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Short Stories - By Genre: Detective
in the "Detective" genre

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The Heroes of Corvus: Roulette (Preview)
A contract villain investigates the cause of a former opponent's death.
Rated: 13+
~2,247 Words
Sci-fi, Action/Adventure, Fantasy
Type: Sample
Updated 3 years ago
Mommy's Hair
A quick micro-horror
Rated: 13+
~127 Words
Horror/Scary, Dark, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
Lucidity
2042: the neurological revolution begins. Psyborg - hacker. Singer - detective. Game on.
E
Rated: 18+
~6,327 Words
Detective, Thriller/Suspense, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
The Case of the Dancing Dog
A "Marty Masur" Middle-School Mystery
Rated: ASR
~9,008 Words
Teen, Detective, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
Inconnu
Inquiring Minds Contest Entry
Rated: E
~920 Words
Detective, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
The detective
A short story about a detective trying to find a serial killer
Rated: E
~621 Words
Detective, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Boys in Blue
Dark night in Love-Ville
Rated: 18+
~430 Words
Contest Entry, Drama, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
the red light
a story about me and my best friend who found a mysterious red light behind a door
Rated: ASR
~65 Words
Detective, Ghost, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Prisoner
Locked up with his demons
Rated: E
~262 Words
Drama, Detective, Relationship
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Over The Garni
Private detective gets fooled by a hooker with heat
Rated: E
~5,127 Words
Detective, Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Swan Paddled Away
A husband of a family of friends is murdered. Crooks and the family are not what they seem
Rated: E
~5,873 Words
Mystery, Detective, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Margaret
Life of Margaret and interaction with husband.
Rated: 13+
~4,528 Words
Relationship, Detective, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Remembering the Fallen
Vic is a fresh detective with a tarnished record. The world is watching this next case...
Rated: 13+
~2,576 Words
Detective, Mystery, Contest
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Last Snowflake
Professional thief Jan is about to find out that not everything goes your way
Rated: 13+
~3,355 Words
Sci-fi, Detective, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Inhumane Actions
A story of independent security technology partner and the problems of keeping people safe
Rated: E
~268 Words
Detective, Environment, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
The Uncovering™
A detective on a mission gets more than he bargained for.
Rated: ASR
~711 Words
Detective, Mystery, Young Adult
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
New Things Ahead
On the Fast Track. Entry for Women Writing Women Merit Challenge /890 words
Rated: 13+
~738 Words
Contest Entry, Detective, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Rated: E
~2,560 Words
Crime/Gangster, Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
In Pursuance of Zheva McGee - Chapter 1
A woman goes on an excursion to New York in search of her missing sister.
Rated: 18+
~3,907 Words
Contest Entry, Detective, Steampunk
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Joining Forces
Peeping through doorways is a good way to get caught.
Rated: 13+
~677 Words
Contest Entry, Detective, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Skip Trace
A woman tracks her husband.
Rated: E
~269 Words
Detective, Contest Entry, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Jump (2nd Place) (Editor Pick)
Tim, a police negotiator, ascended to the roof to talk to a man on the edge.
Rated: ASR
~317 Words
Psychology, Comedy, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Deadly Melody
Mysterious music initiates a federal investigation
Rated: E
~1,430 Words
Detective, Sci-fi, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
NURSERY RHYMES
A detective cracks a case thanks to a parrot
Rated: 13+
~997 Words
Mystery, Detective, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
THE WRONG NUMBER
Noah Benton answers his phone and later wishes he hadn't.
Rated: 13+
~267 Words
Mystery, Detective, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Dixon Night
Part of an idea for a detective-mystery story.
Rated: E
~1,073 Words
Detective, Mystery, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Olympic Medal Mystery
Lisa solves a mystery to further her life's dream to become a detective.
Rated: E
~457 Words
Detective, Children's, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Shifter
Agent hunts unusual fugitve
Rated: 13+
~263 Words
Sci-fi, Detective, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
On the Way Last Saturday Evening
Two teenage boys had control of the ATM unit I needed.
Rated: 13+
~407 Words
News, Detective, Cultural
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Nightmare In Terror
Roberto, the international terrorist, has a secret, could it lead to his downfall.
Rated: 18+
~13,834 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Adult, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Detective Jones Is On the Case
The Squirrel has a plan for the "Bird Feeder Gang", but Detective Jones is on the case.
Rated: ASR
~331 Words
Contest Entry, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Patrolman Jones Makes Detective
A policeman investigates complaints that gang members are stealing a stores cigarettes.
Rated: E
~300 Words
Contest Entry, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
A Dirty Rat
Well now that's just silly.
Rated: 13+
~773 Words
Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
*Dollar* 203 GPs per review
A Fool Out Of Me
My first ever mystery. Some feedback is always appreciated.
Rated: 13+
~2,543 Words
Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
The Crossword Case
Three siblings Webster a police officer, Ace and Juniper an author, Jones find a murderer.
Rated: E
~1,796 Words
Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
The Corn Maze Mystery
Everyone around is with police did one of them do it, or did they bring a murderer along?
Rated: E
~1,656 Words
Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
When All Else Fails
Short Story about a detective and the disappearance of a woman.
Rated: 18+
~721 Words
Crime/Gangster, Detective, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
The Actor
A twisting tale of a gruesome mass murder
Rated: 18+
~2,184 Words
Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
Walking the Old World Roads Part 1
Niic and Elijah are men who are walking separate paths down the roads of the old world.
Rated: 13+
~1,666 Words
Action/Adventure, Thriller/Suspense, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
The House On the Corner
An abandoned house, loud creepy music, and a curious veteran.
Rated: 13+
~986 Words
Detective, Death, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
Addicted
Story of abuse
Rated: E
~2,111 Words
Death, Detective, Emotional
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
An Arabic Tale
A tale in Arabic(literally)
Rated: E
~270 Words
Foreign, Steampunk, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
*Dollar* 150 GPs per review
Death is Only a Bullet Away - (Re-Write)
Private investigator looking into Industrial Espionage
Rated: 13+
~2,603 Words
Contest Entry, Thriller/Suspense, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Espionage (1st Place)
Bob had found a breach, but was his planning enough. (3 NL Features Nov. 12/Apr 14)
Rated: E
~313 Words
Detective, Drama, Psychology
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
Centrifugal Rush, I'm Anonymous
Wilbert Schmidt, the curator of the Pergamom museum is followed by anonymous people.
Rated: 13+
~1,843 Words
Mystery, Action/Adventure, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
Help
High school freshman Amanda Schmidt is accused a crime she did not commit
Rated: ASR
~5,860 Words
Detective, Contest Entry, Entertainment
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
What do you believe?
A spiritual journey.. sort of.
Rated: 13+
~559 Words
Detective, Erotica, Occult
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Lost Girl
Short story, 1500 word limit, with a tag of an Adult Fairy Tale.
Rated: 13+
~1,318 Words
Detective, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
Taken
A high school teenager is taken from a mall in Austin, Texas. Will she be found or tken?
Rated: E
~1,110 Words
Crime/Gangster, Detective, Internet/Web
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
Free kick
A man wants his team to be the winner by illegal ways. Can Debda find a solution to it.
Rated: 13+
~1,321 Words
Detective, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
Highway 29- Faries
Does every child really have a Fairy Godmother. Read to see how Bia finds her Fairy
Rated: E
~1,464 Words
Detective, Emotional, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
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