Mysteries Stories

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.

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.

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

Kayleigh went to Beaumont Academy to start over, not to solve a cold-case murder.

When Elijah and his fanatical sister, Eliza, are faced with a murder, they set out to find the murderer on their own. Inspecting in secret, hiding their mission from their callous foster mother, their friendship is harshly tested. As they delve deeper into the case, however, they find themselves sinking deeper into uncharted territory - deeper than they'd ever have wanted. Note: Mild swearing and violence present (although very rarely) Featured on 2/1/17 #447 in Mystery/Thriller 13/11/17

Beth Fields had known since high school that she was going to sign up for the New Hope colonization program. The daring and mystery of a voyage through space were calling her name. The adventure of exploring an unknown planet tugged on her heart. This was her chance for a fresh start. A new life. Of course, there were risks involved. Space was unpredictable. Numerous things could go wrong, but it was a risk she was willing to take. --- Co-written with my sister @SapphireSky_

THE SILENT DEAL is an award-winning explosive adventure. The Magic Trick (book 2) is out, and book 3 comes out next year. Within these pages lies mystery, magic, mythology, and wide cast of gypsies, gamblers, fire-jugglers, and thieves. The Card Game awaits... ** WHEN VIKTOR AND ROMULUS, two peasant boys, dig too deep into their town's strange past, they awaken the wrath of a mysterious overlord. As the blood brothers struggle to survive, their search for answers takes them through gambling parlors, fortune-teller dens, and moonlit forests full of monsters and men alike. But even with the help of their friends, can they escape the deathly experiments that their foe is creating in Staryi Castle? ** WINNER of 'Outstanding Fiction' at the California Writers Con. 5 STAR Finalist of the 2015 Readers Favorite Awards.

John has always been there for Sherlock, even if it gets weird. Welcome to my book. Contains spanking, cuddles, Johnlock, and little moments when in life when you need someone. No lemon.

Teddy, Victoire, James, Albus, Rose, Hugo & Lily are transported 20 years back in time to the year 1997 following a misadventure with a Time-Turner. Stuck in the past with no way out, they decide to help their teenage parents along the Horcrux hunt and in the process, prevent the deaths of their dear ones. Their mission : Defeat Voldemort sooner. Harry, Ron & Hermione made plans for the Horcrux hunt, but their lives were thrown off gear with the entry of the time-travelers who claim to help them. Will they accept their help, and in turn risk the lives of their future children?

Xyra is a woman that has been apart of her fathers mafia business for seven years now. Feisty from the moment she could walk, most would say she was a bratty little thing, she can defend herself from the dangerous world that awaits. Her father is the only man Xyra is afraid of. Starting at the age fifteen, she has seduced men to their death bed, robbed the wealthy, killed without a second blink- lots of cruel things. It's her job, nothing wrong with doing what you're told, right? What happens when xyra is in the middle of a task and someone is..... strangled with a twizzler? Xyra left the room for a brief moment only to catch a blur of a blue escape the window, while an overweight man in a desk chair with a twizzler wrapped around his neck and a knife wound in his chest is sitting in the room. With help from her best friends Andrea and Lynn she is determined to figure out this mystery murder, along with untangling some of her own family secrets. - I leaned back slightly so that I could look up at him, unfortunately for me most of his face was covered, keeping me from trying to read his expression. "You think I'm trying to avoid you?" I scoffed for effect. "No." He leaned in so close to my face that I could barely comprehend the situation anymore. His hand wandered my waist, down the space of my thigh, until he felt the outline of the knife I had in my garter band. "I know so." - (SLOW UPDATES, I have commitment issues)

A search for missing sister who no one is sure is alive or dead, a turbulent family riddled with deadly secrets that threaten to ruin them all, and a serial killer charging through the countryside all culminate in this tale of forgiveness, sorrow, and retribution. Set in the 1950's. Updated on Sundays and Wednesdays ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

MOONLIGHTING IN VERMONT: Sometimes a girl just has to get dirty TROUBLE FOLLOWS SOME WOMEN... Bella Bree MacGowan is your average country girl. She works two jobs to support her farm and the menagerie of stray animals that accumulate there; she's almost always covered in mud; and everyone in her small town of South Royalton, Vermont, feels free to comment on everything from her love life ("That Jim just isn't right for you!") to her expired inspection sticker ("Better get that car looked at!"). Is there any such thing as privacy anymore? ... BUT IT FELL IN LOVE WITH BREE MACGOWAN. When Bree finds a dead body at the five-star resort where she moonlights as a maid, her life careens out of control. Her lawyer boyfriend, Jim, dumps her; the surly and sensual investigating officer, Lieutenant Miles Brooks, keeps giving her the beady eyeball; and a reporter at the paper where she works names Bree as the primary suspect in the murder! Can your average hard-working country girl prove her innocence, rein in a love life gone wild, and maintain her sanity all at the same time?

In a world ravaged by war started by a wicked hydreigon, the pokemon have been split into three groups - Outcasts, Heretics and Darkness. Two members of the Outcasts Guild - a meowstic called Cleo and her small dedenne companion Spark - stumble upon an odd discovery. Something that sparks a little hope amongst the Outcasts. The hope that one day, the Darkness just might be defeated and pokemon can live in peace once more. However, this discovery sets two assassins - an androgynous zorua named Harlequin and a joker of a banette named Enigma - after Cleo and her friends. What unfolds next is a roller-coaster of events that throw our heroes right into the epic battle between good and evil. (Nominated for Serebii's Fanfiction Awards 2015 for 'best character development' (tied for second place) and 'best new writer' (first place). Also nominated for 'most dedicated writer', 'best pokemon centric 'fic', 'best new chaptered 'fic' and 'best Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 'fic'. Again in 2016 for 'best character development' (Tied 1st-3rd place), 'best non-human antagonist' (Tied first place), 'best minor character' (Only nomination - first place) and also nominated for 'best non-human character'.

Following the events previously taken place on Thriller Bark. Roronoa Zoro is still recuperating from his ordeal with Bartholomew Kuma, leaving him traumatized and in a weakened state. Sanji is worried and feels he needs to keep tabs on him to make sure he's not a danger to himself. All goes well up until they reach the new island of Yari. Ghoulish tales of paranormal activity and demons were foretold to of taken place on this island paradise. While some choose to recuperate and relax go about normal. Another of a curious nature is trying to discover a secret is that could change the way they look at things and see each other in another light.

One death is just the beginning. Corrie, Edie, and Dawn are awakened to terrible news: a student has been killed on campus. They instantly suspect a faerie killer-but with no evidence and no suspects, it's difficult to come to any conclusions. Among the other students, rumors swirl. Why is no one investigating this death? Why was the dead girl so reclusive? Where are the police, her family, any suspects? It's finally time to ask the questions they have been unable to ask for years. Answers come with difficulty... but, in time, they come. When all is known and the dust is settled, will this death be the end of Chatoyant College?

!!!HIATUS!!! Calm professor Shen Wei and exuberant chief detective Zhao Yunlan couldn't be more different, but the past and the stars will lead their path. The past can't be changed, but it can improve the future. The past shouldn't be forgotten, because it could come back... - - - English is not my first language, I apologize in advance! [versione italiana nel profilo]

Samantha Amador, a normal 5.4' girl who made a decision to write a bucket list. A bucket list she would like to complete before graduating Year 12. However, it would have to be thrilling, romantic, spontaneous, and above all, she would like to perform a brave stunt. A stunt that no person, has ever tried to accomplish in fear of the consequences. My bucket list: [] Do an extreme sport [] Be rebellious, and break the law [] Climb a mountain, and scream as loud as I can [] Make a difference in someone's life [] Fly in a hot-air balloon [] Kiss my partner underneath the Eiffel Tower Do you want to know what Miss Amador did that wasn't, on her bucket list? Hit the bad boy in the face. This was DEFINITELY not the brave stunt Samantha was thinking about Cover - [Tamedkiss]

Jay was attempting to kill himself when a strange girl, Ella, came into his life. Ella is not normal which anyone can see. She is very polite, but has power over other people that respect her. She is amazing at fighting, but still seems to care for this boy wanting to take his own life. Ella is chased by hit-men for her crimes in the past. Her parents are assassins which means they commonly use her in their crimes. Ella is very good at fighting, but she doesn't want Jay to know her crimes. Much like everyone else in their class, Jay can't help but fall for Ella. Mr. Oct is an evil man. He is after Ella and her father for their secret. Mr. Oct would stop at nothing to get to them. Ella must use the help of her friends to overcome her enemy.

Rhylee has been a prisoner of this place for six years. They took her when she was only thirteen, injecting heroin into her veins as soon as they locked her in that pure white cell. Doctors who found the art in making illegal drugs, the money, the greed, capture innocent people and use them as their lab rats. When they test a new drug called 'Gold' on poor nineteen year old Rhylee, she finds there's more secrets in this place than she thought there were. Betrayal, love, murder and suspense have taken over her already miserable life, leading her to a mission for revenge.

How do you fight evil if death is not the end? Seventeen-year-old Mia trusts no-one. She wants to - she'd give almost anything to be able to - but when your survival depends on the acute awareness of every whim and mood swing of your narcissistic, rage-filled mother, anxiety becomes a default state. Mia has become expert at reading body language, facial expressions, vocal fluctuations - permanently prepared to fight, flee or freeze at the slightest hint of anger, aggression or even just disapproval. Mia's learned it's easier to be alone. But Mia's not alone. When the people children are supposed to be safest with abuse them, it's common to develop this hyper-aware state. Doctors have a name for it: hyper-vigilance. The recruitment scouts at Kazemoto Security (Supernatural Division) have a word for it, too: potential. *** Chapters will be posted here on Wattpad as well as its own Wordpress blog and in podcast form (read by me - eek!) on iTunes, YouTube, & SoundCloud. If you'd like to receive an email from me whenever a new chapter is released, and be first to know little extras about the world of WoWaM like: what exactly are Gossips and their fellow Shades? or; what are the real-world inspirations for the international locations we'll visit as WoWaM unfolds? sign up for my WoWaM readers group at www.tinyletter.com/darcyconroy You'll also be able to send me messages, asking your own questions so that I know what interests you most. I'll do my best to answer as well as I can, as soon as I can (no spoilers, though!)