Mystery Stories

Anna Grace's mother, Lillian, died in a tragic house fire, or so everyone thought. But Anna knows the truth - her mother was murdered. Lillian was hiding something, and someone was willing to kill to keep it hidden. Haunted by this dark secret, 12-years-old Anna Grace becomes burdened with a heavy weight she cannot share. Complicating matters further, Lillian's will reveals an unexpected twist- Travis Greeley, Anna's eldest half-brother, is named as her legal guardian. Receiving the call about his half-sister Anna Grace, Travis Greeley is flooded with emotions, as he had long wondered about the fate of Lillian Miller, the woman who had brought love and kindness into their lives. Travis recalls the pregnant woman his father brought home, who lovingly embraced him and his brothers, filling a void they had longed to fill. Entrusted with Anna by Lillian, Travis and his brothers embrace their roles, determined to provide her love amidst the secrets and dangers that lie ahead. Anna must navigate the complexities of her new familial bonds while uncovering the truth behind her mother's murder. NOTE: This is NOT a Mafia Story.

When someone dies mysteriously during a Psych experiment, Rhiannon becomes enmeshed in a conspiracy that includes both the survivors and the killer. ***** Short on cash, Rhiannon Ford signs up to take part in a social psychology experiment based on group think. But when a participant dies under mysterious circumstances, and the story surrounding that death seems mired in conflicting lies, she's quickly drawn into a web of conspiracies that merge urban legends, rivalries, and the very psychological principle the test was about. When everyone is lying, how can Rhiannon find the truth? ***** [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐀: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐬 #1 𝓒𝓪𝓷 𝓫𝓮 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓪𝓼 𝓪 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓮. Seven women vanish from Delhi at 10:30 p.m. No CCTV. No evidence. No pattern-except the chilling silence each disappearance leaves behind. ARCADIA is called in, forcing two rivals to work side by side: 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐡𝐢 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐭 - cold, brilliant, and hiding a trauma she refuses to touch. 𝐃𝐞𝐯 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 - sharp, infuriating, and far too protective of the one woman who swears she doesn't need him. He calls her love just to watch her break. She calls him Dev because anything more would be dangerous. But as they dig deeper, a disturbing truth starts to surface: these abductions aren't random. They're deliberate. Structured. Driven by a twisted interpretation of 𝐊𝐚̄𝐦𝐚 - the sin of desire. And when the pattern tightens around Aarohi, Dev feels the shift instantly-the air changing, the hunt turning personal. Someone is watching her. Someone is choosing her. And Dev would burn the world down before he lets desire claim her next. 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 1: 𝐊𝐀̄𝐌𝐀 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 Book 2 coming soon!

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) #2 in Whodunit (27th Jan 2026) #1 in hyunlix (3rd April 2026) #3 in Jisung (5th April 2026)

Hollie has been a bad girl ever since she was little girl. She used to make fun of other kids, push them around, cause trouble and make her parents go insane. Levi has been a good guy all his life. He always had perfect grades, never did anything bad and respected his parents like every kid should. When Hollie has trouble with her family, she crashes at Levi's for a few days, hoping her parents would just calm down and she could go home. But everyone knows that opposites attract and when Levi and Hollie spend the night together, they find themselves unable to leave each others' company. © Copyright 2015 Charlie Jones. All Rights Reserved.

The crash of a Dallas-bound jet wasn't just a tragedy to TV reporter Avery Daniels; it was an act of fate that handed her a golden opportunity to further her career. Mistaken for a glamorous, selfish woman named Carole Rutledge, the badly injured Avery would find that plastic surgery had given her Carole's face, the famous senatorial candidate Tate Rutledge for a husband, and a powerful Texas dynasty for in-laws. And as she lay helpless in the hospital, she would make a shattering discovery: Someone close to Tate planned to assassinate him. Now, to save Tate's life, Avery must live another woman's life -- and risk her own...

Everyone in Leur University know her as Maple Higim A nerd and a loser. But little did they know that she's somebody else hiding behind a mask.

A night of elegance turns into something far more dangerous. Inside the grand ballroom of Thornveil, everything appears perfect-flowing music, flawless smiles, and a gathering of nobles who seem exactly where they belong. But perfection doesn't last. The night begins to repeat itself, subtle at first, then impossible to ignore. Conversations reset. Movements loop. People forget. Only a few notice the cracks. Astrea Rosewood finds herself caught between reality and something controlling it, alongside those who seem to understand more than they admit-Clair, Soren, and the ever-watchful Adrian. As the ballroom reveals itself to be more than just a setting, the truth becomes clear: this is not a celebration. It's a system. When Adrian suddenly disappears and is found dead away from the crowd, the illusion shatters completely. Grief turns to suspicion, trust begins to fracture, and Astrea becomes the center of blame. But the danger doesn't end inside the ballroom. Outside, in the dark grounds of Thornveil, a familiar figure is seen running with a blade-proof that whatever is happening isn't just controlling the night. It's hunting within it. Now, as reality bends and secrets unravel, Astrea must decide who to trust in a place where nothing stays real for long-and where the next person to disappear might not come back at all.

Rowan was just here to be a ghostwriter. Investigating a small town's folklore and its connection to a real life murder wasn't part of his contract. ***** Rowan Underwood promised himself he'd do one last gig as a ghostwriter, tired of hearing everyone say how good of an opportunity it is. Bags packed, he moves to a small town in Nova Scotia, hands full of mythology and folklore books to write the work of a lifetime, and even has the help of Isla Guerreiro, small and fierce. When the myths become reality, when he's not entirely sure reality is what it appears to be, Rowan must do everything in his power to find out the truth about a murder before his name cannot be cleared any longer. [[WATTPAD FEATURED STORY]] [[WATTYS 2019 WINNER]] Content warnings: This story contains some scenes of violent nature. © 2017 caterina george // all rights reserved

In the years of the 19th century, within the hidden registers of pureblood aristocracy, one name was spoken with measured restraint: Venacrux. A noble wizarding family of old lineage-refined, powerful, and veiled in deliberate silence. Their history was not simply recorded; it was guarded, fragmented, and sealed beneath layers of legacy no outsider could fully unravel. To speak of them was to acknowledge something both revered and quietly unsettling. At the heart of this bloodline lay a mystery that no chronicle dared complete-one that would eventually converge into a single heir. Peregrine Venacrux. And as the world turned its attention elsewhere, something within the Venacrux legacy began to shift... almost imperceptibly, like a royal seal cracking under unseen pressure.

Pulane is a young mother but she doesn't know the father of her child. It's hard making a living as a single mom while you're also taking care of your little sister. One day Xavier Oliphant walks into Pulane's life and despite him being Pulane's baby daddy he comes with a lot of baggage that Pulane wasn't expecting. He's mysterious, suspicious and somehow he might be a serial killer. Will Pulane stay admist all of this or will she take her baby and go back to the streets?

Sabrina Levamonte is a great doctor. Secretly, she's also a terrifying assassin, incredibly skilled and fast. She can easily kill thousands with her katana. Luke Luxwell is a powerful and feared Mafia boss. He's also the world's youngest billionaire and a very successful CEO. He saved his father's failing company, and now has many enemies in both the mafia and the business world. They married for their own reasons, living together in the same mansion, completely unaware of each other's true lives. Will they fall in love despite all their hidden secrets? © 04-14-24

𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐀: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐬 #2 𝓒𝓪𝓷 𝓫𝓮 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓪𝓼 𝓪 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓮. 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐮𝐤𝐡 is everything control looks like - ambitious, composed, and unshakably calm under pressure. As a medical examiner, she deals with death every day, dissecting truths others can't stomach. She's built her life on precision and discipline, burying the past deep enough that it no longer touches her. Until he walks back into it. 𝐑𝐮𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚 is everything control barely contains. Brilliant, feared, and dangerously volatile, his anger has always been both his greatest weapon and his deepest flaw. Six years ago, he didn't just leave Maya - he shattered her, choosing distance over the risk of becoming the very thing he hates. And he's lived with that choice ever since. Now they're forced into the same investigation - same rooms, same silence, same ghosts. The first murder is easy to explain. The second feels intentional. By the third, it becomes impossible to ignore - someone isn't just killing. They're observing, learning, provoking. And with every crime, the pattern edges closer. Not to the victims. To Rudra. As the case unfolds, the truth begins to surface: this isn't a hunt for justice. It's a descent- into rage, into memory, into something Rudra has spent his entire life trying to control. And Maya is standing right at the edge of it. Because if Rudra loses control, he won't just catch the killer... he might become exactly what they've been waiting for. 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 2: 𝐊𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐇𝐀 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫

Myrtle has decided that she's actually a very good cook. In fact, she feels she's such a good cook that she elects to hone her skills at a cooking school. She persuades her reluctant friend Miles to join her, convinced they both could use some inspiration in the kitchen. This cooking school enrolls one rather loudmouth student who quickly makes everyone fed-up. This unfortunate student, fond of telling tales out of school, learns that one man's meat is another man's poison. Myrtle and Miles must use class act detecting skills to learn who's been schooled in murder before someone else's goose gets cooked.

A child of tragedy, trained in cruelty and watched over by unseen forces. A secret too dangerous to reveal. A power that could save-or destroy-everything. She stands at the edge of fate, where even the forsaken can see the truth. Hinata Hyuga hides a power the world cannot fathom. When destiny and fate collide, she must survive-before they destroy her or she reshapes them The 1st book of the Byakugan Princess

Annie Bloom is an average girl. She's in college, has a best friend, works, and studies. Yet one day she finds herself attacked, hospitalized, and nearly killed. Her best friend, Will, is certain it has to do with the guy she just started dating. Is Will jealous? Could her new boyfriend be involved? Or is it someone else entirely? Annie must find out quickly because every day could be her last. *** I could feel nothing but the pain. I felt every hit in excruciating detail with each erratic, painful heartbeat as my world became reduced to a series of agony. I struggled to breath through the broken ribs that constricted my airflow like a two-ton concrete slab had fallen on me. The blood from the blows to my head rolled down my face in waves. My arm was twisted at an impossible angle, yet I couldn't scream because my mouth would not open. I could feel the kicks coming at me from all directions, and as I received another one to the head I knew this was the end for me and my heartbeat slowed. The stab wound was bleeding too much for me to survive. When they left me for dead my eyes began to droop and the last thing I saw through fuzzy tunnel-like sight was a man running towards me before one final rattling breath coursed through my broken body and my heart stopped beating.

Three years after her sister's unsolved death, Avery Collins is pulled back into the past when a new murder bears chilling similarities to the night that changed everything. As she searches for the truth, buried secrets begin to surface - and Avery soon realizes that some answers come with a terrifying cost.

Blair discovers a letter buried in her garden. A whole lot of things were strange about this. She had weeded her garden just yesterday and was quite sure of her sound memory that assured her that she had cleared this particular section and had not seen it then. The letter was written in her own handwriting and once again her memory assured her that she hadn't written this particular letter. The letter was dated 2030 and she was quite sure that the current year was still 2026. The letter mentioned that Mark had a crush on her. Ew. Besides, they hated each other. Who on earth is Courtney? And why does she need saving?

Lingling returns to Bangkok after her sister's mysterious disappearance, only to find her old life isn't as buried as she thought. A note left at her door leads to a red book and a black USB hidden inside-clues that someone knows the truth. But when Orm, her estranged best friend, her love, reappears with secrets of her own, the lines between trust and betrayal begin to blur. In a city full of shadows, what they uncover may destroy them both. A slow-burn mystery packed with suspense, secrets, and longing. *How far would you go to find the truth?*