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Private Vices

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Reads 243
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Parts 9
Time 1h 15m

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Can a down-at-heel private eye trust himself when he takes a job he doesn't want? His grip on reality wavers as he sinks deeper into a confusion of murders, violence and corruption in 1950's Los Angeles. Wartime memories and the ghost of a murdered girl haunt him as he seeks a way through the lies. Who can he trust? Not the client, not what he's told - and maybe not himself.All Rights Reserved

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Mysteries & Mayhem by BrysDice112

A small group of friends, living together under one roof, find themselves unknowingly sharing their home with a mysterious killer. As the tension mounts, they are forced to confront their own suspicions and fears, realizing that they are not as safe as they thought. As secrets and lies are revealed, they must work together to unmask the killer and uncover the truth.

Spiritual Investigation by JoelCreater

When a city ends up having numerous killings with each victim having there face missing, a well known detective is sent on the case to find out who this killer is and bring then to justice. But, not without the help of a new young partner, and some new abilities he ends up gaining along the way.

Phobia by DawnGoddard38

Be careful what you fear for it might just be the death of you! A killer on the loose in a small town brings Neri back to face her past. Trying to hide her secret as she tracks down the killer she is forced to work with the one person who could tear her world and heart apart.

Lucas And The Time-Traveling Fog Unfinished Business by IncognitoBman123

Almost 3 years have passed since we have last seen Lucas starting his own journey after the fog's mysterious departure. During that time a lot has changed within himself and the world. During his days of Covid isolation from school he could never forget the mirrored reflections that weren't his own. Lucas wanted to find out what happened to one person in particular. What he discovered was a tragic event of fate that changed everything. Lucas, now more determined than ever to travel via the fog, finds himself back in time with that familiar face - only to find there are even greater challenges and a new enemy awaiting him.

Burnt Blood: The Werewolf Within by Demon_Wolf_Detective

His best friend is shot dead, and the world thinks Metropolitan Police Officer George Reynolds did it. They were in the one place that should've been safe, their police station. At least it was until aspiring detective George Reynolds came lucid from another blackout. Blood pools tantalisingly across the floor and there's two bullet holes in the wall. His best friend, officer Chris Wells is dead and George finds himself with the body and no memory of how. Only a tape recorder and a locker key for a clue. It's a dangerous game, from a lifetime of planning, rigged to make George look guilty and force him to remember what he really is and what he went through as a child. A pure born werewolf. Kidnapped from his real family to be experimented on. George gets dangled on strings by the killer puppet master and taken on a haunting journey never to be forgotten again. Made to relive the past trauma of a tragic fire that took the lives of the family that tortured him. Bodies continue to fall, all framed to fit the murderous narrative of an elaborate plot for revenge. When he finally remembers, when he's finally broken, another unique side to George wakes. So does a dark new world from the shadows. George learns the painful truth, and none of it is good. Nobody saw the real killer coming or expected that it could be someone they trusted. It will take everything George has to save his friends, new and old. Nobody will be the same. Nor will their view of the world. Its rife with the supernatural. **** Cover made on Canva Pro. [[word count: 114,000 words]] Warning Contains Murder, blood, demons, satanic worship, down-to-earth werewolf/demon wolf, guns, dead bodies, and talk of foster care may trigger. Ghosts. Tormenting nightmares.

The Ghost Whisperer by Areeba019

Lisa Gillian, a lonesome high school girl with an extraordinary ability to see ghosts. Its her secret and she lives everyday by avoiding to get noticed by the dead. But one day she makes a mistake which causes a very persistent ghost to follow her. She intends to get rid of him by agreeing to help him with his problem...that is, until She realizes that his 'problem' is not as simple as she thought it'd be and not only will she be putting her own life at great risk but also saving many innocent lives from the very crime that had got the boy killed.

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Mysteries & Mayhem

A small group of friends, living together under one roof, find themselves unknowingly sharing their home with a mysterious killer. As the tension mounts, they are forced to confront their own suspicions and fears, realizing that they are not as safe as they thought. As secrets and lies are revealed, they must work together to unmask the killer and uncover the truth.