The Crimson Vial
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Ongoing, First published May 25, 2022
Mature
complexcomplicateddeathdetectivehorror-thrillerjournalismmurdermysterynativeamericannoirplottwistromancesatirescifiserialserialkillersherlockholmessuicidesuspensethought-provokingthrillerwhodunnit
Are you smart enough to solve the impossible serial killer case?

No sign of a struggle, no fingerprints,
No tracks, trails, or clues...

A whole town is at stake!

Four women, found dead in the woods: a crimson smile, drawn on their faces.
A special agent is sent in and mortally wounded.
His partner follows undercover as a journalist.
A Native American town is enveloped by an annular eclipse and an ancient myth.
Agents of Secret organizations take part in a shocking betrayal.
A search for redemption is combated against a fight to win back a long-lost love.
Artificial intelligence and genomic editing blur the lines.
And at the center of it all, The Crimson Vial.

Enjoy a new, full-length pulp fiction novel released for a modern audience. "The Crimson Vial" is a thrilling mix of pulp fiction, sci-fi, mystery, and thriller, combined together with sharp, realistic dialogue and heart-pounding action.
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DELUSIONS (Sample) [PUBLISHED] by xXAmy_CXx
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[NOW PUBLISHED BY LIMITLESS PUBLISHING] A deadly game is being played. The question is . . . who will survive? *** As she waits to give her statement in one of the interrogation rooms of Arcata Police Department, Abigale recites the same line over and over inside her head. I did not kill anyone. I did not kill anyone. But there's a trail of bodies, and it leads straight to her. The events that brought her to this very moment all point to one thing . . . her guilt. She must convince Detective Collins of her innocence, but how can she explain her ties to the victims, and the evidence that has her name written all over it? Then there's the mysterious Facebook profile, DarkHeart434. Who is DarkHeart434? And why does it seem like this person has all the answers, including the identity of the real murderer? As pieces of the puzzle start to come together, everything about Abigale's life begins to unravel--her past, her present . . . and even her self-proclaimed innocence. *** Copyright (C) Amy Crandall (xXAmy_CXx) Book Cover Copyright (C) Sparkes #7 in Mystery/Thriller on February 1, 2018 Published to Wattpad on August 10, 2016 Second draft published to Wattpad on July 4, 2017 Published by Limitless Publishing on September 4, 2018
THE THERAPIST by arrally
19 parts Ongoing
𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀... 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂. My job as a therapist is simple. I talk to my clients, find out what's bothering them, and make sure to listen when they open up to me. Then after a month or more of one-on-one sessions, they leave my office a reformed individual, a happy individual. EXCEPT THAT ISN'T WHAT HAPPENS. Someone IS killing my clients. The cops think I'm hiding something from them because I'm the ONLY thing connecting the victims of this killer. How do I prove I'm innocent, and all I want is for the murders to stop? Then the ANONYMOUS ENVELOPES start showing up. In each envelope is an item belonging to my dead client. The killer is reaching out. If I don't act quickly, another body will drop, AND IT WILL BE MY FAULT. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩? 𝘼 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝. 𝘼𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙪𝙥 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨.
The Internship by JenB__
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ꜰʀᴀʏᴇᴅ |ᴀ.ʟ.| ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴀɴꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ {ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍɪʟʟᴇ ꜰᴀɪʀᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴛʀɪʟᴏɢʏ #1} by vivaciousvixxen
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Marlowe's Massacre | ; by PHARAOHICS
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Dark Chemistry |18+| (Not Edited) by Leia_LittleBee
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I struggled against the chains, ignoring the smell of my burning flesh. Crimson glanced at me and she had a lazy grin on her face. "Why are you smiling?" I breathed out. She shrugged, her own chains clanking. "Isn't this nice? Us two, together. No one to interrupt us. It's kind of like a date." She joked. I growled, not liking her sense of humor. "I hate you." "Likewise." • • • • In the pack region of the Midnight Watchers, the name Crimson Alexander puts fear in their hearts. Stories of the young woman is what keeps the pups in and the guards alert at night. She's the reason he has to find and kill her. Paxton Thornhill, deadliest and meanest Alpha and man of all time. He hates Crimson with everything in him even though he has not met her a day in his life. With the deaths of his pack members rising, the only way to stop it is to kill her. But what if Crimson is already two steps ahead of him? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Criticism is Welcomed ✌🏽 Cover is by: Me All Rights Reserved © 2018 Chayla Stewart #1 in Surprises as of 05/06/22, 01/27/23 #1 in bwwm as of 05/06/20, 01/15/23 #2 in werewolf as of 05/04/22 《MATURE CONTENT》
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11 parts Complete Mature

[NOW PUBLISHED BY LIMITLESS PUBLISHING] A deadly game is being played. The question is . . . who will survive? *** As she waits to give her statement in one of the interrogation rooms of Arcata Police Department, Abigale recites the same line over and over inside her head. I did not kill anyone. I did not kill anyone. But there's a trail of bodies, and it leads straight to her. The events that brought her to this very moment all point to one thing . . . her guilt. She must convince Detective Collins of her innocence, but how can she explain her ties to the victims, and the evidence that has her name written all over it? Then there's the mysterious Facebook profile, DarkHeart434. Who is DarkHeart434? And why does it seem like this person has all the answers, including the identity of the real murderer? As pieces of the puzzle start to come together, everything about Abigale's life begins to unravel--her past, her present . . . and even her self-proclaimed innocence. *** Copyright (C) Amy Crandall (xXAmy_CXx) Book Cover Copyright (C) Sparkes #7 in Mystery/Thriller on February 1, 2018 Published to Wattpad on August 10, 2016 Second draft published to Wattpad on July 4, 2017 Published by Limitless Publishing on September 4, 2018

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