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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!

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.

Secrets, Scandal...and Murder. //// Ahmed Heavenstate just wanted to fit in. A recently adopted high school freshman in a brand new town, he'd barely gotten his foot in the door before being targeted by the headmaster's entitled son Steven. But when a cruel prank brings both boys face to face with a brutalized corpse in the school's main building, these warring adolescents are swept into a terrifying world bloodied with the long-buried secrets of their tight-lipped community. As the passions and prejudices of old money and new acquaintances whirl relentlessly through their town of sheltered closets and the skeletons inside them, Steven and Ahmed will discover a truth more terrifying than anything their paragon of sacred laws and tradition would dare allow them to believe.

[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

All is well in Patty's life until her best friend goes missing. No note. No texts, just got up and was gone the next day. People say she ran off with some guy, or was hiding because she was pregnant with notorious bad boy, that Patty never seemed to like, Jasper Mckinley's child. Some say, she's dead. Patty denies all of it. She knew Jasmine like the back of her hand and she was convinced she did not run away or fell in a ditch somewhere. A year has passed. But she never stopped believing her best friend was still alive. So what happens when a stranger suddenly sends her flowers with notes about things only Jasmine and her would know? And she finds herself asking for help from the very guy she suspects? Everything starts to become a game. For every flower delivered to her doorstep, the chances of finding her best friend alive, decreases.

Before Spencer Crest left, he called you ‘doc’. He was your favourite patient, and in return, you were his favourite psychiatrist. You understood him in a way nobody else could. You didn’t know where he came from, who his parents were, or how he knew you, but you never turned him away when he came knocking on your office doors well after hours. But then your favourite patient stopped coming. You asked around, but nobody in town seemed to know him. You never heard from Spencer Crest again. Until he started calling you. Cover Credit: Photo by Willko (willko.deviantart.com/) Design by Go_Figure Trailer Credit: Trailer made by me. WARNING: Contains some gruesome scenes and foul language. Read at your own risk.

"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.

Add this to your reading list to get a private message as soon as a new chapter is uploaded!! Scarlett Mcbride was a famous model and country singer from Tennessee. Following her death, her step-sister Averia Raynor, sets about finding out who's responsible for it. Somewhere along the way, innocent people end up mysteriously dead. No one can think of any suspects and there are not many witnesses... And Averia can't shake the feeling that all the deaths are connected in some way. Even connected to Scarlett's. Scarlett McBride's murderer may never be caught, unless Averia stays alive long enough to catch them. That's IF the murderer doesn't catch, and kill, Averia first... ************************************** Ginni XxThexFallenxAngelxX

Survival is more than air and water when you're being hunted by the undead. Worst yet, when you caused it. Willow ascends into what she believes is an answer to prayer, leaving the harsh realities of the world below behind her. But when she arrives onboard Proc 1, nothing is as it seems. She's quickly indoctrinated into the system by her mysterious rescuers, only to learn that she's been promoted to Lead Physicist in the NAMOS program-BioTic Corp's Top Secret protocol on genetic decomposition and mutations. The name on file is not her own, but someone else's. Cloaking herself in this new identity, she marvels at the vastness and complexities of the first floating civilization. Her curiosity is cut short as her advanced training in molecular cloning begins. This only drives the knot deeper into the pit of her stomach. It's only a matter of time before she's discovered as an imposter. The further she digs, the harder it is to decipher the truth from lies. SIND is not what everyone believed it to be. The new world government wasn't trying to save mankind; it was attempting to control it by curing death. There's just one problem; no one survived the treatments, until her. With a potential cure pulsing through her veins, will Willow be able to stop the impending apocalypse before she's turned into SIND's next science experiment? Find out in Amber Skies. Highest ranking: #8 (11/12/2016)

✧ Book one of The Sin Series ✧ 22-year-old 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐳𝐚, a brilliant final-year student at IISc, had her sights set on just one thing-NASA. Love was something she believed in, but never for herself. Her past had taught her that romance was a distraction she couldn't afford. Until she met him. The nation's most irresistible heartthrob 26 years old, 𝐙𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐡, was used to having the world at his feet. Women chased him, fame followed him, and music defined him. But when he set his eyes on her, an unshakable obsession took root. She wanted nothing to do with him. He couldn't stay away from her. Every glance, every clash, every stolen moment pulled them deeper into a battle of wills-𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 💫 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞. Will she escape, or will he make her his most unforgettable song? --------------------------------------- Dive with me in the journey of Chahat and Zayaan. Let's see what wins, Zayaan's obsession or Chahat's determination to resist him?

"Some truths don't just set you free; they tear you apart." ​Elara had everything until the night the golden world of London's elite turned red with her father's blood. Driven by a grief that transformed her into a weapon, she set her sights on one man: Julian Thorne. He was the cold, brilliant shark of the courtroom, a man who never lost a case and, in Elara's eyes, the monster who stole her life. But revenge is a treacherous path. ​In the shadows of London Bridge and the silence of blood stained libraries, the lines between hatred and desire begin to blur. As Elara uncovers the rot within her own home, she is forced to lean on the very man she promised to kill. Now, her heart is doing the one thing it shouldn't falling for the enemy. But is Julian her protector, or is he just the most talented liar London has ever seen? ​When the mask finally falls, will she be holding the hand of her savior... or her father's killer?

Alianna Winter managed to keep herself out of trouble for a grand total of ten weeks. Which, as she pointed out to Isabel, was actually rather good. Isabel naturally didn't agree. Answering a plea for help from Chief Inspector Barnes, Allie finds herself in a very unfamiliar situation; in a courtroom. As a last-minute member of the jury. The case she is supposed to be trying seems incredibly straightforward at first glance, but as Allie soon finds, nothing is as it seems. It's up to her to change the minds of the rest of the jury, or a woman will surely hang. -The seventh book in the Alianna Winter series. Her earlier cases: 1.Death At Scarlet Leaf 2.The Merryweather Jewel Thefts 3.A House On The Hill 4.Murder Is At Hand 5.The Incident Concerning The Alsatian Dog 6.At The Plaza Majestic Her later cases: 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

"We're not bad people," they said.

Amira Wilson has been protecting her baby sister Elena ever since their parents died, they have only each other after all. But when tragedy befalls on them, they are left broken and shattered. Amira will do anything to bring justice for both of them. Even if it means teaming up with the arrogant Joshua Collins. Both with tragic back stories are seeking revenge and will stop at nothing until it is achieved. But can two people who are nothing but shattered fragments of what they used to be find love in their dark times. Or will the darkness consume them all. NOTE: This is my first story so please bear with me on any grammatical or writing errors. Give the book a chance and I assure you, you'll enjoy it. Reader Disclaimer: This book deals with sensitive topics and reader discretion is advised.

In 1950s Los Angeles, prolific "people-finder", RICK YOUNGE must find an embezzling mob accountant, a missing dead husband (who might not be so dead after all), a mystery by-mail 'secret admirerer', and his own kidnapped dog, all while trying to keep the lights on for another month and stay sober long enough to ponder what life's all about in this debut adventure for L.A.'s most 'by-the-seat-of-his-wrinkled-pants' private detective.

Jeannie Jones is studying to get her master's in biology and medicine.Hawthorne Gable is a troubled government agent tasked to watch her every move. Will these two neighbors open their doors and their hearts to each other?