Thrillers Stories

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.

It started with a lemon sorbet. Then a cold, dead body smiled. ✘ ✘ ✘ In a chance of a lifetime, Wendy Cain's innocent little crush on an infamous pariah, Leon Song, is swept up in a game of cat, mouse and murder as a dead body is found in his home... and the natural suspect being the amorously charming man. Can a simple crush acquit you murder? Or will you fall riddles to the hands of charm? Cover designed by Holly Thurston.

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

All is well in Patty's life until her best friend goes missing. No note. No texts, just got up and was gone the next day. People say she ran off with some guy, or was hiding because she was pregnant with notorious bad boy, that Patty never seemed to like, Jasper Mckinley's child. Some say, she's dead. Patty denies all of it. She knew Jasmine like the back of her hand and she was convinced she did not run away or fell in a ditch somewhere. A year has passed. But she never stopped believing her best friend was still alive. So what happens when a stranger suddenly sends her flowers with notes about things only Jasmine and her would know? And she finds herself asking for help from the very guy she suspects? Everything starts to become a game. For every flower delivered to her doorstep, the chances of finding her best friend alive, decreases.

"Oh, look, we're back home! You'll be a lamb for me now, right? Unless you'd like a bullet in that pretty little head of yours, I'd suggest you do as I say." "Starving. I've been starving for so long that I don't even care how I get it. I just want it, I need to know someone needs me." // Young Acacia finds herself kidnapped by the murderous son of a famous sociopath. How will she manage to survive the violent outbursts and mental torture?

"Soothe the devils in my head, love me to my death." In which a psychiatrist gets kidnapped by a serial killer, only to lose her mind.

Jimin is a 17 year old with 6 different uniquely great yet very dangerous personalities hidden within him. After all Jimin is charming, callous, cunning, manipulative, comically grandiose, egocentric, energetic, compatitive, possessive, controlling, and with an apalling failure of empathy along with an very short temper. If you saw him from a distance or met him once, you would never think that Jimin was crazy, a psycopath killer. But if you knew Jimin, I mean really knew him you would do anything and everything in your power to never encounter him again, EVER. Jungkook 21 years old a young detective who had been caught in the cross fire of one of Jimin's plans and after that. He never thought he'd whine up as one of Jimin's obsessions after all they never met before, or did they? "Your nothing but a psycho!" Jimin nods happily. "Yes, a psycho for you." Vocab if confused Callous-A cruel disregard to or for others egocentric-Thinking only of oneself constantly without a regard for the feelings or desires for others-Basically a person who is very,very self centered. Grandiose-A sustain view of oneself as better than others that causes the narcissist to view others with distain or as inferior-Basically a person who sees no one equal to him, that he's so unique no one is on his level or even near his level.

Celeste, a young man who never believed the world was kind, is haunted by childhood memories, burdened by guilt, and soon to face a painful loss that will drag him deeper into his own unraveling. As he moves through a life shaped by suffering, fractured beliefs, and unexpected conflicts, he is forced to confront the one truth he has always run from: sometimes the deepest wounds aren't inflicted by the world, but by the parts of ourselves we refuse to face. And now, he must question whether he deserves the gentleness offered to him; or if it will crumble, just like everything else he touches.

Before she could even spread her hands, she felt a tightening around her neck and it was a matter of seconds before she started gasping for air. It was all too sudden for her to understand anything. As a reflex action, her hands went her neck and she felt a rope. Within seconds, it dawned upon her that she was being strangled by him. In the meantime, he looked down at her, watching her face turning absolutely red and he had to admit, it was a painful sight to behold. Yet, he had no choice. His heart broke but still, he kept tightening the rope. His breathing had turned heavy yet to let her have a peaceful death, he spoke, "I'm sorry to do this to you, but if not for this, you'll be having a more painful death. " And after struggling for a few minutes, he saw her eyes rolling back and hands going loose, conforming to her death. A lone tear escaped his eyes when he saw her lifeless form. In a broken voice, he whispered, "She spares no one."

A skilled alien warrior on her first assignment. A brilliant, dying biochemist. An ingenious but despotic genetic invention. Tangled together, intertwined by destiny, spanning a thousand years and connecting two planets. A pretty, decorated young soldier from the planet Vaelteuria is sent to Earth on an urgent, critical quest which holds the key to the survival of their people. But an unexpected obstacle in the person of a genius yet sickly human distracts her from her mission and threatens to bring her to failure. Will she be able to find what she was looking for before time runs out for her planet. . . and for Earth as well? Copyright by mayumicruz50 (formerly TrueBlue90)

Featured in Poetry section. The Brahmin, who took to arms to subdue the arrogant warrior class of Kshatriyas, deserves an epic. He is depicted here with all his attributes and vulnerabilities, taken from mythology. If the stories contradict, only one in its entirety is chosen. Whenever possible, the reference will be given. His presence is felt throughout India, and some say he even went to Greece. He created famous Brahmin lineages which exist and thrive even to this day. The work is original and not translated.

Rhoda faces the world with her broad mind and complex thinking. There wasn't much on her to do list until a mysterious item fell into her possession. It was one she craved to explore to its depths... It turned out that she wasn't the only one who was captured by its unique aura, as it held the secrets others would love to keep buried. *** Updates every Tuesday

It's been a year since terrorists used Magic to destroy the Empire State Building. A year since the world discovered Magicians exist. A year since we had to go into hiding. These days, anyone revealed as a Magician is beaten, imprisoned, or killed. After starting a new life with my uncle, my only goal is to avoid getting discovered. I don't plan on joining the fight for Magician equality. Just like I don't plan on saving a mysterious stranger from my old life. And I certainly don't plan on winding up in the middle of another Magical terrorist plot. Unfortunately, nobody seems to care about my plans. And the more I try to live an ordinary life, the more I seem to find myself in extraordinary danger. ---- Thanks so much to @AmaraAodhfin for the great cover!

Gwendolyn Hamilton was about to start her fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She knew beforehand that it would be a difficult year with the O.W.L.s coming up, Quidditch practice, Prefect duties and even a new relationship blossoming. But Gwen always knew that she could always find help in Hogwarts if she asked for it. With her best friends, Fred and George Weasley, Lee Jordan and even her older brother Sebastian she knew that she would always have someone who loved her even if she didn't always believe it herself.

Seventeen-year-old Emma Conrad has grown up in Seaside. A seasonal beach town on the North-Atlantic coast, it's the kind of place with over 4000 homes, but only 358 year round residents. It's a town famous for homemade fudge, Saturday night fireworks, boardwalk carnivals, the world's first best saltwater taffy, and the abduction of Ivy Anderson Wright. Everyone knows the story. It happened eleven years ago, during Labor Day weekend. The nanny was home sick, the parents had just rather publicly filed for divorce, and the older brother took his little sister to the championship game of the annual Volleyball Tournament. At 6:15, the six-year-old ran down to the water to collect seashells. At 6:47 pm, there was no sign of her. Three separate ransom demands came and three times her family paid, but they never found her. Not her and not her body. What they don't know is that Emma was also on the beach that day. It was her idea to collect seashells, and Ivy went with her because they were best friends. Now, three weeks before the summer season reopens, when Emma is caught between welcoming and dreading the change of pace, Ivy Anderson-Wright is found-alive. Ivy claims she doesn't remember her abduction, that she doesn't want to dwell in the past now that she's finally home, but Emma knows she's lying. Whoever abducted her is still out there, and they're willing to do whatever it takes to make sure she doesn't talk. And if Emma can't unearth Ivy's secrets and figure out what really happened that day, this time they both might end up dead. ------- Please feel free to leave any comments. I'd love to know what you think!

While in Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Joselyn McDowell was nearly killed by an IED while pursing a mysterious artifact. Known only as the Mouthpiece of Jehovah, the pages containing its location have been scattered throughout the Middle East to prevent its use as a weapon. Seven years, the Marine who saved her life suddenly reappears in her life with the same mission: find the location of the mouthpiece before it falls into terrorist hands at all costs. Will Emma successfully locate the pages and discover the location? Or will the job that has haunted her finally claim her life?

It's not fun waking up in a coffin. Neither is it fun being caught in the middle of a cult of satanic vampire supremacists and a coven of witches. Nineteen-year-old witch Valerie Parway knows that all too well. She never wanted to be a witch, but after mysteriously being resurrected she is forced to once again live according to her coven's command -- which happens to be with the McCaster family. In the small town of Wixton, Alabama, something is changing. The police are rapidly becoming less human and more vampire. Despite minor conflicts, the supernaturals have learned to live in peace with the humans and each other. Tolerance can only last so long though as a certain legend surfaces. A handpicked follower of the devil watches and waits as fear turns to hate. After all, a certain witch needs to put his vision into place... Book 1 in The Devil's Witch series (refer to timeline in author's note inside) Book 5 in the Hallowed Universe.

She was a poison, one as sweet as honey and as lethal as monkshood. She made love to him while stabbing him in the back.

Watching You Breathe is a psychological thriller about a girl whose life slowly begins to unravel when she realizes she might be constantly watched. As the tension builds, trust becomes fragile, secrets start to surface, and the line between safety and danger disappears.