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

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The Music Box
Honorable Mention Winner in the 75th Writer's Digest Competition.
Rated: 18+
~2,572 Words
Mystery, Horror/Scary, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
The Promontory - Chapter 4
An abandoned mansion entices a young couple who have just moved in across the street.
Rated: E
~1,188 Words
Horror/Scary, Paranormal, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Promontory - Chapter 3
An abandoned mansion entices a young couple who have just moved in across the street.
Rated: E
~1,513 Words
Horror/Scary, Paranormal, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Promontory - Chapter 2
An abandoned mansion entices a young couple who have just moved in across the street.
Rated: E
~1,116 Words
Horror/Scary, Paranormal, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Promontory - Chapter 1
An abandoned mansion entices a young couple, who have just moved in across the street.
Rated: E
~2,220 Words
Horror/Scary, Paranormal, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Promontory - Chapter 7
An abandoned mansion entices a young couple who have just moved in across the street.
Rated: E
~3,589 Words
Horror/Scary, Paranormal, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
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The Atlantis Discovery
Framed for a grisly crime, Jericho must find Atlantis, save the girl and clear his name.
Rated: 18+
3 Entries
Action/Adventure, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Novel
Updated 18 years ago
What Kind of Friend Would Do This>
a story about friendship and betrayal
Rated: 13+
~2,378 Words
Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Wolf
not sure where this will go but i got this from a writing prompt. haven't finished it.
Rated: E
~444 Words
Fantasy, Mystery, Animal
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Twenty Days
A station manager in the final days of his rotation faces a mystery.
Rated: 13+
~3,765 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The truth about Peter Pan
Here is a whole truth about who is Peter Pan actually.You might get surprised.
Rated: 18+
~195 Words
Contest, Dark, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
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Graveside visit
A story of revenge
Rated: 18+
~598 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Mystery, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
*Dollar* 600 GPs per review
The Prophet (2nd Place)
A bizarre man shuffled through the streets... Was he a prophet? (2nd Pl. Twisted Tales)
Rated: E
~3,062 Words
Mystery, Spiritual, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Facing inner Demons
I wrote this story for a friend. Usually I don't do angels and demons though.
Rated: E
~476 Words
Supernatural, Mystery, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Beyond the Blue
A fragmented short story of a fragmented man.
Rated: E
~1,064 Words
Relationship, Mystery, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Are You Sure...
A surreal experience that intrigues your psyche.
Rated: E
~470 Words
Dark, Horror/Scary, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Need an Alibi
Short story using the words: fireplace, camera, key
Rated: E
~310 Words
Comedy, Mystery, Young Adult
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Home Away From Home
Short story with a cliffhanger.
Rated: E
~351 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
April Showers Drown May Flowers
After a devastating accident, two teens are in the care of their opulent aunt... for now.
Rated: E
~5,078 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Note
Jessie thought she had seen everything until now!
Rated: E
~403 Words
Mystery, Entertainment, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Grandiose
Short Story for Blink Contest
Rated: E
~62 Words
Mystery, Contest Entry, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Horrible
Blink Item, Short Story
Rated: E
~47 Words
Mystery, Contest Entry, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Kidnapped in Daylight
A little girl age six is abducted in daylight on the way to "school".
Rated: E
~4,216 Words
Crime/Gangster, Fantasy, Mystery
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
Errand of Mercy
Their biggest mistake was taking the fastest way. But it wasn't the only one.
Rated: E
~1,852 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Mosaic
The Members of Project MOSAIC are summoned for inquiry.
Rated: E
~991 Words
Mystery, Thriller/Suspense, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Challenging Kellup
Some will do whatever it takes to become the next leader. Kellup is one of them.
Rated: 18+
~975 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Who is the Real Zetta?
Why is the outside of that house so beautiful after fifty years. That's another story.
Rated: ASR
~926 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Enigma
A philologist uncoveres an incredible and unexplainable historical mystery.
Rated: ASR
~1,483 Words
Mystery, History, Drama
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
The First Day of Spring - Every Year
A Spring Storm is about to hit Tothan. And it's been doing it for six hundred years.
Rated: E
~950 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Unexpected
After the judges decision, the loser takes it badly
Rated: E
~2,491 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Overheard Conversation
A man overhears a cell phone conversation that draws him into a situation over his head.
Rated: E
~3,398 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Day They Came.
An excruciatingly normal day turns into so much more.
Rated: E
~472 Words
None, Action/Adventure, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The flute
A mystery about a girl who has memories from something that happened.
Rated: E
~889 Words
Death, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
FACELESS
Disfigured, brutalized and left for dead ... A young man must find his true love.
Rated: E
~4,102 Words
Drama, Mystery, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Mystery of Whitey
An animal that shouldn't be white, but is, has been seen several times.
Rated: E
~1,003 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Who Was Wassas?
Why are we the only ones who can remember him? That's what two young girls want to know.
Rated: E
~1,074 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Drama
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
Rated: ASR
~630 Words
Mystery, Dark, Emotional
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
Blitzen
Blitzen isn't just the name of a reindeer.
Rated: ASR
~1,037 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
A Lesson Learned
December Entry for the Twisted Tales Contest
Rated: 18+
~4,699 Words
Contest, Dark, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 years ago
The Other Side
Simple short story that gives one something to think about
Rated: 13+
~352 Words
Mystery, Dark, Entertainment
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
I Know What You Did
Just a little short prompt 500 words or less hope everyone likes it
Rated: E
~310 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
The Prophet
Tergon finds himself in an unknown land, looking to capitalise on his unique skills
Rated: 13+
~4,450 Words
Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Embedded in the Dark Road
Thirty six in six months. That's one per week. The seventh month has just begun.
Rated: 18+
~948 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Is it a Dream or Memory
Short story for the Newbies are the Judge contest
Rated: ASR
~476 Words
Horror/Scary, Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
6.15
He loved that car so very much...
Rated: 13+
~300 Words
Drama, Mystery, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Another Mysterious Death
MunDon has a mysterious death very similar to the one he had almost fifteen years ago.
Rated: ASR
~1,043 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Drama
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
Dead in Space
Six humans dead. Who's next? That's what Trom and Millia have to figure out.
Rated: ASR
~925 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
Controlling Issues
Natalita talks with Hathis about the fifteen females who have disappeared.
Rated: E
~919 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 years ago
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