Whodunnit Stories

"I should go," Father Jud said breaking the silence. He didn't move. Nell nodded. "You probably should." He smiled, almost rueful. "I don't want to." ~~~ Nell Ward is happy with her office job in New York City. Until she is sent, unwillingly, to the small parish of Chimney Rock. There she is tasked with investigating possible fraud while digitalising the records of a local church. Only things get complicated when she meets the much younger, and hotter, than expected Assistant Priest. Father Jud. It all gets a whole lot worse when the corrupt Head Priest is murdered and a Southern Detective shows up. ~~~ 🏅 1st in #HotPriest 2nd in #FatherJud 2nd in #MurderMystery 3rd in #JudDeplenticy 4th in #JoshOConnor

من بەو کتێبە خۆم دەبینم کە لە سووچی هەموو ماڵێکدا هەییە وە تۆزاوی بووە و فڕێ دراوەو کەس ئەوی لا گرنگ نییە! ئاییە تۆ وایت تۆ خۆت وا دەبینیت هەڵەیت دەزانیت بۆچی ئەو کتێبە فڕێ دراوە؟ ...... چوونکە پێشتر ڕۆشنبیرێک لەو ماڵە بوو نەما یان ڕۆشنبیرێک لە ناو ییەکێک لە ئەندامی خێزانەکە بووە ئێستا چی!؟ گۆشەگیر• بە (چرپە) ئەمە چیرۆکێکی فەلسەفی و تایبەتە ناوەڕۆکێکی جوان کتێبێک بۆ تێگەشتن لە هەرزەکاران تایبەتە وە من کە دەڵێم فەلسەفە واتا هەندێک یان کەم یان هیچ واتا نازانم جارێ زۆر بۆچوونم نییە دەست پێک:٩/١/٢٠٢٦ تەواو:نادیار {شەیدا~زمناکۆ} ﮼ئــەدۆشــ🩶⚖️

New town. New friends. New nightmare. Kylie finally becomes popular-then someone starts killing the girls around her. The messages say she doesn't belong. The bodies say the sender means it.

The Mysterious Case at Madris: Case 2 After the stage incident, Madris High went back to normal since the alleged killer had been caught. Or so it seemed. There's a rumor that they are still haunted by the same haunting, however this time, they knew where to start: the past. And that past lies beneath Kalye Arcanus.

It's been a very trying year since Clarisse Ricci's world shattered dramatically. Her beloved father, Lorenzo, a larger-than-life billionaire that everyone admired for his kind, protective nature and savvy business management died suddenly. Everyone called it a tragic accident. Clarisse, however, isn't buying it. Now a senior in high school, with the looming thought of going to university and her future on the horizon, she cannot let go of the feeling that something darker happened. Her life soon takes a dangerous turn. Together with Joseph Samuels, her loyal (and occasionally stubborn) English boyfriend, and her creative thirteen-year-old sister, Camille, Clarisse dives into a mystery that threatens everything her parents built for them. The girls' mother, Isabelle, a world-renowned artist, tries to help, but even she is drowning in her own grief and distractions. Then the real danger steps out of the shadows: Harold Ward, Lorenzo's ruthless former COO, who's determined to claim the Ricci legacy for himself. Suddenly, Clarisse isn't just chasing answers but she is fighting to protect her family's future. If she fails, they could lose everything- their safety, their independence, and their chance at the lives they're just beginning to heal. Clarisse and Joseph thought turning eighteen meant gaining more freedom. Instead, it meant stepping up and risking it all. Will Clarisse and Joseph be able to succeed?

Halloween is truly a festive time of year. Spooky stories, haunted houses and vampires that you can't help but thirst over because you're weird like that. That's why Hale Woodsen's inviting you to the Traitre Museum. You know, that weirdly atmospheric place near 86th, the one with the dome ceiling? Yeah. There'll be music. Shadows. Smoke machines. Candlelight that definitely isn't safe. Maybe even a Ouija board or two. Costumes are absolutely mandatory - don't come dressed like a civilian unless you want to be sacrificed mid-party for the aesthetic. For everyone has suffered a tragedy recently, the disappearance of Luca Almirez. For those who don't know (you're living under a rock), the basketballer disappeared a month or two ago, after the biggest game of his life. Nothing's been found about him, and to be honest? We're not sure if there ever will be. He was a best friend, a gifted sportsman, and overall a beloved member of society. Perhaps this is Hale's way of battling the grief. Since, you know, he was Luca's best friend. He's trying just as hard as everyone else to get to the bottom of this. His list of suspects is never ending, from Cady Lovaine to Ruel Cruz, to even Reverie Vale and Leslie Wilde. But they have hunches too, and so the story continues, dangerous and twisted. But that's not everything. If you want to get all the details, let's leave the Halloween party. Let's go to the 2nd of August, where everything began.

By sunrise, the queen was dead. They found Chloe Monroe's body behind the football bleachers-her signature pink nails caked with dirt, her phone shattered beside her like glass promises. The police said it was murder. The students said it was karma. At Crescent High, Chloe wasn't just popular-she was power wrapped in perfume and cruelty. The kind of girl who smiled at you just before she ruined your life. She could make someone disappear from the social food chain with a single rumor, and she loved doing it. But beneath the perfect hair, the designer bags, and the fake apologies, Chloe had built herself an army of enemies. Everyone had a story, a reason, a scar. A girl she exposed. A boy she humiliated. A friend she betrayed. A teacher she made loose his job. So when word spread that she was gone, nobody cried. Not really. They whispered. They speculated. Some even smiled. Because in Crescent High, everyone hated Chloe Monroe. The only mystery left- was who hated her enough to kill her. ★.·.·.·.★.·.·.·.·★ IMPRESSIVE RANKINGS: #1 in Solve, Solving, highschool mystery thriller and teen thriller all in December 2025 #1 in SOLVE 23/12/25 #2 in CASE 26/12/25 #2 in SOLVING 27/12/25 #2 in INTERROGATION 27/12/25

In which one killer is on the loose. Eight boys are trapped in the hunt and they can trust no one. This isn't a story about good versus evil. This is about what happens when the line between them disappears entirely. *This whole story is fictional. the characters in this fic has nothing to do with the people in real life. * #25 in Minsung (8th Jan 2026) #4 in Whodunit (27th Jan 2026)

To many, death is an uncomfortable topic to think about. If a child were to ask their parents about it, their parent's most common reaction is to say that the deceased person is in a better place. It might be challenging to get a straight answer from them, but it's understandable why they would explain it this way. Then again, everybody has their theories on what the afterlife is like. Some people like to believe that after you die, your soul either ends up in Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory. While the more pessimistic kind of people like to believe that nothing is waiting for you on the other side. That once you're buried in the ground, you're nothing more than a corpse waiting to be decomposed. But, the one thing that can't be denied is that nobody knows what happens when you die. No one has any clue what happens to a person after their heart stops beating forever. When their spirit leaves this plane of existence. Well, nobody except for Nicholas Danvers. Nicholas wasn't sure when it had started, exactly, but for as long as he could remember, he could see things that other people around him couldn't see. Different societies had many different names to identify them; spirits, specters, phantoms, apparitions, or just common ghosts. But, Nicholas just called them his friends. Instead of shunning and hiding his gift out of shame and fear, Nicholas had decided to help his spirit friends cross over and get their well-deserved eternal rest. Sure, it might have been a tedious and time-consuming process, but he made up for it by helping out the spirits whose souls have been left wandering amongst the living for who knows how long. But, that process will be turned upside-down when the spirit that appears in front of him is none other than Quinn Barton, an old classmate of his who died over a year ago.

In a quiet private room, away from the chit chats of the restaurant's customers. There he was, wearing a top hat and a cloak plus full on wearing clothes that he usually won't wear. As he take a seat to discuss with a someone who's on the other side of the table as the only thing that separates them is the table. While gathering intel, somehow... Someone manage to get him a concussion... He was found there later that evening despite he is the defense in this case he was investigating- now he's a victim in it as well. Will he ever know who dunnit or will the consequences of knowing more gets to him more quickly? Find out in this Alternate Universe/Fanfic! [This is Post AJ:AA hehe and there'll be some implied ships in here] (Disclaimer: No I didn't own any of these characters from ace attorney as it is rightfully belong to Capcom) (Also the cover is from AJ:AA as it is a sketch by Vera Misham- I think?? It does sort of fits...) ©All rights reserved

25-year-old Grace Avery is a stunning woman working as a detective/investigator. Due to her looks, she often gets sexist remarks from her colleagues, seen only as an object of praise and beauty rather than a fellow detective. Annoyed and frustrated, she goes to an old friend for help and assistance, asking for a partner who doesn't care about her looks and has the brains to work with her, to which she learns that there is a person who could help her, the problem lays in the fact that, that person is the very same man who Grace knew and hated in high school, Basil M. House. Will Grace continue to hate his guts? Is Basil the same man whom Grace knew in High school? And will their relationship change? This is a reimagining of Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Besides being a reimagining, it's also a composite of different mystery stories and movies that I loved, so don't be surprised if some of the cases or puzzles look familiar. Apologies for the grammar mistakes:( Really enjoyed writing this:) This story is also on royal road

"The Wolf hunts. The Wolf feeds on its prey. But this... This is different." In the isolated town of Ashford, something old is awake-and it has teeth. A symbol, drawn in blood, violent visions, and an uncanny, terrifying supernatural entity. Something hunts. Something kills. And it's coming for them... whether they're ready or not. *** When Carlos Hernandez survives a brutal encounter in the woods, his life fractures overnight. Haunted by violent visions that feel more like memories than dreams, Carl begins to suspect that the monster stalking Ashford is tied to him in ways he doesn't yet understand. His body changes. His senses sharpen. And the line between hunter and hunted starts to blur. Ashley knows more than she lets on. Raised in the shadow of the forest, she carries her own curse-and her own rules for survival. Training Carl means risking exposure, but leaving him ignorant could be fatal. Somewhere beyond the town limits lives Jude, a reclusive werewolf with a forbidden ability and a connection to Ashley that could unravel everything if revealed. As the Black Wolf's attacks grow bolder, Carl is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: the monster terrorizing Ashford may not be his enemy, but his mirror. To stop it, he must uncover the town's buried history, accept what he is becoming, and decide how much of his humanity he is willing to lose. A dark, atmospheric coming-of-age horror, The Mark blends small-town dread with supernatural mythology, exploring guilt, inheritance, and the violence we carry-whether we choose it or not. For fans of teen wolf, stranger things and TVD

This is a debut that will manipulate you. Lie to you. Gorgeously. Margaret Salvatore has always seen the world differently. At Ravenwood Academy-an elite boarding school where science is revered like faith-her unsettling visions of danger before it strikes are no longer just intuition. They may be the only weapon she has when the Academy's greatest minds begin to fall. Caught between two rivals-the calculating, methodical Brian, and the dazzling, magnetic Sebastian-Margaret must navigate not only the volatile currents of love and loyalty but also the razor's edge of survival. As the shadow of fear deepens, Margaret must decide how to wield her visions, whom to trust, and how far she's willing to go to outthink a murderer who has outsmarted the masters themselves . At Ravenwood, knowledge is power. It might also be the reason you die.

She's a beautician with a plummeting reputation. Can she catch a strangler before her salon is financially frizzed out? Valentine Beaumont is desperate to revive her dying business. Trying to recover from an infamous incident where she defended herself with a perm rod to her attacker's privates, the last thing she needs is another scandal. So when a wealthy socialite is strangled with a steamer cord while awaiting her facial, Valentine has no choice but to start combing through clues. Battling a sexy, hard-headed detective who can't tell pigtails from a pompadour, Valentine is convinced he's pursuing the wrong suspect. And despite his warning not to meddle, the gutsy stylist vows to clear her name before the killer claims another client. Can Valentine tie up the culprit before more lives are cut short?

"What's come over you? Is this still about the fight?" he asked, frustration creeping in. "No, it's not about the fight. I just need space. Do I really have to spell it out?" "You're acting childish. If I've done something wrong, tell me, but stop this. I'm getting tired of it." "I'm tired too!" Savannah's voice cracked, tears rolling down her cheeks. "Let's break up". Shock shadowed the students' faces in the dining hall. The question that lingered in each student's mind now was, 'What happened to the St. Luke couple?'. __________________________________________________________________ When Savannah Hamilton hears about the body found at St. Luke Senior High's uncompleted building, she expects tragedy, but not him, cold and lifeless. Every finger points at Savannah. They blame her for being the reason behind Desmond's suicide. But she knows better. The suicide was staged. Someone at St. Luke is a killer, and they're letting her take the fall. As regret turns to fury, one truth burns in Savannah's mind: someone in this school is no saint. It was just a breakup until it turned bloody. Watch the trailer now on YouTube 👇: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4B6SXUEW2TA My social media account: TikTok: dreamwalter1 YouTube: DreamWalter1 Instagram: dreamwalter1 SnapChat; pawoulladream1

Book #2 of the Campus Sleuths' Series. Enter the student life in the prestigious academe of Castillo High - where favoritism is a religion, the campus is a board game, and the system is bullshit. Every single student is a pawn. But not for long. Three of the academe's talented students play against the rules and display consecutive acts of anonymous rebellion, which leads to an investigation from Castillo High's newly-put up detective organization: the Campus Sleuths. It's a battle between the leagues as they hunt for each other's tails, only to discover that both groups are merely pawns in a much larger and more dangerous chess game - with a nefarious mastermind pulling the strings in the background. Will the two factions set aside their different views and agenda to overthrow a culprit whose dominance presides over the student body? In a place where everyone is a pawn in this chessboard, one must be willing to break the system and overthrow the empire. --- Genres: dark academia, political fiction, murder mystery, and young adult romance. Language: Tagalog-English. Disclaimer: Contains slight themes of inappropriate language, violence/abuse, bullying, implied corruption, and depictions of sexual content. Status: Currently on-going and under editing. Achievement: "The Empire" was part of the #Wattys2018 longlist of Wattpad's top 450 stories! Thank you to everyone who supported this novel! ♡ --- Book #2 of The Campus Sleuths' Series: The Empire. All Rights Reserved 2017.

Kaden grabbed Meris' arm and hauled her back. "What the hell are you-" He clamped his hand over her mouth and pulled her back against his chest. "Shh!" He whisper-shouted, his voice trembled slightly. "Do you want them to find you?" *** #3 -thriller (1/20/26) #1 -triller (1/22/26)

1908. A transatlantic voyage. Jane fled her broken home for a new beginning. She boarded the ship to escape her past. She thought she was just a passenger. But someone on board knows her name-and wants her dead. A young woman. A famous detective. His stubborn grandson. A voyage that becomes a deadly game of secrets, lies, and survival.

Hailey wakes from a forced shutdown to find her boss dead at her feet and twenty-four hours missing from her memory. The evidence is clean, the tech is confident, and everything points to her. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the murder makes too much sense. But not for long. 90. You receive a video message from someone you hate, recorded five hours after their confirmed death.

Celia Jones can talk to the dead, but getting on with them is a different story. She always has at least three spirits following her around, complaining about their relatives, or the inadequacy of their funeral arrangements. The latest is a murdered actress, Maude Domby, but she's less interested in denouncing her killer than in accusing the understudy of stealing her favourite pearls. When the charming but utterly fraudulent medium Stanley Winter holds a séance to contact Maude, Maude insists she and Celia should attend, to see people mourning her 'properly'. But the séance ends up implicating an innocent woman, and now Stanley Winter is banging on Celia's door, begging her to help him find Maude's real killer. Unfortunately, helping Stanley Winter could lead Celia to confront her other power - the one that's both lighter and infinitely darker than talking to the dead. ONC Prompt: 72. A real necromancer sits in on a fake séance.