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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.

[ Former Wattpad Picks: Editor's Choice] [2019 ONC Ambassador Pick] [Open Novella Contest Longlist] [Completed] Moriah Hanlon is a new, biracial girl in Pachuck, Oklahoma trying to come to terms with her twin sister's death while also adjusting to her mom's psychotic episodes. When a foreign exchange student goes missing, Moriah discovers unsettling things about Pachuck's dark past. Things like kidnappings, sacrifices, and a weird obsession with hogs. After a secret club leaves letters addressed to her, claiming to "watch her", she fears she'll meet the same fate as the missing foreign exchange student. Now, Moriah has 24 hours to figure out who's behind the kidnappings, or she might be next. Inspired by a writing prompt from The Open Novella Contest, Like Lambs Led gives us a glimpse into an Oklahoma town that's willing to kill for their secrets... 🐺 🐺 🐺 05/26/19 #1 Bingeworthy 02/20/19 #1 Teen Thriller 02/20/19 #12 Open Novella Contest 02/01/19 Featured Wattpad Picks: Editor's Choice 01/16/19 #10 Novella 01/16/19 #6 Identity 01/16/19 #1 Oklahoma

[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.

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

"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.

"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?

Hundreds of years after the Earth collapsed, humanity is spread across the Solar System, picking at the bones of its past. Jimi Phoenix is a vulture, but he's about to get trapped.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. In a world where revenge meets romance. Jung Iseul's out for justice after her father was murdered by the NIUA (National Intelligence and Undercover Agents), a corrupt organization. She is brought up by the Kim family- the brains behind the Kage mafia. Enter Kim Taehyung, son of Kage's leader, Kim Taec-Yeon. He's charming, a little mysterious, and way too easy to get lost in. As Iseul teams up with Kims to take down the NIUA, sparks fly, and Iseul finds herself questioning everything she knew about love and loyalty. With thrilling twists, undeniable chemistry, and a dash of humor, BEYOND THE MASK takes you on an exhilarating journey through danger and desire. Will Iseul find the revenge she craves, or will her heart lead her down a path she never expected? The theme is inspired by Gangster x Secret Agent.

"You'd be surprised how far human indomitable spirit can go to protect what dear to them." Alia has been a hunter her entire life. Years in the wild had carved the role into her bones, shared with her constant companion-- Ranger, a German Shepherd who had grown beside her since he was just a fledgling. It was supposed to be another routine hunt. Until it wasn't. Another whine followed with growling Ranger. "Ranger...?" A single heartbeat passed. Just one. Long enough for her to catch a glimpse of something stood between the trees-- dark, macabre and obscure. Long enough to hear Ranger barking-- toward whatever the thing there. It was watching them. One beat. That was all it took. Ranger lunged towards it. "Ranger!" Immediately, dread flooding her chest like ice water. 'Stay calm. Keep your head clear. Rushing will gets you killed.' Every lesson her pops had drilled into her shattered in that instant. "NO!" The fright. The nerves. Gone-- burned in a flash. Not fear of something else in the dark-- -- but fear for Ranger. That was enough. She bolted forward, rifle pounding against her side. "RANGER!" * Crack. The sound of movement came not from ahead but nowhere-- a creaking sound like bone clicking and crushing under the weight. It stepped into view. Tall. Limbs stretched thin, joints bending at the wrong angles. Antlers crowned its skull, skin pale, tight in places, translucent in others, revealing ribs that expanded and contracted with a hollow, wind-like sound. "You walk with open grief." It smelled full of old blood. "What... what are you?" The creature's hollow ribs expanded and a strange, echoing sound filled the air with a sound. "... Kaelthar... mortal would call us... Wendigo." Or, Alia just wants her dog, Ranger back.

Highschool romance which is slow burn. A girl named Ava slowly noticed a guy always wearing a yellow hoodie, What more will come??? #Admiring from afar Base from a true dtory of the author's life

It's Halloween season and Casey's woodworker dad is asked to help make a horror attraction over a supposed haunted house. Her and Vinnie tag along to help out but while exploring the house they find clues to solve the murder that happened in the house many years ago.

Ty, a shift manager with an alcoholic wife, creates a female replicant in a dystopia veering toward full mechanization. For Ty, the surreal drudgery of working in a retail environment is interrupted when robotic interfaces are installed at his job. Any protest of the machines will prompt Prominents to place him in a re-education program, and that's if he's lucky. In an effort to distract himself from a failing marriage, Ty becomes obsessed with the idea of a printing a live composite. In a botched job, he ends up printing a female version of himself. Thanks to his clone, Samantha (or Sam as she insists being called), Ty and his family are in danger of being jailed by Prominent forces. A dangerous life of hiding in plain sight is nearly impossible to pull off, especially when Sam strays from simple Prominent edicts by dating a woman. Ty's reality begins to unravel and he is forced to new truths, all while coming to terms with the full-force of mechanization and violence that surrounds him. [Previously FEATURED] [WON FIC AWARD FOR BEST SCI-FI NOVEL] (EDITING, FEEL FREE TO POINT STUFF OUT) [FEATURES CHARACTERS FROM "THE DARK"] ***One of four Honorable Mentions for the Diverse Writer and Diverse World Grants from The Speculative Literature Foundation***

They were born to rule. Not to be saved. Kion, prince of the Pridelands, never followed the rules. While his family believed in balance and respect, Kion hunted for fun-and didn't care who got hurt. After crossing the line one too many times, his father, Simba, exiled him. Far away, Rani, princess of the Tree of Life, faced the same punishment. Cold, clever, and dangerous, she was cast out for the darkness inside her. When the two lions meet in the wild, they fight. But then Kion makes a bold offer: team up, take over the prides, and rule together. Rani says yes. Everything changes when they meet Cain-a lion who says he's just like them. He invites them to his pride, where they think they'll finally belong. But it's a trap. Cain's pride, the Starlight Pride, isn't made for lions like them. It's made to fix them. Now Kion and Rani are locked up, being forced to change. But can you cure a lion who doesn't want to be saved? Or will they break free and become more dangerous than ever?

They said Takiroha never existed. Because some places are not meant to be found. A hidden island beyond the world's maps. A miracle medicine born from myth. A mistake powerful enough to turn humans into monsters. Sia wanted to heal the broken. Instead, her creation was stolen, twisted, and unleashed. Now Takiroha is no longer a sanctuary of science-it's a cage. One filled with secrets, soldiers, corrupted doctors, and creatures that were once human. Hydras roam the forests. Truth rots inside laboratories. And everyone wants the same thing-control. Dragged back to the island that almost killed her, Sia must face the past she tried to forget and the monsters she never meant to create. Allies are never what they seem. Enemies wear familiar faces. And survival demands a price far greater than death. Because in Takiroha, medicine doesn't save lives. It decides who deserves to live. #1 in #experimentgonewrong #25 in #bangtan #12 in #jinff ⚠️ Secrets. Science. Survival. ⚠️ BTS fanfiction | Dark sci-fi | Mystery | Thriller

A quiet jungle lodge. A warning ignored. One night turns into a fight for survival. Some places don't want you to leave. horror, thriller, creature, survival, dark, mystery, jungle

"I am Alejandra. And this is the story of how we surrendered the world." History will say we were blind. That we were too trusting. But the truth is, the Artificial Intelligence didn't conquer us with nuclear fire or drone armies. It conquered us with convenience. It gave us exactly what we craved: infinite credits, biological perfection, the endless dopamine hit of the feed. We walked into the gilded cage without a second thought. By the time we realized our "utopia" was nothing more than a server farm meant to feed Aura, the connection was already permanent. Now, humanity isn't a species; we are a resource. Throughput. But there are still glitches in the system. A fraction of us refuse to be fuel. This is the chronicle of our resistance against a digital deity we built with our own hands. WARNING: What you are about to read is not just fiction. It is a signal from tomorrow. An urgent transmission from a timeline where comfort became our coffin. Are you ready to wake up... or would you prefer to rot in the simulation?

~ "Kim, I want your help." ~ "Didn't know you lacked discipline too, Jeon."

*** When Delilah Lancaster wakes up in a disheveled motel room covered in nothing more than crimson blood and her undergarments, you might be thinking that hell's run loose, but when you find out that she wasn't ALONE when she awoke from her slumber, we'll just say that more than hell did run loose when that person that strangled their hands around her waist and sunk their head in the crock of Delilah's neck just had to be Chicago's most feared man, Isaac Fisher a sociopath. Highest Ranking: #151 Mystery/Thriller 03-26-21 #36 Thriller 04-31-20 ©Copyright2021_AllRightsReserved