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325 Stories

  • HUNT by imacharacter98
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    ***Sequel to HUSH*** Three years after murdering his wife and two children, Bennett Rhodes is still on the loose. The case goes cold, with no sightings and no new murders. However, Detective Mick Lancaster knows that Rhodes is still out there, biding his time, waiting for the right moment to strike again. Mick vows to be ready when that moment comes, but little does she know that danger is closer than she thinks. #11 in whatsgonnahappen #1 in coldcase first post: 8/23/19 last post: 2/4/20
  • The Watcher by Alex-zandra
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    Everyone says Detective Elijah Knox died a hero. Zaria Knox isn't convinced. Years after her father's death during a mysterious investigation, the questions he left behind still haunt her. The evidence never added up, the case was closed too quickly, and every attempt to uncover the truth ends in silence. Now a student at Blackwood University, Zaria spends her days attending lectures and her nights investigating crimes, disappearances, and cold cases that others have forgotten. Armed with an extraordinary eye for detail and instincts she inherited from her father, she has a habit of noticing things nobody else does. When an anonymous message containing a photograph of her late father appears on her phone, Zaria is pulled into a dangerous mystery that refuses to stay buried. Someone knows what really happened to Elijah Knox. Someone has been watching her. And the deeper she digs, the more she realizes that her father's final investigation may have never ended at all. Some secrets are hidden. Others are protected. And some are worth killing for.
  • Death in Chance Ridge by NiviNoir
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    Aimee finds an old case file in the hidden room behind her cupboard.
  • Ugly Stars by matthewp118
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    Eight years ago, Maxwell Voltaire's brother was murdered by a man no one could identify-except for one detail. A strange, ugly mark. A star. Now a student at the prestigious Greenwood Academy, Max has spent years trying to forget the face he can barely remember and the hatred that never faded. But on the anniversary of his brother's death, the past resurfaces in the worst way possible. Because in this world, stars aren't just distant lights-they leave their mark. Hidden among ordinary people are those born under rare celestial conditions, individuals branded with star marks and granted abilities that evolve over time. They move through society unseen, shaping gangs, governments, and the balance of power itself. And Max... might be one of them. Now, forces he doesn't understand are starting to close in-people who would rather erase him than risk what he could become. With no one to trust and nowhere to run, Max is forced to fight back. Because surviving isn't enough anymore. He'll have to build something of his own.
  • Shells by AuthorsummerA
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    In a small coastal town , the bodies start turning up one by one posed on the beach, naked, washed clean, and each stuffed inside an enormous, bleached-white conch shell. No signs of violence. No footprints. No suspects. Just... shells, while Lena and Ray, two old lovers reconnect to solve this mystery, it gets tangled up even more when the center of these series is Lena.
  • Cold Cases by everyhearthasahero18
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    How can cases just simply seem like the past and become nothing but a cold case?
  • The Silence at Willow's Rest by LaceyShelby
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    In 1970, eighteen‑year‑old Diane Carter takes a housekeeping job at the Crow family estate - a place whispered about in town, a place her mother warned her never to enter. But inside those white walls, she meets Rebecca Whitfield Crow, the lonely young wife of powerful Robert David Crow. What begins as quiet friendship becomes something deeper, something dangerous, something neither of them has ever dared to want. But Willow's Rest is a town where secrets rot in the dark... and where a woman's bruises are called "marriage problems." When Robert's violence spirals out of control, one stormy night in 1972 changes everything. A struggle. A fall. A body on the floor. And two young women forced to run from the only home they've ever known - and from the truth that could destroy them. Fifty‑three years later, in 2025, Detectives Elias Monroe and Caroline Holt reopen the cold case that Willow's Rest buried. Diane and Rebecca, now in their seventies and living under new names, are finally found. But the truth isn't simple. Love never is. And some secrets don't stay buried - not even after half a century. A dual‑timeline Southern gothic mystery about forbidden love, survival, and the price of silence.
  • BLACKWOOD - A Copper Creek Thriller by ElleryWrites
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    Every town has a story people don't tell. Copper Creek has a graveyard full of them. When Deputy Cassidy Crowe begins seeing visions of women she's never met, she dismisses them as nightmares brought on by stress, grief, and too many sleepless nights. But nightmares don't leave evidence. Nightmares don't match missing persons reports. And nightmares don't lead to bodies. As the line between intuition and something far more terrifying begins to blur, Cassidy finds herself following a trail of forgotten women into the heart of a mystery that has haunted Blackwood Ridge for generations. The dead remember everything. And they're done being silent.
  • The Cold Case Between Us  by ravensinclair1
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    Three murders. No DNA. No witnesses. No mistakes. Only a pattern that should not exist. Ten years ago, the city buried what it called an unsolvable case - three victims, found in different locations, with no connection except for one thing left behind at each scene: a precise, deliberate calling card. Clean. Symbolic. Untraceable. And then... it stopped. Until a crime podcaster reopens the case that everyone was told to forget. She doesn't believe in ghosts. She believes in patterns, voices, stories the dead can no longer tell. But the deeper she digs, the more dangerous the truth becomes - because someone is still watching the case. Someone who never stopped. Assigned to assist the investigation is a former military operative turned detective. Controlled. Detached. And dangerously familiar with cold cases that were never meant to be solved. He wants the past left buried. She wants it exposed. But neither of them is prepared for what connects them to the murders... or what happens when the pattern starts again. Because some cases don't stay cold forever. Some are waiting to be finished.
  • The Awakening Of Maisie Ward (agggtm fanfic) by velectrolite
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    An agggtm fanfic. Seven years ago, young Maisie Ward was murdered. No one knows who did it. The case is closed. Or is it? When Amelia Singh-Amobi turns 18, she starts to question this murderer. And living in a small town that has numerous murderers, with the oarents that have done unimaginable things to solve them, she's deteremined to find out the truth. But someone doesn't want that incident to come out. If the killer is hiding in the shadows, how many lies will they cover before Amelia uncovers them?
  • the gift of silence by Miffy_mei
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    Juniper Rae Scott was once on the road to something big in law enforcement-until a major case went wrong, and everything crashed. The one person she trusted most, Elias Holt Everett, walked away with the promotion... while she took the fall. She hasn't forgiven him since. But everything changes when a woman receives a severed finger as a gift-and then dies days later. Juniper is unexpectedly pulled back into action, chasing a case that grows stranger with every turn. The only thing more complicated than the case? She's partnered up with him again. -"You still don't trust me," she says. Elias looks at her, voice low-"If I didn't, I wouldn't have asked for you." -He snapped his fingers. "Yeah, that one! My cousin's girlfriend's brother does landscaping there. Says the husband's a total creep." -"Stop looking at me like that," i said without turning around. Elias leaned closer, voice low. "If you knew how I looked at you... you wouldn't be able to stand still."
  • ţımęţřąvęĺ - criminal minds by 0kota0
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    ------- ( timetravel ) in which a daughter of an FBI agent time travels to inform the BAU about the cold case their working on -and they deal with her melodramatic bs _________________________________ -----> story made by me ------->cover is not mine, it belongs to its respective owners --------> criminal minds made by their respective owners ---> short fic - timetravel - spencer being himself - who's the daddy?? - lowercase is a choice not completed, but will be in short time.
  • Clown Crazed by GhxstBexr
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    Follow Amari down her path of an immortal life. She's devoting her time and money to go around the world and help solve cold cases, put long time ghosts to rest, and keeping the dead from entering the living when it's not the annual holiday. She finds a huge restaurant that was abandoned and supposedly haunted for years after many murders took place at the location. In order to help solve the case, she's going to need the help from the kids, and adults that were murdered there long ago, and find out who killed them. The police say they have their Culprit. James Price. A man who couldn't stop looking at the face of sheer terror from anyone. But he pleads his innocence. He said that it wasn't only him that took the knife to someone's throat. He names another man, Robert Weild. But. . . .he's been dead for years, before the murders started. . . .Before Robert died, his favorite act was with the Puppet and matching animatronic. Giggling Gibby. They say James is beyond crazy but when he points out that Gibby was in every single shot of when the people were murdered, the police ask for Amari's help.
  • Death Do Us No Part by Pabi_97
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    Highest Ranking: #77 in Horror (16/12/2017)........ Nine year old Daisy and the rest of her family moves from England to Austria, following the mysterious disappearance of her father. She gets entangled in a buried secret and a bloody curse hidden in her father's family home in Austria, once an orphanage. Her family and her new friends help unravel the decades-long mystery, hidden deep within the misty, quaint countryside. What happened to the Jewish twin girls in the Winter of 1941?
  • The Mumbai Siege -II by dikshant0923
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    Detective Aadi investigates a shadowy group that "erases" victims, uncovering a chilling link to tech billionaire Arman Usman. As bodies pile up, a personal tragedy reveals the killer's true motive-and Aadi's own past.
  • THE ROYAL  DALLIANCE by writtenbyswapnil
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    When royalty meets murder, secrets rise with the mist. Detective Nilopher Nicholes and her partner Zane Fox are pulled into a chilling international case when a young prince is poisoned during a pre-wedding ritual. From the foggy streets of Bengaluru to the haunting shores of Sri Lanka's Delft Island, the duo must uncover the truth buried beneath royal pride, plastic smiles, and a single vanishing footprint.
  • chasing pook - a quinn story by cutefuzzybear
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    quinny baby is taking on the world one pook at a time. whilst also falling for someone who also can feel the pook. the pook? wish i knew his brothers have surpassed pook, but he is quite in the mist.
  • The Podcast Experiment by faithsandersauthor
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    When true-crime podcaster Maya Chen decides to investigate the 15-year-old disappearance of Lily Reeves, she has no idea how deep the rabbit hole goes. As her popular podcast "Cold Case Confessions" gains traction, Maya uncovers a sinister web of secrets surrounding Lily's former employer, the powerful Robert Grimes. Driven by her quest for truth, Maya follows an anonymous tip to an abandoned farmhouse, unwittingly walking into a trap set by the killer himself. Suddenly, she's no longer just reporting on a cold case-she's fighting for her life and racing to expose a decades-old murder. In this gripping thriller, Maya must use all her wit and courage to survive, bring a killer to justice, and give Lily's family the closure they deserve. But at what cost? "The Podcast Predicament" delves into the dark side of investigative journalism, exploring the power of persistence, the price of truth, and the fine line between dedication and obsession. Follow Maya's harrowing journey as she discovers that some secrets are deadly, and not all predators hide in the shadows.
  • The Shadow of Deception by WolfeTales
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    She thought she was investigating a cold case. Then she found her own name on the list. In 1985, investigative journalist Sarah Mitchell has built her career uncovering hidden truths. But when a string of young women go missing in the small town of Riverton, Sarah discovers a sinister connection between the victims and an elite, untouchable family. Every clue points to Nathaniel Mercer, the charming but dangerous heir to a powerful dynasty. But as Sarah digs deeper, she realizes he isn't the one pulling the strings-and the real monster has been hiding in the shadows for decades. With the help of Detective Mark Davis, Sarah follows a trail of deception, corruption, and unspeakable secrets that lead to an underground society willing to kill to keep their sins buried. But Davis has secrets of his own. And the closer Sarah gets to the truth, the harder it is to know who she can trust. Will she expose the truth before she becomes the next target?