Puzzled Stories

Elias Thorne is one week away from losing everything. His childhood home is in foreclosure, and his only hope is a rusted iron key and a set of GPS coordinates left by his "crazy" late grandfather. The coordinates lead directly into The Blackwood Sector-a massive stretch of wilderness walled off by the government twenty years ago. The official reason? "Environmental hazards." The rumors? Something much more dangerous. With a debt collector at his back and a dead man's warnings in his pocket, Elias crosses the fence. But the inheritance isn't a pile of gold-it's a secret that has stayed buried for a reason. In a forest filled with lethal traps and silent watchers, Elias quickly realizes he isn't the only one hunting for the truth. To get out alive, he'll have to solve his grandfather's puzzles before the forest-or the people guarding it-claims him forever.

He doesn't believe in witches or witchcraft but the spell allured him to unveil the darkest mystery of Generous Di. In seeking the secret of Di he caught himself questioning his belief.

100 years after the appearance of sentient labyrinths known as Dungeons, three teenagers--Zaria, Han, and Rika--decide to raid one to prove themselves. When their plan fails and the Dungeon Penalties strike, they join forces with the strongest Dungeon Hunter to ever live: Omariro Nyugawa, the *Legendary Kaitansha,* an elder long since retired. With only one order: 〈Obey the Rules〉 Omariro takes the kids under his wing. But unfortunately for them, the dungeons--and those who want to control them--are hungrier than ever, and Omariro must face his past, and his power, if he is to raise these kids to survive in a world that wants him dead. Omariro Nyugawa is the strongest Dungeon Hunter--now he must mentor the next generation. --

စိတ်ကူးယဉ်နေလတိုင်းပြည်ထဲသို့ ဒုတိယအကြိမ် ပြန်သွားရဖို့ အကြောင်းဖန်လာခဲ့တဲ့ စာရေးဆရာလေးShine အကြောင်း

In foggy Barkington City, Detective Chase and Dr. Rocky are on the trail of a cunning criminal - Marshall Moriarty. When a prized collar goes missing, cryptic pawprints, hidden clues, and deadly traps lead the duo into a web of mystery and danger. Can they solve the case before the city itself burns under Moriarty's shadow?

Book #2 of the Campus Sleuths' Series. Enter the student life in the prestigious academe of Castillo High - where favoritism is a religion, the campus is a board game, and the system is bullshit. Every single student is a pawn. But not for long. Three of the academe's talented students play against the rules and display consecutive acts of anonymous rebellion, which leads to an investigation from Castillo High's newly-put up detective organization: the Campus Sleuths. It's a battle between the leagues as they hunt for each other's tails, only to discover that both groups are merely pawns in a much larger and more dangerous chess game - with a nefarious mastermind pulling the strings in the background. Will the two factions set aside their different views and agenda to overthrow a culprit whose dominance presides over the student body? In a place where everyone is a pawn in this chessboard, one must be willing to break the system and overthrow the empire. --- Genres: dark academia, political fiction, murder mystery, and young adult romance. Language: Tagalog-English. Disclaimer: Contains slight themes of inappropriate language, violence/abuse, bullying, implied corruption, and depictions of sexual content. Status: Currently on-going and under editing. Achievement: "The Empire" was part of the #Wattys2018 longlist of Wattpad's top 450 stories! Thank you to everyone who supported this novel! ♡ --- Book #2 of The Campus Sleuths' Series: The Empire. All Rights Reserved 2017.

A LingOrm fanfiction. When ex-girlfriends Lingling Chua and Orm Randall reunite at an exclusive island retreat, they expect awkward silence-not a murder. Forced to fake their relationship again to survive a killer watching their every move, the controlling forensic accountant and the reckless influencer must outwit a trafficking ring hidden beneath luxury... all while confronting the love they never truly buried. Because pretending to be in love is easy. Admitting it's real again? That might be the most dangerous thing of all. GENRE: Sapphic Romantic Thriller with Dark Comedy & Mystery

•The offer of a better education and better life gets advertised every year within Canada , any pupil above the age of 15+ is offered a promising future of a lifetime. Though, with the requirements, Noah finds his journey towards a better life to be more of a struggle than he anticipated. Through having teammates against him, to a new student having to be partners with him.• •Some of the characters that I will be incorporating are from Total Drama and are not my characters. This story will include:• -Noah Sterecra x Cody Anderson -Physical/ Verbal Conflict -Other ships and pairings from Total Drama

Three marriages. Three deals. And none of them were meant to be about love. Rudra, a ruthless lawyer, finds himself tied to Mishika, a stubborn doctor who refuses to bow to his authority. Their marriage was never meant to happen... but fate had other plans. Aditya, a strict professor, never expected his life to get tangled with Aashi, the one student who challenges every rule he believes in. Dev, a powerful CEO, enters a contract marriage with Kashvi, a passionate fashion designer who refuses to be controlled by anyone - especially him. What started as forced vows, dangerous circumstances, and broken promises slowly turns into something none of them expected. Because sometimes... The most complicated trap is love itself.

Sebuah misteri yang belum terungkai. Di tengah hutan yang sunyi berdiri sebuah rumah agam megah, menunggu sesiapa yang cukup berani menjejak langkahnya. Penduduk sekitar mengenalinya dengan satu nama "Manoir Obscura".Sebuah nama asing yang membawa maksud rumah agam yang diselubungi kegelapan dan rahsia yang tidak pernah terungkap. Luqman Ardhan bersama empat sahabatnya Haris Aryan, Aiman Fayyadh, Ashraf Daniel, dan Ayran Nashif tidak menyangka kunjungan mereka ke tempat itu bakal mengubah segalanya. "Kenapa sunyi sangat ni? Tak ada orang lain ke?" bisik Luqman, cuba menenangkan debar di dada. "Aku pun rasa pelik... tapi mungkin kita je yang ada kat sini," balas Ayran, walaupun suaranya sendiri kedengaran tidak yakin. Namun, kesunyian itu bukanlah kosong. Di setiap lorong gelap dan ruang yang dipenuhi bayang, ada sesuatu yang memerhati. Individu yang melayani mereka tampak seperti manusia biasa tetapi senyumannya menyimpan maksud yang tidak terucap. Tanpa mereka sedari, setiap langkah membawa mereka semakin jauh ke dalam kegelapan yang tidak mampu dijelaskan. Persoalannya Bilakah mereka akan menyedari kebenaran sebenar tentang Manoir Obscura? Dan apabila kebenaran itu terdedah, masih adakah jalan untuk pulang?

Jeremy Rose was a successful neurosurgeon in the city of Windsor. That was until six years ago, when he completely lost his mind at the sudden disappearance of his wife. Overnight, he woke up with no trace of her left, as though she had never existed. Then, weeks later, her body was found at the bottom of the Detroit river... Coincidentally, it was around that time that he started having visions of future deaths. He would see step by step every thing that would lead up to a person's demise. Whether it be burnings, suicides or murders... Jeremy first started having visions of strangers, but when he suddenly had a vision of his friend's death, he was dedicated to prevent that horrifying outcome. But changing the present also changes the future... Will that lead to more deaths from people around him and should he let his friend die? Who else might die due to his actions? What is Jeremy supposed to do when he gets a vision of his own daughter being murdered by an unknown suspect? And how is this all linked to the death of his wife six years ago? All these visions, all these deaths, it's almost as if it's attempting to guide him...towards his wife's murder..... Who killed my wife? Follow along Jeremy's journey as he learns the truth behind his visions, attempts to save his daughter and finds out who murdered his wife six years ago. And no, it wasn't himself.

25-year-old Grace Avery is a stunning woman working as a detective/investigator. Due to her looks, she often gets sexist remarks from her colleagues, seen only as an object of praise and beauty rather than a fellow detective. Annoyed and frustrated, she goes to an old friend for help and assistance, asking for a partner who doesn't care about her looks and has the brains to work with her, to which she learns that there is a person who could help her, the problem lays in the fact that, that person is the very same man who Grace knew and hated in high school, Basil M. House. Will Grace continue to hate his guts? Is Basil the same man whom Grace knew in High school? And will their relationship change? This is a reimagining of Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Besides being a reimagining, it's also a composite of different mystery stories and movies that I loved, so don't be surprised if some of the cases or puzzles look familiar. Apologies for the grammar mistakes:( Really enjoyed writing this:) This story is also on royal road

Once you enter there's no turning back Poppy playtime inspired lore

* An intense psychological thriller * All Andi Masterson wanted was to have a fun day out with her friends to celebrate her 19th Birthday. The Escape Room she booked admittedly looks a bit odd, and doesn't feel right. That's because they've just gone into the wrong place. What they think is an Escape Room will turn out to be a very deadly game with serious consequences. There are no hints and no extra lives in this game. Are you ready to play? Open Novella Contest III prompt #60: "The next words out of your mouth better be 'I'm sorry' and 'Here's the antidote.'"

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮, Lanying Ayala died on November 29th, 2025. Hours earlier, letters had been sent out to family, friends, and those whose relationships with her were not as easy to name. She would encourage them not to mourn, and instead come together and celebrate her memory. However, as the night unfolds, the group begins to realize that they might not have known her as well as they thought, and maybe they'd never really known her to begin with. Things only get worse as they begin to uncover the truth of who Lanying really was through twisted games of truth and betrayal. Most importantly, they'll learn how far they're willing to go to survive and what really happens when you push someone too far. · · ─────── [ o p e n ] (𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘧𝘪𝘤) ©-𝘱𝘴𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘮𝘱 // 10/28/2025

Can you work out who the culprits of these cases are? Or will you get it wrong, and sentence the class to an untimely death? In these chapters, you will be given the details of a case, and you will have to identify the culprit from them. Cover image by LINUJ.

--- The Parisian Puzzle When young artist Alexandra is sent to Paris on a mission to find a missing politician, she's plunged into a city of secrets, mystery, and danger. With only a few cryptic clues and a network of eccentric locals to guide her, Alexandra must navigate the winding streets of the City of Light to uncover the truth. But as she gets closer to unraveling the politician's disappearance, she discovers that nothing is what it seems and the shadows of Paris may be hiding more than just answers. With a flair for humor and an eye for detail, Alexandra uncovers clues in the most unexpected places,from a glamorous gala to a rose-filled garden-and faces challenges she never imagined. But what she doesn't realize is that her investigation may lead to a revelation that changes her life forever. Set against the romantic backdrop of Paris, The Parisian Puzzle is a witty, heart-pounding journey through one of the world's most mysterious cities. Will Alexandra find the answers she's been searching for, or will she become lost in the labyrinth of lies that surrounds her?

Amelia was never your typical girl. In fact, she doesn't even know what a typical girl would act like. Since the beginning of her awakening, she had no memories of her past - it was all a blank canvas. After years of living a peaceful life with a man who had saved her from death, everything takes a total turn as her past comes back to haunt her. She was taken into the Building of Tests where, not only will she fight to have her unknown wish granted, but search for her reason of living in this corrupt world.

A story about 8 boys forced to find an unknown killer,with the help of killed victims Started: 24/08/2022