Mystery-thriller Stories

Zack, Lisa, Sarah, and Chen were business partners and friends. A new employ John joined the company and everything went well, but everyone's lives were turned upside down when Zack went missing suddenly. Will they be able to find him?

Growing up with a nickname like Misery can seem like the worst thing to happen to a girl. That is, until you find out that your father is a serial killer. Ten years after escaping the town that would never allow her to escape her father's dark shadow, Missouri Jacobs returns to Faulkner Montana with one mission in mind. She needs to settle her family's estates, then she can take that money and start a new life, maybe even with a new name, someplace no one knows her or the stories that surrounded her family. However, returning to her childhood home brings back all of the memories Missouri has been spending years trying to forget. And a chance run in with a boy she once loved with all of her heart makes not drowning in those memories over and over even harder. All set to leave, Missouri wants nothing more than to put Faulkner and everything that happened there truly in the past once and for all, but then... Another girl goes missing. Then another. Then another. Wrapped in a fog of déjà vu and separating the present from her past, Missouri is determined not to be blindsided this time. This new killer might be playing games with her, but this time, she's going to be the one to end this all, or she'll die trying.

There are two boys in this story. One who smiles too brightly... And one who hides behind silence. But every smile has a shadow. And every shadow... is waiting for a moment to breathe. In a quiet town surrounded by endless forest, two eight-year-old boys walked a path they thought they knew. But somewhere between the trees and the fog, something walked behind them- something wearing a face that wasn't its own. Some memories do not fade. Some fears do not grow old. And some shadows... learn how to copy us. This is the story of Leo and Lian- of the day their footsteps split, their lives twisted, and their truths shattered. A smile can save you. A smile can betray you. But the scariest smile... is the one you never made. Welcome to The Shadow Wearing My Smile.

Being a loner in high school with zero friends absolutely sucks. It couldn't possibly get any worse... Right? Well, a visit to a haunted house for a school project just did. And now, nights just got a whole lot more messed up. All of this was just supposed to be a school project... Original Story: "School Bus Graveyard" By lilredbeany.

[Nakseong High School, the heads of 300 people exploded!] Lee Joon, an ordinary high school student. During the entrance ceremony, he was caught up in a strange phenomenon and died. [You have died.] [Restarting from checkpoint.] [Loading...] And then a message appeared before his eyes. 『Welcome to Nakseong High School that is full of mysteries and secrets. Uncover the dark secrets hidden around the school, or fight against urban legends and myths to earn points and unlock special abilities. Then, gather companions and stop the resurrection of the demon king before you graduate. The world is in your hands.』 T/N: Not my story. For offline reading purpose only. Read chapter 1-177 from Novel Updates

Kian D. Silva is the perfect student until his roommate dies under mysterious circumstances.With haunting and disturbing flashbacks.Kian uncovers a terrifying truth as he spirals into the darkness ,he's forced to confront a hidden identity of people.Was Leo's death a warning?? "But I still love you"

What if the one you loved most was also the one who could destroy you? At the heart of a fragile relationship, an invisible web tightens-woven from jealousy, manipulation, and false memories. What begins as a story of love and trust slowly unravels into a chilling psychological battle, where truth and lies intertwine so seamlessly that even the strongest mind begins to fracture. In Web Shadows, nothing is what it seems. Every whispered word, every subtle gesture, every carefully chosen silence becomes a clue-or a trap. Love transforms into obsession, loyalty bends into betrayal, and the line between victim and predator fades with every chapter. The story plunges readers into the unsettling reality of a couple whose bond, once a sanctuary, turns into a battlefield. As shadows creep into their daily lives, the question emerges: is danger coming from the outside, or has it always been inside their home? The people they thought they could trust the most become strangers, and memories once cherished twist into weapons. Beneath the surface, hidden truths pulse like a second heartbeat, waiting to be uncovered. Each revelation leads not to clarity, but to deeper confusion. The past collides with the present, and secrets buried for years claw their way back into the light, demanding to be faced. This is not just a story about love gone wrong. It is about control, fear, and the dangerous games the human mind can play when pushed to its breaking point. It is about the masks people wear-masks so convincing that even those closest to them cannot tell where reality ends and deception begins. Because in the end, the most dangerous webs are not the ones we see... but the ones we believe in.

WATTY WINNER! Life has dealt city girl Olivia Porter a series of bad hands, but just as she's about to fold, fate intervenes and leaves her with a full house. Out of other options, she takes a gamble and moves to the countryside, hoping Lady Luck will follow along. Olivia's decision to embrace the single life is soon challenged by the arrival of local ace, Tate, and wild card, Warren, but little villages can hide big secrets and somebody thinks Olivia is holding the key to theirs. As her opponent ups his game, Olivia gets one last roll of the dice with the arrival of a leather-clad stranger. Will she hit the jackpot or go bust? Joker in the Pack is a standalone romantic suspense novel from the Blackwood UK series - no cliffhanger! FEATURED by Wattpad. Highest ranking: Mystery/Thriller #2

No one has ever truly known where the soul dwells before the heart begins to beat. Nor what it sees, nor what it remembers. And when the final pulse fades, in the last breath of life, where does it return? In the Aragas Legacy ... before humanity fled its dying star,souls were born in the halls of light, woven into destinies shaped by ancient politics and forgotten wars. There, Celestia lived. A young princess, veiled in mystery, her eyes hiding truths no one in the court dared to name. Three hundred sixty-five years before the collapse, she met Aldario... by chance, or perhaps by design. A boy whose presence unraveled the threads of fate. Their love was not new. It had burned before. It would burn again. And each time, it would vanish like starlight swallowed by dawn. In Aragas, nothing is truly born. Nothing truly dies. Everything returns.

In the quiet coastal town of Blackwater, a reclusive sound engineer, Evelyn Harper, discovers a chilling secret buried in the audio files of a routine project. Hired to restore a set of old cassette tapes for a wealthy client, Evelyn uncovers a sinister recording: the confession of a brutal murder. But the murder in question was never reported, and the victim was never found. As Evelyn digs deeper, she realizes the voice on the tapes belongs to a prominent figure in the town-someone with the power to destroy her life if she exposes the truth. The more she listens, the more she becomes entangled in a decades-old conspiracy that ties her own family to the crime. {I'll be adding chapters in a couple of days , To feed your inner book worm.}

Austin Wilson sees death before it happens-seven seconds of a stranger's final moments burned into his mind. When a vision leads him to a cliffside crash scene before the crime exists, he's arrested as the only "suspect." Detective Elena Miller doesn't believe his story, but she can't ignore the details he shouldn't know. Together, they uncover a pattern of staged accidents hidden as fate-and a conspiracy waiting to end before anyone even realizes it began.

Maria Theresse Baltazar is a Prophetic-Epic Dreamer. She always run away from that destiny of her because she thought that if someone knows her secret, she'll be hated by everyone. She never says to anyone her visions from the past and present because she never trusted anyone. But, a girl with the same situation of her wanted to be friends with her. Theresse never knew that this girl is also the same as her but the thing is that this girl cannot see the past and cannot tell the future with details because her visions are blurry, unlike Theresse who has a clear visions of past and present. She started to experience it when she was involved in a car accident where her parents died. And by that she started to have a vision of herself, a man who will kill her. A man that she never expected to be true.

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London hides secrets-and fifteen-year-old Julian Smith is about to uncover some he never imagined. Drawn into a hidden world of supernatural creatures and dark mysteries, Julian finds himself entangled with two unusual allies: a ghost with secrets of his own, and a girl whose visions may hold the key to forces threatening the city. As strange events escalate and shadows gather, the trio must navigate danger, uncover the truth, and discover whether their newfound abilities are a blessing...or a curse. Gifted is a suspenseful, supernatural detective drama about friendship, destiny, and the darkness lurking just beneath the streets of East London.

Evelyn uncovers an underground network that seems to control the town. Rumors suggest the network's "leader" may be linked to the supernatural, and the townspeople's fear appears to be more than superstition. As she investigates, Evelyn finds herself being followed, manipulated, and terrorized.

Following the death of her father and the missing incident of her twin sister, she decided to move back to her birth place and continued her studies there. Her goal was to know the truth about her father's death and to find her missing twin sister. She had no lead at all and she did not even know where to start. However, she met this guy who messed up her highschool life. Although she was bullied by this guy, she endured it all and tried to be in good terms with him, after knowing that he was somehow connected to her twin sister. It turned out that this guy personally knew her twin sister. And eventually, this guy and her became close and comfortable with each other. During the process, her ex-boyfriend, who was connected to her father's death, came from nowhere. She made ways to reach him out but her ex-boyfriend was given an order of eliminating her, from the bad guys that he was working with. Considering that the circumstances became complicated, will she be able to find out the truth about the death of her father? Will she be able to find her missing twin sister? Or will she be eliminated before she would have the chance?

Fantastical isekai-style thriller that takes place in a similar, yet different world. I'm writing this for practice, but I figured it might be cool to post it publicly. I'm a new author and this is my first story on any platform. I wrote the first chapter in a single night and I hope I find the motivation to update regularly, maybe weekly. Thanks for reading anyways. Idk why this is #50 on #mystery-thriller but thanks 🙏

Saanya Shekhawat, a reserved security personnel and cyber security expert trained in combat. After joining as the head of security of the Grover's, she found her life turning upside down. Staying at the Grover's residence, Saanya discovers the true essence of family. Being unaware about the compassion and comfort of home, she is left stunned by the hospitality of the Grovers. But that is not all. Staying with the Grovers, she gets to know that they are somehow connected to her past. And she is not going to stop until she knows how. Ayaan Grover is like a blazing fire resisting to extinguish. Most of his life is a reminiscent memory to him. But that doesn't mean he is going to let the rest of his life fade completely. He is desperate to get his memory back even if the outcome is unpleasant. His mind is consistently tangled in his tragic past that he can't seem to recall. But being in Saanya's presence, he forgets all his distress and agony. She evokes something inside him which appears to be familiar along with her enigmatic personality that piques his interests. However, he is determined to unravel the mystery named Saanya Shekhawat. ___________________ ___________________________ ___________________ GENRE : action, mystery, thriller and romance. THEME: found family, silent love, self-discovery, trauma Continue reading my book to get involved in the mesmerizing, intriguing and heart-wrenching journey of Ayaan and Saanya's life filled with mystery, action and lots of emotions.

Four friends go on a week-long camping trip. Strange, unpredictable events begin to unfold. At first, they ignore them-but soon, the world twists into a nightmare. Who dies? Who survives? Can you trust your own eyes when the danger is in the mist-and you don't know what's real... or fake?