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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
Dreams For Sale
Dreams are stolen in many ways.
Rated: ASR
~1,775 Words
Sci-fi, Satire, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The One-Eye Dog
A detective goes on a mysterious case involving a dog, but things go out differently.
Rated: 13+
~705 Words
Mystery, Supernatural, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
What We Became - Ch 1
Fresh off of his probationary period, Clyde is told to select a partner
Rated: 13+
~1,659 Words
Detective, Crime/Gangster, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Its Coming up Green
A forensic anthropologist finds her new project a bit too familiar
Rated: 18+
~644 Words
Detective, Scientific, Research
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The cursed New York
Author: Habil Yashar Translator: Sevil Gulten The cursed New York
Rated: E
~1,886 Words
Mystery, Crime/Gangster, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
World's Greatest Detective
First attempt at mystery.
Rated: E
~1,100 Words
Detective, Scientific, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Who? Me?
How well do you know yourself?
Rated: 13+
~498 Words
Contest Entry, Detective, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Autumn and Jamie
Autumn and her friend are walking around Cincinnati, Ohio, when something happens..
Rated: E
~1,349 Words
Mystery, Detective, Friendship
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
A freak accident
A man finds his girlfriend dead
Rated: E
~629 Words
Detective, Drama, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Star Trek: The Collaborative Story
I co-wrote this story with Narnia3 for The Collaborative Contest.
Rated: 13+
~9,953 Words
Sci-fi, Fanfiction, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 years ago
Becky and Cass-A Trip Down Memory Lane
Becky and Cass have been lifelong friends, after a recent falling out, can they go back?
Rated: E
~4,438 Words
Friendship, Detective, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 years ago
Marta's Prey
Marta Alfonsi has plans for reporter Becky Carter, whose sense of justice irritates her.
Rated: E
~2,224 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Crime/Gangster, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 years ago
Becky Carter Diary Entry No. 1
Becky is finding ways to cope after losing her dad. Short entries of 1000-1500 words
Rated: E
~1,233 Words
Drama, Detective, Family
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 years ago
A Few Questions
An officer has a few questions for a hotel guest.
Rated: 13+
~432 Words
Mystery, Detective, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 years ago
Bionic Twin
Xertahan is dead! Or so they thought...
Rated: E
~678 Words
Detective, Paranormal, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 years ago
the daisy duck suit
a creepy pasta I have written
Rated: ASR
~718 Words
Dark, Detective, Animal
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 years ago
Snapper and the Ghoul
Detective Callaghan solves the case. Winner of SCREAMS!!! 11/15/2019.
Rated: 18+
~1,783 Words
Contest Entry, Detective, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Run Him Down
Jack and Colette Messer go undercover to catch a bank robber in the 1930s
Rated: 18+
~4,883 Words
Detective, Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Mind of Madness
Jack and Colette Messer's search for a missing person uncovers something more sinister
Rated: 13+
~4,283 Words
Detective, Mystery, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Oct 12 Antagonist Backstory
Stephan Andrews meets the Morgana Club
Rated: 13+
~516 Words
Fantasy, Detective, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Rubber Ducky Red Herring
Proud 2nd in 2019 Bard's Hall Cop Shop Mystery Contest! Rare Fiction a la Whata Style.
Rated: 13+
~1,621 Words
Comedy, Detective, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Itch
Sometimes you should listen and take heed.
Rated: 18+
~2,418 Words
Horror/Scary, Supernatural, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Following
Short story. Jim Private Detective cleans up.
Rated: 13+
~1,482 Words
Drama, Action/Adventure, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
I Don’t Know Any Other Way!
He just has to be himself.
Rated: E
~275 Words
Contest Entry, Crime/Gangster, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Inheritance Game
Who will win $50 million?
Rated: 18+
~1,830 Words
Mystery, Detective, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Sammy Soo kid detective
this asks the question what if your kid was a kid detective like cam jansen, or nancy drew
Rated: E
~619 Words
Children's, Detective, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Harry meets the Wolfman
Two very different detectives become partners.
Rated: E
~1,141 Words
Detective, Satire, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Salaryman
A whimsical man gradually recovers his memory of his part in a sting.
Rated: 13+
~2,102 Words
Mystery, Crime/Gangster, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Being Young Only Once Isn't Always True
It was a very strange case for Detective Henry Waters. The strangest one he has ever had.
Rated: 18+
~1,758 Words
Mystery, Detective, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Oh My Riser!
Try and figure out what I am. I am small, but you see me everyday!
Rated: E
~378 Words
Comedy, Detective, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Dead Line
First few pages of a mock-memoir. A journalist tells the tale of her greatest story.
Rated: E
~4,617 Words
Melodrama, Comedy, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Farmyard Noir
Victor Bantam takes on a Criminal Raccoon Journey Through Genres entry 1327 words
Rated: 13+
~1,168 Words
Animal, Detective, Satire
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Un Homme et sa Pipe
a short story for flash fiction contest 6/1. includes the words camera, pipe, and stolen.
Rated: 13+
~331 Words
Contest Entry, Comedy, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Scarecrow
A story about a detective who is clueless about his own situation.
Rated: E
~2,401 Words
Detective, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Disappearance
I went missing and this is how
Rated: E
~619 Words
Detective, Emotional, Tragedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
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Who's the Moron Now
Paul is a career criminal who thinks the detective questioning him doesn't stand a chance.
Rated: 13+
~582 Words
Crime/Gangster, Detective, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Video Evidence
At the end of a life, perhaps all that is left is to say goodbye.
Rated: E
~1,306 Words
Detective, Drama, Tragedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Missing, Part 3
The shocking conclusion to Missing
Rated: E
~2,003 Words
Detective, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
Missing, Part 2
Part 2 of Missing
Rated: E
~1,155 Words
Mystery, Detective, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
He Did It!
Response to prompt: The guy in the high rise apartment across from you commits a crime.
Rated: ASR
~999 Words
Crime/Gangster, Detective, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
Anxiety
The anxiety of a detective on the verge of his 'reveal'.
Rated: E
~376 Words
Detective, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
Wilbur Daemon: The Sinner
Crazy alcoholics shouldn't carry guns. Unless you live in an equally crazy world.
Rated: 18+
~2,416 Words
Detective, Thriller/Suspense, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
The Game's Up
A new take on Cluedo , the board game. Fun crime ( if the two can ever go together)
Rated: E
~1,840 Words
Crime/Gangster, Detective, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
The case of the traitorous friend
Irene Holmes, a freshman in college, doesn't get far without being thrown into a mystery.
Rated: E
~4,099 Words
Detective, Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
The Christmas Caper
The Jones trio decide to solve a murder similar to Charles Dickens's Christmas Carol.
Rated: E
~2,226 Words
Detective, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
Ice Hangar
Carl is sent to a comet mining facility to investigate why crew went into radio silence.
Rated: E
~4,703 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
A Shot in the Dark.
A "tour" in an open house goes horribly wrong.
Rated: 18+
~2,430 Words
Detective, Crime/Gangster, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
Missing, Part 1
A husband and father goes missing.
Rated: E
~673 Words
Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
Jack Smasher
Detective Jack Smasher takes on Carl the Creep. 'It's mind blowing'
Rated: ASR
~2,053 Words
Detective, Comedy, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
Con Artist
A writer's cramp entry 12/9/16.
Rated: E
~270 Words
Detective, Drama, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 7 years ago
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