Thrilller Stories

This story will become free again on 3 March 2025. It will be removed from Wattpad at some point in the not too distant future. Jessica "Ike" Wordsworth can dive into books, but she isn't prepared for a monster - and a ruthless murderer killing her tourists. Ike is fighting the aftermath of a nasty divorce that left her husband in custody of her homesitting business - and her beloved cats. With nothing but a turquoise construction trailer to call her home, Ike invests her last quid and becomes partner in a tour company specialising in bespoke trips for book-lovers. When the guide hired to take on the first tour drops out at the last minute, Ike has to take over and steer her guests towards the cradle of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". All to soon she realises there truly are monsters on the loose, one of them a ruthless killer who's targetting her tourists. To unearth the truth, Ike will have to cooperate with her moronic partner, Gary Sands, 13th Baron of Nettlehole and founder of LiteraTours. When they don't succeed in stopping the killer, she realises she'll have to take the plunge and draw on some rather unusual skills her family has been hiding from the world . . . "Frankenstein's Guide" is the first instalment in the "LiteraTours Cozy Mystery series". [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T

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!

Ashley Everson had cheated death, but not on his own. After a miraculous recovery, he discovers he's not alone in his body anymore. Something lurks, whispering in his ear a language he can't understand, inviting a chasm of reality he didn't even know existed, inverting his life as he knows it. Is it responsible for his survival? Or is it just using him to hide from something much worse? What does the entity even want? What does it mean to his own mortality? Where did the entity even come from? Ash decides to find out before something much worse hunts down whatever is hiding inside of him. **Awarded 1st place in the Paranormal category for the Cleaved Awards 2019.** **Highest Ranked. Number 3 in Mystery. Number 2 in Thriller.** #bookiestars #EliteAwards2019 #diademawards #tea2020

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.

[Hightest Ranking #68 in Mystery/Thriller] Pretty Little Liars meets Criminal Minds. Class is in session and failure isn't an option. Isabeth Ovien is the campus do-gooder with a sinister secret. Faith Payson is the campus bitch. And Benjamin Lemen is the outcast they all try to avoid. But when students at their elite boarding school start dying they have to do the unthinkable; work together. Old wounds are reopened. Secrets are discovered and lies are unearthed, but will it be enough to stop the evil that's lurking. Sometimes you have to break the law to do the right thing.

Alianna Winter thought her detecting days were over when she solved the case of the Merryweather Jewel Thefts. But never had she ever been so wrong. An innocent visit to the country village of Lesser Farthing twists into one of the most dangerous investigations Allie has faces so far. Two apparent suicides-but neither ringing entirely true. And the murderer will do anything to cover his tracks... -The third book in the Alianna Winter series. Her earlier cases: 1.Death At Scarlet Leaf 2. The Merryweather Jewel Thefts Her later cases: 4.Murder Is At Hand 5. The Incident Concerning The Alsatian Dog 6. At The Plaza Majestic 7.Madame Juror 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

Fashionista Cheline Morgan's life is turned upside down following the discovery of a corpse outside the building where her best friend lives. After coming to terms with the death, Cheline attempts to solve the mysterious circumstances surrounding it, while her best friend appears more guilty by the minute. Will she find the murderer before her BFF ends up in jail or worse...dead? Cover by the incredibly talented @x_Luminous_x.

***This story is told completely through Toby's POV*** My life has stopped... I was supposed to keep training. I was supposed to keep developing the skills that it took to be the slenderman's proxy. I was supposed to be there for Sally when she couldn't sleep. I was supposed to be between Jeff and Ben while they tried to show me a movie I could never sit still long enough for. I was supposed to be standing in front of Masky while he yelled at me about my carelessness. I was supposed to be there to receive Hoodie's reassuring smile. I was supposed to be with them... but I'm not. Something horrible happened to me...

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

"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.

300 km/h. One deadly bio-toxin. Two elite agents who would burn the world down to protect each other. Posing as a wealthy couple on a romantic vacation to Kyoto, elite field operative Fred and brilliant tech strategist Agatha board the high-speed Nozomi Shinkansen with a singular mission: intercept Dr. Arisawa, a rogue scientist carrying a pressurized aerosol bio-toxin. Linked only by custom Shared-Frequency Earpieces, their connection is dangerously intimate. Separated across crowded passenger cars, Fred can hear every intake of Agatha's breath, while Agatha controls the train's digital network from afar. But when Arisawa's team of ruthless PMC mercenaries turns the bullet train into a high-speed kill-box, a routine intercept devolves into a brutal game of survival. Trapped in tight metal corridors at three hundred kilometers per hour, Fred relies on raw physical lethality, while Agatha manipulates pneumatic doors and environmental systems with millisecond precision to keep him alive. Because when the bullets fly and the pressure spikes, they aren't just fighting for the mission-they're fighting for each other. And when Fred and Agatha work together, nothing on earth can stop them. Genre: Romantic Suspense / Action Thriller / Espionage Trope: Power Couple, Mutual Devotion, Partners in Crime, Teammates to Lovers, High-Stakes Action Tone: Fast-paced, tactical, intimate, and pulse-pounding.

ORGINALLY A 'PAID' STORY. NOW PUBLISHED ON AMAZON/KU *** 4 CHAPTER SAMPLE HERE *** When the biker gang calls in a Jake Bryant's debt, he has no choice but to hunt down an old friend by any means necessary and retrieve their stolen drugs, even if it cost him the woman he loves. ***** Time has run out for Jake Bryant. The Devil's Hand motorcycle gang has cashed in the debt he owes them. Jake must hunt down his old friend, Rick, to retrieve the million dollars worth of heroin he stole from the gang. Soon, Jake finds himself double-crossing both Rick and the Devil's Hand, but his true loyalties will be tested when his girlfriend becomes a bargaining chip. After failing the other women in his life, will Jake finally be able to save someone he loves? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

*Watty Winner* & *Featured Story* WITCHES - NECROMANCERS - INAPPROPRIATE TABLE MANNERS. The three-hundred-year-old town of Loon Lake looks calm as a pond, but below the surface, clans of witches and wizards clash like hungry sharks. First-year student Tonya isn't privy to her family's darkest secrets, but when campus is overrun by a deadly eating epidemic, only she can resist the hidden, mind-controlling entity behind it. Meanwhile, Tonya's new friends, artist Priya, and Digital Ninjas Drake and Zain, want to create the creepiest art installation Loon Lake Cemetery will ever know. Too bad what's lurking in the graveyard is deadly. Untrained and overmatched by occult conspirators, Tonya will need to develop magical abilities she never knew she had. Can she uncover the mystery behind the epidemic and save her town? Winner of the coveted Watty Award, supernatural thriller Feeding Frenzy is a witch's brew of intrigue with a dollop of comedy, a teaspoon of romance, and a pinch of horror. Readers say: "It's been an amazing ride! ...I've loved every minute of it!" -J. L. Weaver, author of the Penderry's Bizarre series (England) "A great ending! Loved it!" -Denise Murdoch (USA) "Just when you think there won't be any more surprises, Maaja Wentz throws us for a loop." "It's like I'm infected and you're food because I NEED MORE." -Helaine Duvenhage (South Africa) "...great novel - it has been so much fun to read! The ending wrapped things up nicely, but it begs for a sequel. With Tonya's discovery of her powers and the hints at this Loon Lake magic community...it feels like there is much more to come for Tonya and the gang." -David J. Thirteen (Canada) Zombie...meet cake. Take a spooky town, a food obsession and wrap it all up in a wee bit of @MaajaWentz creepy, ghoul-tainted humor and you end up with the kaleidoscope that is Feeding Frenzy. -Jetta Frame for WattZombie reviews (Wattpad) Vote, comment, and tell friends about FEEDING FRENZY. I'd love to hear from you.

Clark, Roseline, Sam and Singh are the students of the high school in the most romantic town, Ratipur. Dr. Amarnath who discovered a deadly virus in his lab which exist in Ratipur changes the whole atmosphere of the town. And the story flows with romance and thriller. How a deadly virus changed the most peaceful town to the most sinful town? How it affects the life style of the four young high school teens? READ " TO KILL FOR LOVE " AND ENJOY THE ROMANCE WITH A THRILL.

Five crime stories by different authors.

--JUNE 2021 EDITOR'S PICK-- In a near future where neuroprosthetics have evolved, Nina--a young journalist--receives a hippoccampal implant after losing the ability to create long term memories. All seems well until memories that don't seem to be her own begin to surface. Now, Nina must find the truth behind these memories while struggling not to lose herself in them.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!! 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓: 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 A life of bliss could never apply to the life of a monster. 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 [𝐎𝐂 𝐱 𝐎𝐂]

Reece sticks by a certain motto in life: "If you ever want something to get done, pay somebody to do it for you." In this case, people pay HIM to get things done. Anything they could possibly want, from babysitting, to stalking their exes or even doing their math homework. He could do it all with the right amount of money. Okay, maybe doing Maths homework is a stretch, but you get the gist. Trouble arises when the hot mess of a teenager got an offer of getting $10000 per month to protect the new girl in town, Sierra Ferrind, he didn't exactly know what he was signing up for. She's cheerful but mysterious and at times, downright dangerous. And now Reece has to stalk her. Great. Join Reece Alexander as he rocks out in Junior year with undercover missions, disastrous people and the ever so powerful teenage hormones. After all, who knows what life could bring when you're a teen for hire.

[Teen and New Adult Zombie Apocalypse Romance] "If you would've told me the last day of our peaceful existence would be a boring Tuesday in November, I would've called you an idiot." High school senior, Casey Whitmore, is about to discover her life isn't all about graduating with honors, taking her team to the championship, or being the perfect daughter. When Casey's mother comes down with the scariest illness imaginable, she is forced to take action, but no matter which way she turns the normal solutions are unavailable. As she searches for medical treatment, Casey crosses paths with two friends who agree to help. Derek is the broody, mysterious type while Thomas is the smooth wild card. The guys couldn't be more different, but are attractive and seductive in their own way. It's not until all communication is cut off that they realize the spreading illness is no accident, and the world becomes lost in a horrific whirlwind when the dead start attacking the living. Life must go on, but with no survival skills, Casey has a lot to learn. Even though Thomas and Derek prove to be invaluable during the fallout, love is still very much alive, and emotions run wild even during the zombie apocalypse. ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE ROMANCE (FOR TEENS AND NEW ADULTS) EPISODES: 1500 to 3500 words FEATURED BY @WATTPADZOMBIES •VIRAL READS LIST •BOOK OF THE MONTH JAN. 2019 STARTED: November 16, 2018 COMPLETED: September 21, 2019 Cover Created by Me [WARNING: THIS BOOK MAY INCLUDE EXPLICIT LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, GORE, ABUSE, SEXUAL SITUATIONS, ALCOHOL USE, AND DRUG USE.]