Sleuth Stories

Ever think you'd be on the run with a famous journalist and a retired sea captain? Well, you are now! After being captured from your home and dragged to Brussels, Belgium, you are soon rescued by the famous Tintin and the criminals are put back behind bars. However, the reason behind the kidnapping is still a mystery, so Tintin, Snowy, and Captain Haddock make it their mission to help you discover the truth, unaware a new enemy would arise, seeking restoration of his title and becoming a more significant threat to you and Europe than you would realize! Will you survive the risky road ahead and become an adventurer, too? Or is this sudden turn of events too dangerous to overcome? • • • Disclaimer: I don't own any of the pictures, characters, places, etc., that were in the movie, 'The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of The Unicorn,' or the comics, tv shows, games, or anything owned by Hergé or Spielberg at all! I only own the plot, drawings, characters, places, etc., that I made up unless it does contain characters of these universes, etc.

A cozy mystery novel set in the Madras Meridian, a posh apartment complex in Chennai. After receiving a cryptic invitation, Meena, a retired school teacher with an eye for observation and ear for gossip, is pulled into a complicated family of adopted sons. Is the murderer one of the family? Or is it an outsider?

Dear readers, Let's travel with sixteen years old boy whose normal life turns curious and stake after he found an ancient watch in his school basement. He travels into adventure along with his childhood friend Iris , he begins uncovering terrifying visions , cryptic symbols , and secrets buried for generation. Along with a mystery his bosom friendship cherish .

Nineteen-year-old botany major Wren Callahan just wanted to survive her scholarship, foam enough oat milk lattes to make rent, and maybe figure out why she can't stop thinking about the cafe's infuriatingly witty barista. Then the university's most hated dean drops dead mid-sip of her latte, and her whole life turns into a crime scene. Wren knows two things the police don't: the poison wasn't in her latte, and someone wanted it to look like it was. As the only person who noticed the telltale scent of monkshood before he hit the floor, she has days to prove her innocence. While her scholarship funding freezes, her found-family roommates start looking less like allies and more like suspects, and the boy she's absolutely not supposed to be falling for turns out to be the dead dean's estranged son. Between the crooked shelves of a labyrinthine bookshop boarding house, a missing journal full of academic blackmail, and a secret society hiding behind ivy and old money, Wren has to use the one thing she's actually good at, knowing her plants. She needs to catch a killer before they decide she knows too much. Cozy mystery. Dark academia edges. Slow-burn romance with a fake-dating twist. Found family that might just be full of secrets.

A ghostwriter's words become death sentences when a fanatic killer turns her darkest pages into flesh and bone. As fiction bleeds into reality, she must unravel her tale--or let it finish itself in bodies. . .

There were sirens in the beat of your heart, shoulda known I'd be the first to leave

A monster is running down Main Street! An old mountain hermit, dressed as Death, drops dead at a Halloween festival in Hope Rock County. Nobody knows why. But mysterious forces are at work on the Appalachian ridges. Granny witches and the Ancients. Black witches and sin eaters. Most folks think the old ways and traditions are a thing of the past. But the past rears up its aged head, and there's more going on here than meets the eye. A lovely tract of land is threatened by developers. Will life in the sleepy little town be forever changed? Can Hadley Pell solve the murder and keep Paradise from being lost forever? The Hadley Pell Cozy Mystery Series: 1. Nobody's Sorry You're Dead 2. Nobody Knows Your Secret 3. Nobody Can Say It's You 4. Nobody's Fool Y'all 5. Nobody Says It's Easy

East High Academy and Westward Academy are every bit divisive as their names suggest. Diametrically opposed to one another or so they believe--- the quaint and prosperous city of El Salvador had long been the battleground for their long and tumultuous rivalry. Known as two of the most prestigious and illustrious highschools in the city, it is the second home of El Salvador's best and brightest students; each an ardent proponent of their school's creed. But as the number of murders and curious disappearances start to fracture the city's mirage of peace, an unlikely alliance is formed beneath its surface and against all odds. Will the tragedies that plague the city finally extinguish the burning hostility between the two schools... or will it ignite a far bigger and virulent fire--- one that threatens to reduce the city to ashes and bury all of them beneath its embers?

Every mystery begins with a single clue. A forgotten letter. A locked room. A secret someone was never supposed to find. And somewhere in the middle of it all, a writer, a sleuth ready to uncover the truth. Welcome to Ink & Intrigue - a monthly mystery initiative where prompts become case files, theories turn into stories, and every writer gets the chance to create their own version of the mystery. Maybe your story ends with betrayal. Maybe the culprit escapes. Maybe the truth was hidden in plain sight all along. There's no one way to solve the case here; and that's the fun of it. One prompt. Endless possibilities. Endless twists. So, gather your clues, trust your instincts, and step into a world of suspense, secrets, and stories waiting to be told. The case file is open. Are you ready to write your mystery?

Fly fishing was something that her late husband, Harry Pell, loved to do. When Hadley's friend, Hobie Stricker, invites her to try for the Big One, she only has trout in mind. A dead body brings a lot of unwanted attention and a lot of unanswered questions, too. Her brother-in-law, Sheriff Bill Whittaker has sworn Hadley to secrecy. The newly elected mayor of Hope Rock County is giving the good sheriff a fit. There are rumors that he wants to clean house, especially at the local law enforcement's office. How can you not trust your younger sister with all that you know? How do you keep the peace in the family and keep Bill's trust? It seems you can't. At least, not without one big sister fight. To mend family fences and help heal Maury's hurt feelings, Hadley decides to take her little sister on a road trip. But this is not just any road trip. Hadley makes reservations at the VistaView Motor Court, a revamped and renovated resort built in the 1920s. She visits her local beauty shop for a trim before heading off, but when Lou Edna, proprietor of the Beauty Boutique, hears that she and Maury are planning to hightail it out of town, the beautician insists she must accompany the pair. It's going to take a lot of fast talking to smooth this out with Maury. There is mystery surrounding the VistaView, and it's been decades in the making. The answers are there, but will Hadley be clever enough to pick up on the clues? Will she live to tell what she has uncovered? Will they lock her away in an insane asylum if she does? Join these ladies as they embark on another wacky mountain mystery. The Hadley Pell Cozy Mystery Series: 1. Nobody's Sorry You're Dead 2. Nobody Knows Your Secret 3. Nobody Can Say It's You 4. Nobody's Fool Y'all 5. Nobody Says It's Easy

When best friends Darcy and Norah have to create a business for a school assignment, they come up with a great idea: a detective agency! Darcy loves mysteries and Norah likes helping people, so it's a perfect fit. But then their fake agency gets a real case. Someone is missing, and it's up to Darcy and Norah to take on the search. Unfortunately, there's someone else out there who doesn't want the two detectives stirring up any trouble.... With the help of hidden clues, spy gadgets, and trusted friends, can Darcy and Norah crack the case in time?

A Sherlock Holmes rp! (With AUs!)

Returning to Fentown had never been part of Sarah Moore's business-savvy plan. But life had other ideas. And indeed, so did death. Following her father's sudden death, Sarah finds herself back in the idyllic village where she grew up. Armed with a head for change management and a determined heart, she embarks on a new venture - transforming her cousin Tommy's quiet cafe into the bustling heart of the community, 'Evoke'. As Sarah deleves ever deeper into the world of scones, flat whites, and warm welcomes, she discovers that village life is not all that it seems. When the short-tempered and gruff landowner Harold Greene turns up apparently murdered, Tommy becomes the prime suspect, and Sarah realises that her nose for business may be more useful in solving a murder than she ever expected. Sarah races against the clock to uncover the truth behind the picturesque facade of Fentown. But will she be working alone, or will the cast of local characters be willing to play their part to clear Tommy's name? In a village where everyone knows everyone else's secrets, can Sarah untangle the knot of lies and identify the real killer before her own secrets are exposed? In 'A Fine Welcome in Fentown', Sarah finds that in coming home to save her cousins cafe, she might just have put herself in the right place to save more than his livelihood.

If you like a classic whodunnit, this one is for you! Zuri Dinshaw, a famous pianist is found drowned in a secluded farmhouse. Police is positive that it is an accident but Inspector Sid has his doubts. To find the truth, he seeks his old college friend- Lucifera Indica, the girl in turquoise glasses. Lucifera Indica is the girl who loves comics, prefers masala chai over coffee and nobody knows the meaning of her name. Though she is gifted with an organised mind and analytical abilities, will she be able to solve the case? Read the second case of Lucifera Indica right now, to unveil whether Zuri Dinshaw's death was an accident or a murder.

ONCE PINED is book #6 in the bestselling Riley Paige mystery series, which begins with the #1 bestseller ONCE GONE (Book #1)-a free download with over 700 five star reviews! Men and women are turning up dead in the outskirts of Seattle, poisoned by a mysterious chemical. When a pattern is discovered and it becomes clear that a twisted serial killer is on the hunt, the FBI calls in their best asset: Special Agent Riley Paige. Riley is urged to return to the line of duty-but Riley, still reeling from the attacks on her family, is loath to return. Yet as bodies mount, and the murders become more inexplicable, Riley knows she has no choice. The case takes Riley deep into the unsettling world of nursing homes, of hospitals, of drifting caretakers and psychotic patients. As Riley delves deeper into the mind of the murderer, she realizes she is hunting the most terrifying killer of all: one whose madness knows no depths-and yet who may just appear shockingly ordinary. A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, ONCE PINED is book #6 in a riveting new series-with a beloved new character-that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

ONCE HUNTED is book #5 in the bestselling Riley Paige mystery series, which begins with the #1 bestseller ONCE GONE (Book #1)-a free download with over 600 five star reviews! A prison break from a maximum security prison. Frantic calls from the FBI. Special Agent Riley Paige's worst nightmare has come true: a serial killer she put away years ago is loose. And his main target is her. Riley is used to being the one hunting, but for the first time, she finds herself-and her family-to be the ones being hunted. As the killer stalks her, he also begins a new rampage of kills, and Riley must stop him before it is too late-for the other victims, and for herself. But this is no ordinary killer. He is too smart, and their game of cat-and-mouse too twisted, and he somehow manages to elude her and always stay one step ahead. Desperate to stop him, Riley realizes there is only one way: she must delve back into the past, into this killer's twisted mind, his old cases, and re-learn what drives him. The only way to stop him, she realizes, is to face the darkness she thought she had left behind. A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, ONCE HUNTED is book #5 in a riveting new series-with a beloved new character-that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #6 in the Riley Paige series will be available soon.

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.

Do you think it would be possible for anyone to ever out-wit the infamous Sherlock Holmes? I wonder if anyone has ever got passed his sociopathic walls... I know exactly how he ticks. Let's see how far I get.

The Coffee House Massacre is the first story in The Ray Chronicles revolving around the fictional detective Ray and his unconventional methods of truth seeking along with his companion Amrita.

Life for Hope Atwood has always been a simple collection of church bazaars, homemade biscuits, and country picnics. Raised by two devoted aunts, Hope ran through life barefoot and carefree until the summer before she turned eighteen when the body of a mysterious stranger appeared in the creek behind her house. The stranger's identity was only the beginning of the mystery.