Winter was getting used to the home life. She hadn't heard from Barnes or Fisher in months, and since nobody on Praed Street was planning on getting murdered anytime soon, Allie had assumed her services as a detective would not be required. Until, one hot summer's day, that peace is shattered by the arrival of an unexpected guest. Someone who everyone especially Allie herself, didn't expect to see again. -The sixth 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 Her later cases: 7.Madame Juror 8.A Murder Shall Commence 9.The Impossible Poisoning 10.The Final Endgame The Toby Smart Spin-offs: What Makes A Detective What Breaks A Detective

Secrets, Scandal...and Murder. //// Ahmed Heavenstate just wanted to fit in. A recently adopted high school freshman in a brand new town, he'd barely gotten his foot in the door before being targeted by the headmaster's entitled son Steven. But when a cruel prank brings both boys face to face with a brutalized corpse in the school's main building, these warring adolescents are swept into a terrifying world bloodied with the long-buried secrets of their tight-lipped community. As the passions and prejudices of old money and new acquaintances whirl relentlessly through their town of sheltered closets and the skeletons inside them, Steven and Ahmed will discover a truth more terrifying than anything their paragon of sacred laws and tradition would dare allow them to believe.

When people hear the word "Salem," they think of witches. Well Salem, Oregon is full of them, and Alex and Sarah find out the hard way.

Kate Anderson, a girl from a small farming community in Glendale, Wisconsin just got the break of her life -- she was accepted to Chicago's University of Illinois College of Medicine. Ready to take on the Windy City, nothing can stand in her way. Except for one thing -- the night she accepts a 'friend request' on Facebook from a Pete Peterson. ***Updated Regularly***

Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is. ***** A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche? *2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller* [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque

Kayleigh went to Beaumont Academy to start over, not to solve a cold-case murder.

As time passed, a question passed through my mind, one the professor had asked and I shook my head to chase it away. But the longer it looked at me, two sharp and intelligent eyes of a creature in a black cloud, it began to back up, and the more it did, the more focused its entity was. Black flakes, neatly arranged, from small to big, branched out from between its' eyes to hardened rocks crossing above the eyes like eyebrows. But before it could move further away, I denied it, "No!" I exclaimed, thrusting a hand into the disc, shattering the liquid that drenched my head in a cool liquid, the bubble too then collapsed into droplets and pounded upon me like a waterfall. I was drenched, shivering initially, with a heavy weight added to my uniform. WARNING: Book is Complete but UNDERGOING Edits that can significantly add to the book, please understand it is with the best of intentions. <3

[ 14 year old me thought that this was a good idea. be ready for immature writing. and thank you for reading my works :) love you all <3 ] A young architect with big dreams, new ideas and aspirations wants to show the world who she is. Annabeth Chase's firm was now a renowned one because of her famous buildings that had been built across the country. She couldn't have asked for more. But all changes when she bumps into a musician at the subway station and she is even more shocked when he turns out to be her boyfriend from high school, Percy Jackson. Percy Jackson, the once heartthrob of his school now has big dreams and plans for his future. He wants to be a musical artist. But the musician has a past that he can't remember, no matter how hard he tries. He needs a trigger and what better trigger than the ex-girlfriend and his old band of friends. Though, he doesn't know the reason his memories should be left untouched. Find out why in Flowers In Your Hair. ************** A/n: I do not own the characters or the Heroes of Olympus, Rick Riodran does. I only own the plot and a few original characters that I have put. WARNING: This fanfiction contains mentions of attempted suicide, rape, abuse, substance abuse, depression and sort of split-personality. Do not read if you get triggered by the above mentioned things.

(Rough Draft) For nearly nineteen centuries, the greatest and most advanced human civilization that has existed has been hiding in plain sight right here in Earth, watching us destroy ourselves from behind secret walls of technology in the southwestern desert of Egypt. But even this utopia of leave and harmony cannot stand by and not fight for its soul. cover by @muniwilliams 2nd Place in Chaos 2 Awards Best Cover in The Literature & Electric Awards 3rd place Sci-Fi in Stella Luna Awards 2nd Place Sci-fi in Blossom Awards 1st place in The Victory Awards/Winner of Special Awards, Most Imaginative Plot 2nd place in The Pink Awards 1st Place in S&E Awards 1st place in The Fiction Awards Best cover AND 1st place in 2018 Pastel Awards 1st place in Hidden Gems Awards 2019

In a world ravaged by war started by a wicked hydreigon, the pokemon have been split into three groups - Outcasts, Heretics and Darkness. Two members of the Outcasts Guild - a meowstic called Cleo and her small dedenne companion Spark - stumble upon an odd discovery. Something that sparks a little hope amongst the Outcasts. The hope that one day, the Darkness just might be defeated and pokemon can live in peace once more. However, this discovery sets two assassins - an androgynous zorua named Harlequin and a joker of a banette named Enigma - after Cleo and her friends. What unfolds next is a roller-coaster of events that throw our heroes right into the epic battle between good and evil. (Nominated for Serebii's Fanfiction Awards 2015 for 'best character development' (tied for second place) and 'best new writer' (first place). Also nominated for 'most dedicated writer', 'best pokemon centric 'fic', 'best new chaptered 'fic' and 'best Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 'fic'. Again in 2016 for 'best character development' (Tied 1st-3rd place), 'best non-human antagonist' (Tied first place), 'best minor character' (Only nomination - first place) and also nominated for 'best non-human character'.

Sara Kitcher delivers early dismissal passes during period six. And she's good at it - one of the best pass runners Westlands High has ever seen. When she discovers an anomaly in Westland's attendance records, she decides to investigate. Why has nobody, in the entire history of the school, been dismissed from room 277? When Sara's investigation becomes a rescue effort, she must complete the highest-stakes pass-running challenge the world has ever known. Success will rid Westlands of a malevolence that has occupied the school since its first graduation. Failure will bring infinite pain, destruction of her soul, and a difficult lesson in factoring polynomials.

It was the way things worked. Always before, always now, always forever. In the world where Raine "3" lives, people are categorized by times, present like a tattoo since birth, and determines what times they are allowed to proceed outside. Follow the main characters in their journey in the corrupt social structure that they were born into and their struggles to find a better world for everyone; for it is not about us, or them, but it is about equality, it is about how everyone should get-and deserves-a chance to become who they want to be-because time? It's running out.

Dealing with the loss of a loved one and finding out her entire life was a lie, Alisha is fighting a daily battle between sanity and lunacy. She is torn between hatred and sympathy for her sister, Anya, who appears to be the reason for her entire life turning upside down. Alisha desperately wants to find out who she is, but someone always seems to be in the way. Will she get answers to all her questions?

When an unknown creature enters the new territory of a newly formed pack things start to get interesting. What if there were more? Could things keep getting comlicated as the story goes along? Romance, some humor, some intreague along the road. BEWARE: Sloooooooooooow updates

Samantha Amador, a normal 5.4' girl who made a decision to write a bucket list. A bucket list she would like to complete before graduating Year 12. However, it would have to be thrilling, romantic, spontaneous, and above all, she would like to perform a brave stunt. A stunt that no person, has ever tried to accomplish in fear of the consequences. My bucket list: [] Do an extreme sport [] Be rebellious, and break the law [] Climb a mountain, and scream as loud as I can [] Make a difference in someone's life [] Fly in a hot-air balloon [] Kiss my partner underneath the Eiffel Tower Do you want to know what Miss Amador did that wasn't, on her bucket list? Hit the bad boy in the face. This was DEFINITELY not the brave stunt Samantha was thinking about Cover - [Tamedkiss]

Maggie doesn't have it easy, her mother is a raging alcoholic, her step-father is an indecisive person who makes her life miserable, he physically and mentally abuses her. She doesn't understand what it is to be loved, since her mother loves drinking a lot more than she loves her. When she has a very unusual encounter with Trey, the hot-headed, mysterious guy from school, she realizes that when two people have secrets it draws them closer.