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Book / Mystery and Crime

June 08, 2024

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Comments: 2

Shelves: 4

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Adel lived a normal life until a man broke into her apartment and turned her whole world upside down. Pamela takes the girl in, but the doll maker is secretly a magus helping the police with paranormal cases. Lately there has been strange phenomenon that causes normal people to gain… Read More

Tags: horror, mystery, supernatural, psychological, mature

The first Freemen were veteran Castellian legionnaires and slave laborers who rebelled against the tyrant Lucius Domitius Probus after the Fall of the Second Republic. Led by the military genius of Timoleon the Great and secretly funded by Dwarven Merchant Princes, these colonists staged an excruciating war of attrition upon… Read More

Tags: fantasy, magic, mystery, adventure, action

Microbiologist Violet wakes up from her sleep, not in her cozy bedroom, but in the middle of a wild beach. What's going on? Where is she? Not a soul around, not even birds or animals. And not a single memory of how this could have happened. Wandering on the beach,… Read More

Tags: mystery, game, island, memory-loss

A horror short story I finished earlier in the year, my first piece ever finished. I have received very good reviews from friends and family, but I want to jump out of my comfort zone and share with fellow writers/readers. Any and all advice or criticism is very much appreciated.… Read More

Tags: horror, mystery, short, thriller

In a rural town in Oklahoma, circa 1975, two adolescent boys, one white, one black, from different sides of the tracks, are rapidly approaching their teen years. While attending the same school, they meet and immediately become good friends. Their innocent brotherhood bonding is completely oblivious to the dangers of… Read More

Tags: mystery, adventure, drama, thriller, coming-of-age

On top of Melancholy Hill, a soul is trapped and yearning to break free. When life has you trapped and unable to move forward, how do you take that first step? Read More

Tags: mystery, spirituality, mind, recovery, mystical

"I never thought that one day my life would turn into a long, scary nightmare. Whenever the sun goes down, I pray nothing happens because he loves the dark How can I do as he says while he is just playing with us?" Tachibana Mitsu is 15 years old and… Read More

Tags: mystery, girl, crime, kidnapping, high-school

The writing you are about to read is mostly fictional characters but based on true life events it centres on the heroine life story of a woman fighting a system of corruption and shocking extent of Psychiatric insights leading to incarceration that oftentimes oppresses rather than helps Read More

Tags: mystery, suspense, mental-health, spiritual-romance

A short story about James who, unhappy in his relationship with Sam, goes to by her a final birthday present from her favourite bookstore, and what secrets he finds inside. Read More

Tags: mystery, mystical, bookstore

"The Waiting Room is a short story that breaks the boundaries of reality and keeps you asking questions even after you've finished reading!" "The only story I've read twice in a row! Thought provocative and VERY well written. 10/10!" Read More

Tags: horror, death, fiction, religious, mystery

An amnesiac woman finds herself stranded within a strange realm. Read More

Tags: romance, mystery, science-fiction, thriller

These are files of the origins of known artifacts in the main series; Untold Cases. Read More

Tags: horror, paranormal, mystery

This short fiction story is mostly fictional but based on true events the characters names have been changed. The story is based on a woman diagnosed with mental illness not one diagnosis but several. The woman is Trudie a Psychiatric survivor intends to expose the hidden corruption within the Psychiatric… Read More

Tags: loss, mystery, suspense, crime-mental-illness

Short Story / Thrillers

May 17, 2024

Reads: 286

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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Have you ever thought you saw something out of the corner of your eye? Or maybe you heard someone call your name when there's no one there. What if someone--or something--was really stalking you? Read More

Tags: horror, mystery, fear, supernatural, thriller

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Intrigue plots set-up conspiracies frame jobs A woman is caught in a trap of deception cover ups fraud and harrasment she has to fight for survival in a sinister set Read More

Tags: mystery, suspense-emotional

Flash fictions story all characters are fictional Story of suspense mystery hope to portray a chilling aspect to this writing Read More

Tags: mystery, heartbreak, suspense, divorce

King Edgar Deloriar made one mistake when he reclaimed the throne of Alexandria and overthrew the Pendragon pretenders. He exiled Princess Yasmine and her two-year-old son, Prince Andrew Pendragon III, a child of the heir apparent. We all know the Good King avoided a war with the West Duchies by… Read More

Tags: fantasy, magic, mystery, adventure, action

A story about an honest and hardworking blacksmith, wanting to defeat a fearsome dragon. Hope to get hundreds and thousands of reads by different readers!! Read More

Tags: mystery, thriller

Murders in the Brook. Read More

Tags: horror, nature, poetry, mystery, crime

Camp Crystal Lake is cursed since a tragedy happened a long time ago. When Steve Christy re-opens the camp, and hires a small group of counsellors, Alice Hardy attempts to survive. Read More

Tags: horror, humor, mystery, drama, camp

Step into the enigmatic world of the Snodgers, where secrets buried deep within the earth's core beckon the brave and the curious. A place where the morning foretells stories of ancient superbeings, alien-like pets, and a hermit patriarch with power beyond comprehension. Mr. Snodgers, with his peculiar habits and immense… Read More

Tags: mystery, science-fiction, superheroes

As he sat in the observatory, enclosed by its protective stone walls, the astronomer wondered whether he had made the right choice. Read More

Tags: friendship, mystery, beauty, stars, astronomy

"In the shadows of a mysterious past, Aliza struggles to uncover the truth about her identity and the gruesome crime that landed her in a mental hospital. Haunted by the memory of the girl she killed, Aliza's quest for answers is met with lies and deceit at every turn. Her… Read More

Tags: fantasy, mystery, thriller, deceit, short-story

This will include updated versions of the chapters from Iceflame// Volume 2, each one having its own color cover and some changes to the plot having been made as well. Hope you'll enjoy!! Read More

Tags: military, war, mystery, battle, superpowers

Poem / Poetry

May 06, 2024

Reads: 72

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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Become aware that you were born at a certain time. My poem. Read More

Tags: life, mystery, born, fault, unconscious

I was delving into spiritual topics when I wrote this. Have fun! Read More

Tags: fantasy, mystery, supernatural

Deep in the annals of Victorian London's most dangerous street, where even the blimps refuse to go, lies a crumbling building, and a detective, just trying to get back on his feet. But London is a dangerous place, and there are long, long shadows. Many things lie in Samuel Bane's… Read More

Tags: mystery, sad, historical, noir, steampunk

Wondering what's that figure Read More

Tags: mystery, future, queries, shrouded

A woman died mysteriously in a fire. Police and fire experts are left baffled. Almost 73 years later, the case remains amongst the most bizarre and chilling. Here I’ll recount the story of Mary Reeser and lay out the many theories of what might have happened on that fateful night… Read More

Tags: murder, mystery, fire, crime, unsolved

Castellian settlers landed on the Colonus Coast in approximately 200 B.D. They formed colonies, which turned into trade ports, that soon grew into cities. They traded with friendly locals and drove hostile tribes out of the region, forcing them to migrate south and east. By the first century B.D., Castellian… Read More

Tags: fantasy, magic, mystery, adventure, action

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