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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
A Portal in Paint
An editor describes the strange circumstances surrounding a writer's disappearance.
Rated: 13+
~2,053 Words
Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Blackthorne Ravine
Two teens discover a map on the last night of summer. What will they find?
Rated: E
~3,086 Words
Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
One Last Time
A girl walking in the middle of the night finds something that she least expects
Rated: E
~703 Words
Mystery, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
My Name Is Victor Benson
Short story, mystery, thriller, graphic, adult
Rated: 18+
~1,255 Words
Mystery, Thriller/Suspense, Psychology
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 600 GPs per review
Scuzzy O' Malley's Christmas Carol
A Bartender's story of hard luck on Christmas Eve
Rated: 18+
~10,557 Words
Holiday, Ghost, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 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
Dark Shades
Dark Shades is about 4 witches. Diana, Julianna, Alicia and Illiana
Rated: 13+
~1,106 Words
Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Technology in Shadows
Shou gets a message from his boss, he has a dangerous job for him -again. What's it about?
Rated: 13+
~2,456 Words
Young Adult, LGBTQ+, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Code World: Mother’s Day
Brothers receive a mysterious call. The message stuns them, for less obvious reasons.
Rated: 13+
~992 Words
Mystery, Young Adult, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
I'm Not Dead
Kindy recieves a letter saying her best friend, Liira, is still alive. What's going on?
Rated: 13+
~788 Words
Mystery, Drama, LGBTQ+
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Here Lie Memories
What loneliness can do to a man. Inspired by the movie 'Secret Window'
Rated: E
~429 Words
Horror/Scary, Mystery, Young Adult
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
The Young Detective Misfits
Three children find a hidden stash of stolen goods and sit on it to record the thieves.
Rated: E
~2,583 Words
Children's, Detective, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Packard Lane
Why no one ever goes to the end of Packard Lane
Rated: 13+
~526 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Glass Jars
Jars, such a simple word and yet here we are. Remember, looks can be deceiving...
Rated: 13+
~1,261 Words
Dark, Mystery, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Joe
Not quite a whodunnit. More of a tangled web of personal interactions.
Rated: E
~2,899 Words
Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Self Portrait
A story of a mysterious painting and the narrator's quest into its origins.
Rated: ASR
~4,085 Words
Mystery, Dark, Emotional
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
A Matter of Corruption
His last words were, "Into thy hands O Lord, I commend my spirit!"
Rated: 13+
~944 Words
Crime/Gangster, Mystery, Political
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Help me, please help me
Mysterious cries for help on a cold, bitter day. True story.
Rated: E
~897 Words
Mystery, Ghost, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Trapped! Escape the Tower!
Six Unfortunates, One Winner, Who would betray their own team to win?
Rated: ASR
~1,967 Words
Mystery, Horror/Scary, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 150 GPs per review
Bloody Fields
A murder mystery. Please review. It needs revision.
Rated: 13+
~4,929 Words
Contest Entry, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 563 GPs per review
In the Mirror
The reflection's gaze was not his own.....
Rated: 18+
~5,876 Words
Horror/Scary, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 563 GPs per review
In the Mirror part 3 of 3
The reflection's gaze was not his own.....
Rated: 18+
~5,925 Words
Horror/Scary, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 563 GPs per review
In the Mirror part 2 of 3
The reflection's gaze was not his own.....
Rated: 18+
~4,907 Words
Horror/Scary, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
The bad and the broken
A short story I was in the mood to write, it's a work in progress.
Rated: 13+
~592 Words
Mystery, Thriller/Suspense, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
The Gerugemore Plan
A dinner party turns chaotic because of one cake.
Rated: E
~269 Words
Fantasy, Mystery, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Hidden in Plain Thought- Lilly
The first of a three part story about a mysterious crime.
Rated: E
~868 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Mystery, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Love and Mystery - Love Through Art
Two artists, visions, parties, philosophical conversations, relationships, art and music
Rated: 13+
~177 Words
Romance/Love, Fantasy, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Ouija (revised 6/17)
This story is a fictional story based on actual events.
Rated: ASR
~3,481 Words
Supernatural, Horror/Scary, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
In the Garden
A flash fiction piece with a dash of mystery.
Rated: E
~132 Words
Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Boot Camp Blues III
Two guys living out the past in their future
Rated: 18+
~1,360 Words
Drama, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Boot Camp Blues II
Boot camp may have been more than it seemed...
Rated: 18+
~2,059 Words
Drama, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Boot Camp Blues
Boot camp may be more than it seems...
Rated: 18+
~1,500 Words
Drama, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Golden Sinner
Short story about murder
Rated: E
~843 Words
Crime/Gangster, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Brotherhood of the Skull and Crossbones
He wanted gain, he got the gain, but it came with pain.
Rated: E
~3,303 Words
Horror/Scary, Mystery, Occult
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Homecoming
He was the cousin she had never met. She was from the water and he was from the sand.
Rated: 13+
~3,305 Words
Drama, Dark, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 750 GPs per review
Hawkswood
Meet Hawkswood, author of the Elencheran Chronicles and keeper of a mystery
Rated: 13+
~2,698 Words
Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 188 GPs per review
Candy Apple Red Corvette
Returning after a long absence, Caroline tries to intergrate herself with old friends.
Rated: 13+
~1,090 Words
Entertainment, Melodrama, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Roller Coaster...Or Ticket to Doom?
A story projecting the events of 2 innocent children that end up in a different world!
Rated: E
~1,562 Words
Action/Adventure, Children's, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Peace Alone
A story of how life can change forever unfinished
Rated: E
~243 Words
Fantasy, Gothic, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
No Escape
She is discovered. Now, she must flee; her life depends on it.
Rated: 13+
~381 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Death, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Sarah
Sometimes you have no choice but sacrifice everything you have because you love someone.
Rated: E
~441 Words
Contest Entry, Supernatural, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
A Memoir Without Words
"If you stare long enough, you might catch a glimpse of a utterance amidst the void..."
Rated: E
~4,060 Words
Biographical, Fantasy, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
The Mystery Diary
Short story where woman finds a mysterious diary while cleaning her house
Rated: E
~1,355 Words
Mystery, Women's, History
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
The Grey Night
A scary stormy night.
Rated: E
~470 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Mystery, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Sweet Home
It is said that often times discovery and exploration only lead to more questions.
Rated: 13+
~1,109 Words
Home/Garden, Mystery, Relationship
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
The School
I wrote this short story when I was 14 and thought i'd upload it to see what others think.
Rated: E
~974 Words
Dark, Horror/Scary, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 563 GPs per review
Dig a Hole
A woman is imprisoned and forced to face her own funeral. Is this really the end?
Rated: ASR
~502 Words
Mystery, Detective, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
The Tunnel
A young man's dream girl steps outside and somehow finds herself on his doorstep.
Rated: 18+
~1,319 Words
Romance/Love, Mystery, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Rated: 18+
~1,480 Words
Death, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
The mystery on Gate Street (Part 1)
A man was just murdered an the 30 year old detective George White will solve the mystery.
Rated: 13+
~280 Words
Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
She Will Be Missed
A woman is found dead, and the police suspect her fiance. But he couldn't have done it.
Rated: 18+
~2,520 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Mystery, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
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