Thrillers Stories

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!

Ashley Everson had cheated death, but not on his own. After a miraculous recovery, he discovers he's not alone in his body anymore. Something lurks, whispering in his ear a language he can't understand, inviting a chasm of reality he didn't even know existed, inverting his life as he knows it. Is it responsible for his survival? Or is it just using him to hide from something much worse? What does the entity even want? What does it mean to his own mortality? Where did the entity even come from? Ash decides to find out before something much worse hunts down whatever is hiding inside of him. **Awarded 1st place in the Paranormal category for the Cleaved Awards 2019.** **Highest Ranked. Number 3 in Mystery. Number 2 in Thriller.** #bookiestars #EliteAwards2019 #diademawards #tea2020

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.

Alianna Winter thought her detecting days were over when she solved the case of the Merryweather Jewel Thefts. But never had she ever been so wrong. An innocent visit to the country village of Lesser Farthing twists into one of the most dangerous investigations Allie has faces so far. Two apparent suicides-but neither ringing entirely true. And the murderer will do anything to cover his tracks... -The third book in the Alianna Winter series. Her earlier cases: 1.Death At Scarlet Leaf 2. The Merryweather Jewel Thefts Her later cases: 4.Murder Is At Hand 5. The Incident Concerning The Alsatian Dog 6. At The Plaza Majestic 7.Madame Juror 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

Fashionista Cheline Morgan's life is turned upside down following the discovery of a corpse outside the building where her best friend lives. After coming to terms with the death, Cheline attempts to solve the mysterious circumstances surrounding it, while her best friend appears more guilty by the minute. Will she find the murderer before her BFF ends up in jail or worse...dead? Cover by the incredibly talented @x_Luminous_x.

***This story is told completely through Toby's POV*** My life has stopped... I was supposed to keep training. I was supposed to keep developing the skills that it took to be the slenderman's proxy. I was supposed to be there for Sally when she couldn't sleep. I was supposed to be between Jeff and Ben while they tried to show me a movie I could never sit still long enough for. I was supposed to be standing in front of Masky while he yelled at me about my carelessness. I was supposed to be there to receive Hoodie's reassuring smile. I was supposed to be with them... but I'm not. Something horrible happened to me...

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.

Fay Cunningham, publisher of a small-town Pennsylvania newspaper, is having a well deserved midlife crisis. Both nicotine-and calorie-deprived, she stays busy delivering the paper she publishes in order to get closer to her customer base, craving inspiration, a smoke, and a cheeseburger. But she discovers something odd going on behind the closed doors of her trusted friend Joe Wise. Like, where is he and who is the mysterious blonde rudely blocking Fay's entry to his house? Adding to the puzzle, Fay learns that Joe's brother and biggest rival, Thomas, has just died under strange circumstances. Joe was Fay's professional benefactor and her journalistic instincts kick into overdrive. But first, she has to get past Angel, Joe's hostile and secretive new companion. And when Fay's questions get too personal, a killer makes lethal plans to send Fay into permanent retirement....

"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.

Seventeen-year-old Emma Conrad has grown up in Seaside. A seasonal beach town on the North-Atlantic coast, it's the kind of place with over 4000 homes, but only 358 year round residents. It's a town famous for homemade fudge, Saturday night fireworks, boardwalk carnivals, the world's first best saltwater taffy, and the abduction of Ivy Anderson Wright. Everyone knows the story. It happened eleven years ago, during Labor Day weekend. The nanny was home sick, the parents had just rather publicly filed for divorce, and the older brother took his little sister to the championship game of the annual Volleyball Tournament. At 6:15, the six-year-old ran down to the water to collect seashells. At 6:47 pm, there was no sign of her. Three separate ransom demands came and three times her family paid, but they never found her. Not her and not her body. What they don't know is that Emma was also on the beach that day. It was her idea to collect seashells, and Ivy went with her because they were best friends. Now, three weeks before the summer season reopens, when Emma is caught between welcoming and dreading the change of pace, Ivy Anderson-Wright is found-alive. Ivy claims she doesn't remember her abduction, that she doesn't want to dwell in the past now that she's finally home, but Emma knows she's lying. Whoever abducted her is still out there, and they're willing to do whatever it takes to make sure she doesn't talk. And if Emma can't unearth Ivy's secrets and figure out what really happened that day, this time they both might end up dead. ------- Please feel free to leave any comments. I'd love to know what you think!

Clark, Roseline, Sam and Singh are the students of the high school in the most romantic town, Ratipur. Dr. Amarnath who discovered a deadly virus in his lab which exist in Ratipur changes the whole atmosphere of the town. And the story flows with romance and thriller. How a deadly virus changed the most peaceful town to the most sinful town? How it affects the life style of the four young high school teens? READ " TO KILL FOR LOVE " AND ENJOY THE ROMANCE WITH A THRILL.

~A Kidnapper's Dream~ Once Upon A Time... There were no princesses or princes. There were no knights in shinning armor. There were no dragons to be slayed. There was a twenty-two-year-old woman named Jessalyn and it seemed like God hated her. When Jessalyn was little her parents mysteriously disappeared and a few years later she was almost murdered, but instead she was left disfigured. This was all because of the man who saved her that night, a man who left so quickly that she couldn't even see his face. Now, when Jessalyn is all grown up she's given up on everything in her life and she ends up being kidnapped. At first, Jessalyn thinks it's like Hell on Earth with her strange kidnapper, but slowly she starts to rethink it. Will Jessalyn let her emotions get the best of her? -Amazing cover by: @crazycherries Story takes places in the Victorian Era.-

Sequel to P.S. I'm A Creature It had been ten years since Viktor's accident. Ten years since he moved on with Aaron and struggled to control his blood lust and crazed hunger, and it finally felt peaceful. That is, until the government decided it wants its part in the Experiment craze. Along with the fact that Viktor no longer believes his past is truly in the past. All that's left is for him to do what he does best. Kill, and leave no man to survive.

It was at 2:13 a.m. Three knocks. A voice came from inside the Mirror. "Mira... it's me." Her blood ran cold. It was her own voice. Mira was eight years old when she first heard the knocking. It was at 2:13 a.m. Three knocks. She sat up in bed. The house was silent. Her parents were asleep. Her sister Maya was in the next room. Her brother Arjun was downstairs. At least- that's what Mira believed. She climbed out of bed and walked toward her bedroom door. Another three knocks came from the other side. Mira reached for the handle. Then she heard a voice. A little girl's voice. Her own voice. "Mira..." She froze. "Open the door." Mira stepped backward. "Who are you?" The voice giggled. "You." Mira stared at the door. Then the voice whispered: "You promised you'd remember me." Mira didn't understand. She was about to run when her bedroom door suddenly opened.Maya stood outside. Her face was pale. "Mira, don't open it." Maya said. Mira looked at her sister. "Why?" Maya grabbed her hand. "Because that isn't a door." Mira frowned. "Then what is it?" Maya looked toward the bedroom door. Her voice dropped to a whisper. "It's a memory." The knocking stopped. For a few seconds, nothing happened. Then-a photograph slid underneath the door. Mira picked it up.It showed four children standing in front of an old mansion. Mira. Maya. Arjun. And a boy Mira didn't recognize. But the boy was holding her hand. On the back of the photograph were five words: "You forgot him first." Mira looked at Maya. "Who is he?" Maya's eyes filled with fear. She whispered: "Don't ask." But Mira already knew something was wrong. Because the boy in the photograph was wearing the same blue bracelet she was wearing.And from somewhere deep inside the house-a door knocked back. Knock. Knock. Knock. Mira stared into the darkness.She didn't know it yet...but that was the night she opened the first door.And everything she thought she remembered- was about to become a lie.

One sexy CIA agent + one feisty redhead + one disturbed preschooler + one mentally disturbed stalker + one wealthy millionaire + far too many secrets. Ainsley has a stalker. CIA agent Nate Peters goes undercover as a geek to find said stalker. After a run in with some trouble, she offers him a deal as her fake boyfriend. He takes it. All's settled and smooth going... Oh, wait, except someone is out to get Ainsley and Nate has his own demons to deal with. Can he uncover the truth behind Ainsley's stalker before the threats turn fatal? Or will he be unable to resist prioritizing the demon that has plagued him for years?

Ty, a shift manager with an alcoholic wife, creates a female replicant in a dystopia veering toward full mechanization. For Ty, the surreal drudgery of working in a retail environment is interrupted when robotic interfaces are installed at his job. Any protest of the machines will prompt Prominents to place him in a re-education program, and that's if he's lucky. In an effort to distract himself from a failing marriage, Ty becomes obsessed with the idea of a printing a live composite. In a botched job, he ends up printing a female version of himself. Thanks to his clone, Samantha (or Sam as she insists being called), Ty and his family are in danger of being jailed by Prominent forces. A dangerous life of hiding in plain sight is nearly impossible to pull off, especially when Sam strays from simple Prominent edicts by dating a woman. Ty's reality begins to unravel and he is forced to new truths, all while coming to terms with the full-force of mechanization and violence that surrounds him. [Previously FEATURED] [WON FIC AWARD FOR BEST SCI-FI NOVEL] (EDITING, FEEL FREE TO POINT STUFF OUT) [FEATURES CHARACTERS FROM "THE DARK"] ***One of four Honorable Mentions for the Diverse Writer and Diverse World Grants from The Speculative Literature Foundation***

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.

Nothing is ever as it seems in the town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania, especially when Melissa Hastings is around. She is, as always, caught up in A's web of lies, but what happens when she comes back after a long time gone and she begins to fight back? Will she be alone, or will she have help? Only time, and a very strange line of events will tell.