Whodunit Stories

To a 300-IQ mind, the world isn't broken-it's just misspelled. And some errors must be redacted in blood. ​To Julian Vane, a 300-IQ rare book restorer, humanity is merely a poorly written draft full of glaring errors-corrupt officials, violent predators, and untouchable criminals. Where the legal system fails, Julian sees a simple need for a red pen. ​Executing each "redaction" with clinical perfection, he leaves no DNA behind-only a missing index finger and a cryptic, coded anagram left on a velvet card. His intended reader? Detective David Miller, his former college roommate whose meteoric rise as a star investigator is secretly being ghostwritten in blood by his best friend.

Zaheer Khan is dead - and the police call it an accident. His family knows better. As the Khans and the Siddiquis dig into the murder, they uncover a thirty-year-old secret, a friend who became an enemy, and a shadow who knows them all by name. Every door they open leads deeper into the circle. Some secrets don't stay buried. Some of them come knocking. 🌒

Book 01 of 'the murder' series Everyone arrived at Devgarh Palace to celebrate a wedding. Not everyone left with the truth. When Dr. Vedang Ranavat is found dead just hours before he is meant to say "I do," an elite investigative unit uncovers a web of lies where no one is innocent, every confession is incomplete, and every secret points to the wrong suspect. Seven secrets. Seven vows. One murder. The last revelation won't just expose the killer... It will change everything you thought you knew.

What happened to The Phillips Girl? People have been asking questions about a little girl for twenty-five years...an innocent child in a yellow coat who vanished without a trace...who had no idea what was going to happen to her. Lots of secrets lie beneath the surface of the old money, culture, and elegance of Ashbourne, the capital of Leoria. There are years of mysteries, resentments, and grief hidden in its heart. Did the Phillips family really get destroyed by the Salvatores and the Ryders? Maybe...Maybe not. The history might be a lot more complicated. And when a group of young people starts searching for answers...they find each other instead and begin to fall for people they were never supposed to love. Because the heart doesn't really follow logic or convenience. When their families have spent decades hating each other, can love and friendship change a path built on hatred? Warning: Contains occasional swearing and suggestive themes. Recommended for ages 13+. Image Credits: All images belong to their respective owners and creators. Used solely for aesthetic visualisation of characters, settings, and story themes. Happy reading. 💛💚 Multiple-time #1 in Original Fiction 🏆

The Ninth Name One invitation. Eight guests. A mansion that should have remained abandoned. One year after the mysterious death of Adrian Blackwood, eight former college friends are invited back to Blackwood Manor. No host. No explanation. Only one rule. Stay until the truth is revealed. As old memories begin to resurface, trust slowly turns into suspicion. Every room hides a secret. Every person hides a lie. And when the first murder shatters the silence, one question echoes through the manor... Was the killer waiting for them... or waiting because of them? In Blackwood Manor, nothing is as it seems. Some truths are buried. Some are erased. And some names... ...should never be spoken.

At Warren Ville High, popularity is everything. Jessica Carter and Lila Sanchez used to rule the school-until one anonymous message told Jessica something that ruined their friendship. Now the halls are filled with rumors, betrayals, and dangerous mind games as a mysterious account known only as "The One Who Knows" begins Watching people and posting stuff about them. No one knows who's behind the account. Not the popular girls. Not the teachers. Not even the people closest to them. As friendships start twisting, and the drama spirals out of control, one question keeps everyone awake at night: Who is The One Who Knows? A dramatic high school mystery filled with twists, Mystery, and gossip, Can you guess who the one who knows is?

Holly thought she knew her best friend. Until she found out she was dead. Everyone has an explanation. An accident. A tragedy. Something that couldn't have been prevented. Holly doesn't believe them. There are too many things that don't add up. Too many strange details. Too many questions no one seems willing to answer. So Holly starts digging. But the deeper she gets, the more she realizes that her best friend's death wasn't the only secret people were hiding. And someone doesn't want Holly finding out the truth. Because the closer she gets to solving the mystery, the closer she gets to becoming part of it. **She was right. Now Holly just has to figure out why.**

Hold on tight for an exhilarating adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Join Ava and Emma as they plunge into the depths of a perplexing mystery surrounding the baffling disappearance of their dear friend, Alex. As they delve deeper into their investigation, they stumble upon a labyrinth of hidden truths and unexpected turns that will leave you breathless. Can they untangle the web of secrets before it's too late? Prepare to be captivated from the very first page as you embark on this gripping journey of suspense, friendship, and the relentless pursuit of the unknown. Get ready for a thrilling ride that will keep you hooked until the very end!

John Hunter is dead. Seventeen years gone, just like that. Emerald can't understand why. She's a poet with no means of trying to solve an entire murder. But as the clues keep mysteriously showing up in her face- she can no longer ignore the signs. Whoever murdered John knows she's on their trail, and soon she becomes a target.

Four months ago my best friend went off Widow's Step and the whole town agreed to call it a choice. I never did. Then, on the night Juno should have turned eighteen, my phone lit up with a number that stopped existing in March. don't let them tell you it was the water. I thought it was a prank. Then I found out Cass Rhee was getting them too - the boy everyone says killed her. His messages are the other half of mine. Neither of us can read them alone. So we started following them. Through her locker. Through the flooded cannery. Through a report somebody paid a lot of money to lose. And somewhere between the ninth text and the tenth, they changed. They stopped telling me what Juno knew. They started telling me what I was doing. Right then. In that room. Dead girls don't text back. Which means somebody very much alive has her phone - and now they have my number too. ⚠ Mature: grief, death, violence. No explicit content. 🏷 #mystery #thriller #enemiestolovers #slowburn #smalltown

Samatha junior never misses a beat whether it catching bad guys or hang out with co workers. Her next case is catching a local kidnapper criminal who may be one of long lost childhood friends whom has many secrets could this case be closer to home maybe so??? 1# Jawdropping - January 20, 2026 7# Black fiction -March 31, 2026

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

DEALT Guess who's the killer? Everyone gets a card. Every card has a purpose. Every purpose has a consequence. Veyra never thought a simple invitation would change her life. One ordinary Saturday morning, she receives a message from an unknown number. YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED. Six hours later, she finds herself inside an unfamiliar building with dozens of other people, all trapped around tables with nothing but a deck of cards in front of them. There are no spectators. There are no observers. Only players. At first, Veyra thinks the cards are nothing more than roles in a game. The King. The Queen. The Ace. The Jack. The Joker. But she soon discovers that the cards don't simply tell them who they are. They decide what happens to them. Numbers determine the severity. Suits determine the consequence. And every mistake comes with a price. They are given five rounds to identify the Spy. The Ace must find the truth. The Spy must remain hidden. The Joker must deceive them all. And whoever makes the wrong guess will pay the price. But as the games continue, Veyra begins noticing something far more terrifying than the punishments. Someone knows the game. Someone knows the rules. And someone has been waiting for them to arrive. Because this isn't the first time DEALT has been played. And it won't end until the deck is empty. So tell me... If you were dealt a card, would you play your role or rewrite the rules?

Short Horror/Thriller Stories made by Dakotah Original ideas, written and owned by- Dakotahstacy3. ONLY on Wattpad ‼️ DO NOT READ THIS ANYWHERE ELSE. [The cover photo is also mine. Of my cat Cuddles. Rip baby boy 🐈🕊️💛🩵] Made on October 24th, 2024 Top Ranks in 2024: #3 in spoopy #4 in figureitout

10 years ago, the Lawson family disappeared without a trace, seemingly into thin air. Upon the discovery of a hidden room, it reopens a decade later, and Harper Sloann, a low-ranking detective with a fascination for the macabre, takes on the case. It's just another task on the job, but things aren't as they seem, starting from the house, to the family, and the clues lurking in the shadows. Now, Harper must piece these truths together to give the Lawsons rest, all the while juggling secrets of her own. An entry to @LiteraryLoungeD's Gen 3 Contest. Part of the AUXPR2023 cluster of works. ˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°•˜"°•.˜"°• © 2023 (First Edition) [10,000 - 15,000 words] [All graphics are made by @sardonictabby]

When Inspector Arjun's uncle is found dead in their home, he vows to find the killer - no matter what it takes. Five suspects. Five old grudges. Five reasons to want a quiet old man dead. As Arjun digs deeper, the case seems airtight - until a rare forensic breakthrough forces a recheck no one saw coming. One by one, the suspects are cleared... until the last print is taken. And it doesn't belong to who anyone expected. A crime suspense story about grudges, guilt, and the lie that got too close to the truth.

Once Midtown's "perfect" student, Verity Tate's life shattered when her best friend was murdered and her father, NYPD Detective George Tate, was framed for the crime scene leak. Overnight, she went from the popular girl dating Flash Thompson to a social pariah, "cancelled" by her peers and left with nothing but a grudge. After a freak accident with radioactive substances grants her enhanced intuition, a jaded and cynical Verity joins her father's new firm, Tate Investigations. While solving the gritty cases of blackmail and fraud that plague the students of Queens, she sets her sights on a new target: Spider-Man. To Verity, he isn't a hero; he's a reckless vigilante with a Stark-funded god complex whose irresponsibility causes the very collateral damage she's forced to clean up. With her new allies Peter and Ned by her side, Verity is determined to hold the mask accountable-unaware that the "irresponsible" hero she hates is closer than she ever imagined. NOTE: Verity Tate's fancast is Natalia Dyer, known as Nancy Wheeler from Stranger Things. P.S. The fanfiction is inspired by Veronica Mars. You don't have to watch Veronica Mars.

Dear Murderer They say blood is thicker than water. But in Oakridge City, secrets run even deeper. When Oakridge City's golden girl is found dead, all fingers point to my brother. To save him, I have to expose the city's darkest secrets-or become the next target Seventeen-year-old Damisa "Damie" Brick is perfectly content blending into the background. In a family of high-achievers-featuring a model mother, a politician grandfather, and a star-athlete brother-Damie feels completely average, mostly sticking to her routine and staying out of the spotlight. But her quiet life is shattered the morning her school's group chat explodes with terrifying news: Tia Merry, the student body chair and her brother Drake's ex-girlfriend, has been found dead near the woods. Even worse? Drake is the prime suspect. As the police close in and paparazzi surround their estate, Damie receives a cryptic text message from an anonymous number: I know who killed her. Meet me tomorrow at 9 PM. Driven by a desperate need to save her brother and finally prove her worth, Damie decides to step out of the shadows and play detective. But the deeper she dives into the mystery, the more dangerous the game becomes. Surrounded by tight-lipped friends, hidden motives, and a masked delivery boy leaving warning notes on her doorstep, Damie realizes someone is watching her every move. In a city built on flawless reputations and dark secrets, trust is a luxury she can't afford-especially when the real killer might be closer than she ever imagined. part of seductive love. please at least read till ch 3 before dropping if you were planning to .that's when things become interesting

''' Seven days between each death. Seven paper effigies arranged like the Big Dipper. Seven characters written in ink: RETURN. REPAY. SIN. PUNISHMENT. KARMA. RETRIBUTION. VOID. When Hong Kong detective Shen Zhao arrives in Yomi Village - a remote settlement in the shadow of Mount Aso - two men are already dead. Both killed by invisible means. Both found curled in the fetal position, as though their bodies tried to return to the womb before the end. Both marked with paper effigies bearing a single character. The villagers whisper of the Yomi Rite, a funeral festival that hasn't been held in twenty years. They say the dead are being sorted - one a farmer, one a shrine priest - assigned different roles in a ritual no living person fully remembers. Armed with only a fountain pen, a worn notebook, and A-Qi - a pocket-sized AI forensics unit - Shen Zhao has seven days before the next death. Seven days to decode a killer who writes in the language of the dead. But the village keeps its secrets close. The innkeeper's hands tremble when he speaks of his father's death. His sister walks the mountain paths at two in the morning, dragging something through the volcanic gravel. And on the wall of the lodge, a calendar from 2008 circles three dates in red - each exactly seven days apart. The killer is not killing at random. The killer is keeping accounts. And the next entry is due tonight. - THE PAPER DEAD is Volume 1 of the Yomi Rite series, featuring detective Shen Zhao and his AI assistant A-Qi. This is a PREVIEW - the first chapters of the novel. The complete book is available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited. [Insert your KDP link here] Volume 2: The Yomi Rite - coming soon. '''

A story based on the mysterious disappearance of a young news anchor from Mason City, IA