Mystety Stories

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.

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.

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.

When Elijah and his fanatical sister, Eliza, are faced with a murder, they set out to find the murderer on their own. Inspecting in secret, hiding their mission from their callous foster mother, their friendship is harshly tested. As they delve deeper into the case, however, they find themselves sinking deeper into uncharted territory - deeper than they'd ever have wanted. Note: Mild swearing and violence present (although very rarely) Featured on 2/1/17 #447 in Mystery/Thriller 13/11/17

Peridot has not had the best luck as of late. Between being thrown out of her own home, discovering she was adopted, and finding out her real mother is a underling if one of the biggest supervillian gangs in the world... things couldn't get any worse... Right? wrong. kidnapped by those her mother chose to follow, she meets Lapis Lazuli, a flirty, mysterious super who refuses to stick around for more than a few hours at a time. The life of a super can get super weird.

Fifteen years ago, Slate the wise and honourable ruler of the kingdom of Aurora mysteriously disappeared. Leaving behind his eleven year old son, Alexander. Too young to take the throne, Alexander's uncle Xavier inherited the kingdom, but in Slate's absence evil prevailed, the kingdom's once peaceful reputation destroyed. Xavier's cruel reign has produced many battles, and caused many deaths. Now it's up to Alexander to journey throughout unknown lands, and meet dangerous people in order to rescue his father from the horrid place in which he is trapped. Will Alexander succeed in retrieving his father and returning the kingdom to its former glory? Or will the arrival of some unexpected new friends lead him toward his doom? ❝Evil doesn't always look evil. Sometimes it's staring right at us and we don't even realise it❞

Jeannie Jones is studying to get her master's in biology and medicine.Hawthorne Gable is a troubled government agent tasked to watch her every move. Will these two neighbors open their doors and their hearts to each other?

In a dystopian world scientists have created a drug that can temporarily kill you. After they give this drug to "volunteers" with special machines they can monitor them in the afterlife in their effort to answer humanity's number one mystery: What comes after death. Though experiments keep failing with the volunteers waking up with no memories, traumatized and shocked to the point they never talk again. Shinji and Kaworu are different though, they didn't wake up at all. At the same time everyone thinks they are dead and never coming back, they desperately try to find a way to come back from the spiritual world they ended up together.

** COMPLETED** Larry and Laurent Bourgeois, aka Les Twins, are the Kings of Hip Hop dancing, and tour the world to meet millions of fans. They are living the life of their dreams, until their manager starts getting strange phone calls, and one day disappears only to be replaced by an attractive young woman who doesn't seem to be who she says she is. Her appearance sets off a series of events that result in bloodshed and heartbreak, yet Larry and Laurent can't help but trust her. 'Malice' a Les Twins fanfiction filled to the brim with Drama, Mystery and Romance.

They all bowed to her and intoned in a chorus "Long live Princess Hermione!" Hermione is of royal descent and there's a whole lot of stuff going on in the background. A story that focuses on Muggleborns. My first ever story! Hope you guys like it.

It's been 6 months since Mia last went to school and although school life was never easy, it has gotten even more complicated. She is now the heiress to two highly successful businesses; one of her best friends has gotten herself a stalker (who by the way has quite an opinion on Mia) while another bestie has decided to fall in love with the enemy's best friend. And did I mention that the guy who has always glared at her in the hallways has decided to make his hate verbal? And why on earth does someone want to kill her? From stalkers to anonymous messages, with all the complications, threats, runaway relatives, doomed-from-the-start couples, bodyguards, hatred and innocent crushes in between, the problems are just far more than the solutions. And then there's Aryan Storm. The guy who hates Mia. But unknown to her, Aryan's feelings are far from unreasonable. There are mysteries to solve, people to save and too many friends who aren't friends at all. Will Mia survive all these complications or will the Ice Princess (as dubbed by the media) finally fall? Discover with Mia that you don't need vampires and werewolves to make your life complicated...

Divided star kingdoms, ruled by nobles claiming descent from the gods of antiquity, are busy feuding and warring with one another, oblivious to the rising darkness. Marcus Aurelian, an agent serving the mysterious Dragon Order, is on an interstellar mission to locate a secret weapon codenamed 'the Maiden' that could turn the tide and save humankind. Join Marcus as he explores the mysteries of the past while trying to stay one step ahead of his enemies in the present. Will he manage to unlock the secrets of the Maiden in time to save humanity? Felix M. Bloom

What good is a witch without her magic? Puddlebrain, Gemini and Edna are witches. Unfortunately, after an incident with the mayor and a family of silverfish, they've all lost their magic. When a sinister shadow begins to abduct the villagers and then her sisters, Puddlebrain, with only the obnoxious gnome Billy for help, must venture deep into the heart of Grimace Woods to save them. But, what can a powerless witch, the baby of the family at only 352 years old, really do? **BOOK ONE OF THE SHADOWMOSS CHRONICLES**

Alianna Winter managed to keep herself out of trouble for a grand total of ten weeks. Which, as she pointed out to Isabel, was actually rather good. Isabel naturally didn't agree. Answering a plea for help from Chief Inspector Barnes, Allie finds herself in a very unfamiliar situation; in a courtroom. As a last-minute member of the jury. The case she is supposed to be trying seems incredibly straightforward at first glance, but as Allie soon finds, nothing is as it seems. It's up to her to change the minds of the rest of the jury, or a woman will surely hang. -The seventh 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 Her later cases: 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

Theory proves highschool is where you meet your friends for life. Six best friends realise they have a lot more in common than just pranks and the urge to skip school when they witness the murder of an important figure in their town. The only problem is they didn't catch a glimpse of the killer but he knows who they are. Now they're stuck in his game. The rules are simple. You break them, you die.....

Following the battle with Zamasu, two warriors experiment with what could have been...

"And in the distance between these eyes that did not see, and this voice that did not resound, he put the flowers and fruit he had picked to describe the scent she had to him. As he put them all into her arms, she understood with a graceful smile. Pulling them close to her heart, she extended her hand to meet the claws that everyone but her feared so very much." The unlikely love story of a King without a voice and a young woman without sight, in a country where strength and abilty are everything.