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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
*Dollar* 300 GPs per review
Good Housekeeping
Neat housewife teaches lesson to her slob of a husband for flash fiction
Rated: 18+
~282 Words
Contest Entry, Detective, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
A Long Night
A routine case turns south...
Rated: 18+
~919 Words
Detective, Crime/Gangster, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
*Dollar* 188 GPs per review
Derrin
Not your usual detective story or who-dun-it. Choppy, precise, graphic. Science-fiction?
Rated: 13+
~7,173 Words
Detective, Mystery, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
*Dollar* 300 GPs per review
Abrupt Justice
A seasoned detective does what he does best for Flash Fiction
Rated: 18+
~260 Words
Death, Crime/Gangster, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Family Relations
Noir Private Detective story set during the 1940's
Rated: E
~3,205 Words
Detective, Mystery, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
*Dollar* 113 GPs per review
The Steel Cold Wager
Be careful who you degrade and bet with.
Rated: 13+
~2,517 Words
Dark, Crime/Gangster, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
*Dollar* 150 GPs per review
The Witching Hour
A moment in the life of my 19th century Cthulhian alter-ego.
Rated: 18+
~1,050 Words
Detective, Dark, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Oak Park White Inn
Will Carter get on Draper's bad side in the midst of an investigation.
Rated: 13+
~2,522 Words
Death, Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Before The Deed was Done
Bakatooshi is lost in the park...then... a crooked encounter with Fiona...
Rated: 13+
~937 Words
Contest Entry, Entertainment, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
From the Shadows.
Start of a Short story =] shall be one.
Rated: E
~386 Words
Detective, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Saint Babylon
A very rough draft of a story that i wish to make into a comic book.
Rated: 18+
~587 Words
Sci-fi, Detective, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
*Dollar* 750 GPs per review
Pawns
Hostages are taken in a small town... and otherworldly things are driving it...
Rated: E
~2,156 Words
Drama, Horror/Scary, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
The Maroon Shawl
In the crime filled city of New York, Private eye Mark Stone has a new case.
Rated: ASR
~2,822 Words
Crime/Gangster, Detective, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Picture of death
A cozy mystery written for a whodunnit contest.
Rated: 13+
~3,065 Words
Mystery, Contest Entry, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Crime Pays
A crime short story. Does crime really pay, or will the criminal pay for their crimes?
Rated: 13+
~1,348 Words
Crime/Gangster, Detective, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Continuation of SHOCKED
Next installment of Shocked The investigation begins
Rated: ASR
~1,338 Words
Detective, Writing
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Wicked Thoughts
A 'comic noir' story with Mike Midas, a visitor, and her needs
Rated: 18+
~535 Words
Detective, Technology, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Diamond Babu Strikes Again
Just another assignment for master interrogator Thyalan Babu.
Rated: ASR
~2,557 Words
Political, Crime/Gangster, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
The Emerald Torch
Short story with some humorous features.
Rated: E
~813 Words
Emotional, Experience, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Even millionaires have a heart.
It´s a detective story. A good detective story.
Rated: 18+
~1,416 Words
Crime/Gangster, Detective, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Carl's Conscience Part 1
Future primitive private eye gets lost in time and space.
Rated: 18+
~1,887 Words
Sci-fi, Detective, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Simple Life
Life is never normal; only special even more so when you have something to hide
Rated: E
~1,012 Words
Crime/Gangster, Thriller/Suspense, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Gaetan's Secret
What would it feel like to keep a secret?
Rated: 13+
~3,445 Words
Mystery, Action/Adventure, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
St. Augustine
As a new generation emerges, the sage caregiver passes quietly from the scene.
Rated: E
~1,932 Words
Religious, Relationship, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Orange
A towns demise.
Rated: E
~1,196 Words
Detective, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Chicago Roulette
A two-fisted vignette. This is how the game is played...
Rated: 13+
~726 Words
Crime/Gangster, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
Petty Crimes
Police officer Hayden Foster has been up for weeks trying to find a lead for this case.
Rated: E
~925 Words
Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 16 years ago
The Jr. Crime Fighter: The Last Case
The teen slueth is embarking on her last case
Rated: E
~2,981 Words
Teen, Detective, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Sora's Detective Capers #1
Sora, an ace crime-solving sleuth, has to solve a crime with his friend Wren!
Rated: E
~2,948 Words
Detective, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
The Case of the Unbroken Eggs
This is a short comedic story I wrote once as a gag. It's a detective story.
Rated: E
~398 Words
Comedy, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Sleepwalker
A near-future detective story with a strange twist. Based loosely on a true event.
Rated: 18+
~1,655 Words
Detective, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
It's Only Dinner
Though this is a short story, it may end up being a series of detective books.
Rated: 18+
~2,199 Words
Mystery, Detective, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
For the Best
A bounty hunter stalking the supernatural, trying to have a normal life.
Rated: 18+
~555 Words
Fantasy, Supernatural, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
The Interrogation of 'Phillip Gregg'
A dubious mortician is suspected of murdering his friend and mutilating a corpse
Rated: 18+
~5,196 Words
Horror/Scary, Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Plain Wreck
a mysterious plane ride, family, and story: tell me, do you think you know who dies?
Rated: 13+
~1,990 Words
Mystery, Travel, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Bottled Treasure
This started as a piece for a contest... I just couldn't stop writing.
Rated: E
~359 Words
Detective, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Is That All You Can Do? Curse?
An epic that starts with the breaking of a stained glass window in a mansion.
Rated: 18+
~8,058 Words
Fantasy, Detective, Gothic
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Snuggles
A flash fiction entry about a boy lost in the woods.
Rated: ASR
~231 Words
Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Trance
Paranormal Investigation Bureau (case files): File #1 - Poltergeist
Rated: 13+
~1,864 Words
Supernatural, Detective, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Sweet Night Air
A night walk in warm summer breezes.
Rated: E
~267 Words
Emotional, Biographical, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Whats in a name
Man will never change, even on Mercury. A story of smuggling on the hottest planet
Rated: E
~1,304 Words
Sci-fi, Crime/Gangster, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Eaten
The first three pages of my next short story.
Rated: 13+
~1,164 Words
Detective, Sci-fi, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
the legend of the crimson stain
i wrote this for my creative writing class
Rated: E
~710 Words
Detective, Death, Ghost
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Opening for a Investigation story
A very short opening, I am looking for opinions. Don't holdback criticism. Thank you
Rated: 13+
~605 Words
Detective, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Caroline
Dark psychological horror story with an ironic twist
Rated: 13+
~1,083 Words
Detective, Thriller/Suspense, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
Amish Country
When there is a crime at BHS its up to Jedadiah an Amish detective to solve the case
Rated: 13+
~2,923 Words
Detective, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
The nefarious activities of the cat.
A story dedicated by my great friend to me. Inspired by our cat.
Rated: 13+
~783 Words
Satire, Animal, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
April Fool's Joke/The false alarm
Another one by Adrian Sole... a joke within a joke, if you get my drift...
Rated: 13+
~2,246 Words
Detective, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
The Search For Taylor
Something I did back in 10th or 11th for my Creative Writing class. It's a P.I. story. xD
Rated: 13+
~2,364 Words
Detective, Action/Adventure, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
CLUE-LESS
IT'SADETECTIVE STORY.THISONE CONTAINSHOWTHEPOLI CEIS INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TOBEATTHEICULPRITS .
Rated: 13+
~761 Words
Detective, Crime/Gangster, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 years ago
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