Mysteries 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

It's been smooth sailing for Evie Harper lately. Business at her café is booming and her new man seems to be on a mission to keep a smile on her face. But when her actions directly lead to one of her clients getting murdered her happiness quickly turns into guilt. Even worse, the older woman died before Evie could get paid! Just when she's about to cut her losses, opportunity comes knocking in the form of a woman begging Evie to find the killer before things get even more out of hand. Now, Evie's got to race against the clock to find a murderer, help a kidnap victim, and ease her guilt for causing all this in the first place. Being the good person she is, of course she takes on the case out of the goodness of her heart...not to mention a three thousand dollar bonus waiting if she succeeds. Evie Harper Mysteries: Book 3

The future of the nation depends on former private detective Serena Wilcox and her unlikely crew. "Angels Mark" is a quirky, suspenseful and unpredictable thriller, book 1 in a trilogy - read them all! In "Angels Mark", Serena Wilcox and her family have destroyed their old home and faked their deaths to go off the grid under new identities, after obtaining insider information about a threat to the United States. The threat results in a geographically divided America, with two governing presidents: John Williams and Japanese-American Ann Kinji. Conspiracy, greed and a lust for power are at the root of this plot-twisting thriller about corrupt American government. Revolting and oddball characters, quirky humor, shocking dialog and events: "Spellbinding!" Book #1 in the Serena Wilcox Dystopian Thriller Trilogy ["Angels Mark" The Serena Wilcox Mysteries] is cross-genre: hard-boiled mystery, suspense, futuristic, speculative fiction, political and religious thriller. It is part of a series of trilogies. In progress: "Project Scarecrow", book 1 of the new Serena Wilcox Time Travel Trilogy.

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

A fourteen year old mystery is waiting to be unravelled. But there are some ghosts that should be left to rest undisturbed! Now, an accident threatens to change everything; destroying the peace-and all that is dear-along with it. Can ties of love and friendship withstand the destruction unleashed by deception? Sometimes the simplest ingredients create the most potent and explosive mixture. There is only one question waiting to be answered: Can you get to the bottom of the mystery before you end up being the victim yourself? How do you find the truth when all you are surrounded by are lies and cloaked intentions? ___________ I have written this story using the same characters names from India TV drama Swaragini, however, the characters/personalities have only limited resemblance to those in the show. Disclaimer: The plot and all of its characters, are fictitious and hold no resemblance to any real events or people. All Rights Reserved. 2016

MCRC Story 1: When lights are found on the sea floor, Joanne and the merman Kai are sent to investigate but no one is prepared for exactly what they find on this trip to the ocean depths. The Mythical Creature Relations Committee will have its hands full understanding this ominous find and the consequences it brings for all the beings of the world.

The snow on the mountains of the Jefferson National Park has settled. With her ankles buried deep in slush, Lily leaves her cozy cabin, bow in hand and arrows sticking out of her backpack, for the trees. There is nothing unusual about this hunt. Not until she spots something dark and mysterious underneath an old willow oak. Lily doesn't so much as flinch when her prey arrives. With her sharp eye, she strikes at the right moment, taking down her dinner. As she goes to collect her meat, a shadow catches her attention by the old oak tree-something that will change everything. ------------- Entry for the Open Novella Contest 2019 Suspense Fiction #1 - Winter Sun - 2/8/19: Title Change from HUNTED to WHEN BLOOD SPEAKS - © 2019 Sarah Lampkin Published to Wattpad 01.18.19 Initial Draft - Ongoing - Last Update 03.26.19

⊗ Lucy Carlyle has seen it all in the past years within her time at Lockwood & Co, a mirror conjured by a psychopathic genius in which you could see the afterlife, and a malevolent, haunted staircase which could kill you just by its blood-curdling cries, forevermore plaguing an abandoned mansion. Now, as business bubbles throughout their company, one case out of them all has caught the attention of our profound ghost hunters, Anthony Lockwood, Lucy Carlyle, and George Cubbins; An abandoned Sanatorium, recently under construction, is now proven to be manifested with a variety of ghosts. The team must test their strengths in order to figure out the mystery behind the Age-old Sanatorium, along with the help of someone Lockwood, Lucy nor George thought possible; Lockwood's late sister, whom Lucy must persuade into figuring out the truth behind the sanatorium, which could possibly be a plague on her, and all of London. It's not a simple wraith problem anymore, this is a level five ghost manifestation, in which something Lockwood & Co has never faced before. ⊗ ⊗ The characters in this book are not created by me, all rights go to the fabulous Author, Jonathan Stroud. This would also happen to be a sequel to The Whispering Skull. **Gruesome Description** Enjoy! ⊗

Midorikawa Ryuuji is a successful doctor at Inazuma General. He has a job, a penthouse, a car... his life was stable, and he liked it that way. However, everything seemed to spiral out of control after his encounter with a certain redhead... * * * **I have discontinued this fic due to no longer being into Ina11! I'm very sorry, and I really appreciate the support everyone has shown for this fic!** Copyright © 2018, @sinkingwmyships. Disclaimer: I don't own Inazuma Eleven or the cover art (I just slapped some text onto it). Highest rankings: #1, hiromido, 10/20 #1, tatsumido, 10/20 #1, nagusuzu, 10/20 #2, enkaze, 10/20

When Amanda was diagnosed with a reproductive disorder that was yet to be researched, she never expected to get pregnant in the strangest way possible carrying the most extraordinary child in her womb. Having an IQ of 290, which was even higher than highest ever recorded, Adam a twenty-year-old is going to set foot into the Savant University of Sciences, the best of its kind in the entire country of Pairan. What's extraordinary about him is his ability to read minds with the only condition needing to be fulfilled is that he have eye contact with them. What will happen when a series of mysteries and the buried past are unmasked to only bring up more secrets. What he doesn't know is, not every secret is a healthy one. This book is being put on hold for a while. The story is being modified and reconstructed.

A fanfiction written to celebrate Pokemon's 20th Anniversary! Updates Mondays and Fridays. Set in an AU Cyberpunk PMD universe, a scientific experiment has gone horribly wrong, sucking the capital city of System into a massive glitch called the Fracture, and dragging the human world into it! Humans are scattered throughout the region, some of which have gained strange abilities, or been transformed into Pokemon. Many are lying in comas, leaving only a mere handful of humans alive in System. Meanwhile, a mawile named Pixel and her investigation team are looking for their missing friends amongst an outbreak of a virus believed to be leaking from the Fracture, corrupting Pokemon and the entire region slowly but surely. They team up with a human/talonflame named Switch and a corrupted meowstic named Vector to try and stop the virus at its source, even if that means risking their lives by breaching the Fracture... AKA Glitch City. Rated Teen (Yes, that's a Missingno image taken from a Google search (Technobuffalo) in the cover! I do NOT own it!)

Madelaine Swan knew her sister's return to Forks would bring come with changes to her humble life, but she didn't expect her entire world to come crashing down. A Madelaine Swan x Embry Call story, with extra supernatural elements. This will be the first proper Twilight fanfiction I've every written. It's going to be long as hell and I'm stoked to get this thing finally published.

--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.

Long ago people worshiped gods, offering sacrifice in the hopes of blessings and fortune. Elves, myths and daemons roamed the world, but have long since disappeared. Centuries passed and now people have almost forgotten, they go about their lives as though man were always alone. Annora, princess of Graatius, aged 9 becomes part of a deal, she will wed and unite two kingdoms. When she runs away, never again to be seen her brother picks up the pieces, never knowing the true fate of his sister. Ten years later, the lost princess is a lost memory replaced with her new identity as the Phantom, she leads a band of her trusted friends using her wit and bow to become one of the deadliest creatures alive. Robbing carriages and looting from the rich, as her hatred and fear has pushed her to do so. However her world changes once again, as magic returns and she's forced to make new choices and new allies. (Some mature language)

Alanis thought letting go of her first love would be the most painful thing she would ever endure, but little did she know, the path the light goddess set before her, would be paved in heartaches beyond compare. With her past and Berthold behind her, Alanis must follow the northern prince, known as the Crimson Cloak, to the frigid, Forgotten Lands of Ati Harei. In those lands, she must avoid hidden dangers, and tame the rebellious prince who wants nothing to do with his crown. As her powers grow, Alanis learns the dire consequences she must pay to wield them. Unfortunately, those aren't the only hurdles she will face as hidden agendas, and betrayals arise, faltering her resolve to complete the light goddesses task. Will Alanis have the courage, and strength to follow her destiny, or will she turn her back on the gods, and followers, to pave a path of her own? 'From ashes we shall rise' •Book 2• Something Found is a Drama, Romantic Fantasy Tale of Courage, and Redemption.