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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+
~2,562 Words
Mystery, Horror/Scary, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated about a year ago
The Bathroom Portal
The end was in sight. Time to stop horsing around or We'd forever be at loose ends.
Rated: 13+
~711 Words
Comedy, Entertainment, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 8 days ago
The Mystery of Rainbow Street
A murder mystery. There are college students looking for the jewel of Rainbow Street.
Rated: ASR
~2,009 Words
Mystery, Horror/Scary, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 15 days ago
Rated: E
~503 Words
Mystery, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 17 days ago
The Secret
A supernatural ability's sudden appearance required fine tuning. That's when the fun began
Rated: E
~870 Words
Occult, Mystery, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 18 days ago
Wiarton Willie Is Whistling In The Wind
Writer's Cramp has requested a 2/2, a Groundhog Day gone wrong. Oh no! WC win!
Rated: E
~676 Words
Mystery, Comedy, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 18 days 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
Jacko Discovers 911
Challenge accepted Writer's Cramp. Here is my version of a pumpkin's misfortunes.
Rated: E
~653 Words
Comedy, Holiday, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 18 days ago
Me Neither!
This was a treasure hunt like no other, and both boys knew it.
Rated: 13+
~962 Words
Action/Adventure, Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 19 days ago
Rated: E
~659 Words
Horror/Scary, Mystery, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 20 days ago
The New Constituent
A short political thriller on my 3 item challenge. Thanks to Damon Nomad.
Rated: ASR
~481 Words
Political, Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 28 days ago
One Autumn Afternoon
Carol St. Ann's Three. Thanks for your contribution to the challenge.
Rated: 18+
~951 Words
Mystery, Folklore, Steampunk
Type: Short Story
Updated 29 days ago
Across the County Line
Two old ladies and a treasure hunt at a general store
Rated: E
~1,987 Words
Regional, Mystery, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 30 days ago
THE TAR BABY
Another Colin Klein horror-mystery, concerning a dream0time legend.
Rated: 13+
~5,653 Words
Horror/Scary, Mystery, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
The Village
Are there really places on Earth that have been visited by alien civilizations?
Rated: 13+
~797 Words
Mystery, Travel, Scientific
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
On The Way School
A boy travels to school on a bus alone. Is he alone?
Rated: E
~2,592 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Mystery, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Ghost Hunting Kids And A Dog
What secrets do a dilapidated abandoned school hold?
Rated: 13+
~360 Words
Contest Entry, Mystery, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
A Quiet Little Man
People are suspicious of a retired engineer's interest in mortuary science.
Rated: 13+
~2,257 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
The fortune teller
The time was near, the place was here
Rated: E
~1,200 Words
Mystery, Occult, Paranormal
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
The Bush House
Two girls and a teddybear have a sleepover
Rated: E
~793 Words
Horror/Scary, Children's, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
A Tense Present
A secret hidden in plain sight that rings about something else.
Rated: E
~374 Words
Mystery, Action/Adventure, Folklore
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Eve And The Mummy
She came home to a mystery
Rated: 13+
~1,693 Words
Mystery, Supernatural, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated about a month ago
Do Aliens Live Among Us
If interstellar travel is possible for aliens, masquerading as humans would be a cakewalk.
Rated: 13+
~1,790 Words
Biographical, Mystery, Paranormal
Type: Short Story
Updated 2 months ago
The Universe is a Rubik's Cube
I just wanted the girl I lost back.
Rated: 13+
~2,298 Words
Sci-fi, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Stained Lipstick
I wrote this last October for my creative writing class. I hope you enjoy :)
Rated: 13+
~2,069 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Drama, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Twenty-three
A man finds a strange message on a beach. 2nd in No Dialogue Contest, September 2023.
Rated: E
~626 Words
Mystery, Nature, Environment
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Dr. Whoa-ha’s Spiritual Treatment
A detective enlists help to sting a fraud on a train, but…
Rated: 13+
~1,745 Words
Mystery, Crime/Gangster, Steampunk
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Saint Peter of Artesia WC 298
A theft of long ago continues to cause pain and suffering in the town of Artesia.
Rated: E
~257 Words
Contest Entry, Mystery, Relationship
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Rated: E
~295 Words
Contest, Crime/Gangster, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
A Reasonable Doubt
A letter to Richard Dawkins
Rated: 13+
~691 Words
Dark, Mystery, Philosophy
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Messages of Hope (Finished.)
Here's a little story about love across a gulf. (Corrected. TY, .)
Rated: E
~1,544 Words
Mystery, Paranormal, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
The 23 Enigma
For the Writer's Cramp. Dreams and Visions under a full moon on the 23rd day of the month.
Rated: E
~565 Words
Mystery, Contest Entry, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
The 23 Enigma
Isabella and Mabel find scrolls in a cave about The 23 Enigma and The Synchronistic 23.
Rated: 13+
~855 Words
Mystery, Supernatural, Nature
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
The 23 Enigma
Cramp Entry: Chelsea and Dillon await the news that he may receive a power untold.
Rated: E
~846 Words
Contest Entry, Mystery, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
23 Cows Are Missing
For the Writer's Cramp. Dialogue only format. A mysterious disappearance.
Rated: E
~675 Words
Comedy, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Where's the Beef?
Cramp Entry: Simon and Jerry are news reporters and they're trying to meet a deadline...
Rated: ASR
~833 Words
Contest Entry, Comedy, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
23 Cows Are Missing
A short story about a kid visiting his grandfather amongst a strange phenomenon.
Rated: E
~867 Words
Comedy, Mystery, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Shadowbrook
Short story, not yet finished but now I have block.
Rated: E
~138 Words
Action/Adventure, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Rated: ASR
~702 Words
Comedy, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
The Angel
A hitchhiker in a silver suit.
Rated: E
~850 Words
Music, Mystery, Religious
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
Probable Circumstances...
A faithfully true story of my discovery one innocent summer morning.
Rated: E
~3,116 Words
Comedy, Mystery, Psychology
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 months ago
*Dollar* 375 GPs per review
Mystery of a Swan's Call
Christie and Laura’s Halloween vacation turns deadly.
Rated: E
~5,584 Words
Mystery, Action/Adventure, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
Mystery of an Old Photograph
Emma finds a sixty year old photograph on the sidewalk and searches for answers.
Rated: 13+
~2,817 Words
Mystery, Emotional, Family
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
Two Films
I discover two films that recorded events during and after WW2.
Rated: 18+
~835 Words
Crime/Gangster, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
The Final Journal
A man's family history involves a mysterious disappearance.
Rated: 13+
~2,365 Words
Mystery, Family, Inspirational
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
The Private Secretary
An Introduction to a mystery in the UK.
Rated: E
~323 Words
Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
Grimsley Manor
This is just the introduction. I'm posting because I've been lazy.
Rated: E
~270 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
A need for going back
An elder man talks to his deceased friend about the research he has been hiding from him.
Rated: ASR
~383 Words
Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 4 months ago
An unexplained, dreadful encounter.
The first dream in a short narrative, a dreadful event to start an episodic adventure!
Rated: 13+
~383 Words
Mystery, Teen, Nonsense
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
*Dollar* 600 GPs per review
Date with the Night
A man is on a perfect date when all of a sudden... ... ...
Rated: 18+
~302 Words
Comedy, Environment, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
*Dollar* 500 GPs per review
Chapter One: The Quest
Emily's search for her father
Rated: 13+
~613 Words
Crime/Gangster, Mystery, Children's
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
Encounter
Two strangers meet in a crowd.
Rated: E
~384 Words
Cultural, Mystery, Philosophy
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 months ago
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