Mystery Stories
Explore our collection of 454 amazing stories tagged with mystery. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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The Frost-Bound Arbiter
Author:Silas Thorne
In the fog-shrouded city of Veridia, where a magical pact enforces truth, Arbiter Kaelen Vance is a walking lie. Bound to a frost demon that grants him terrifying power, he hunts the city's supernatural underworld. His latest target is Rhys, a shadow-wielding thief trapped by a demonic debt. But when a monstrous third party emerges, seeking an artifact that could shatter the city's very foundation, the cop and the criminal are forced into a fragile alliance. With a demon whispering in his soul and enemies closing in, Kaelen must decide which is more dangerous: the evil he hunts, or the one he holds within.
The Thief's Signature
Author:Silas Thorne
In a world before the internet, a simple piece of paper is a powerful weapon. When college student Alex Vance is betrayed by his closest friends, the system he trusted abandons him to a mountain of debt. But a single, carelessly signed receipt becomes his key to vengeance. With the law turning a blind eye, Alex must craft his own justice. This is not just about getting his money back; it's about making them pay with their future, their reputation, and their fear. A tale of analog revenge where the stakes are everything.
Echoes on Serpent's Pass
Author:Echo Thorne
My family's car broke down on a haunted mountain pass. A demonic tiger stalked us in the dark, but a mysterious ambulance saved us. When we arrived, my family remembered nothing. Our car was perfect, our rescuer was a ghost, and I was the only one who knew the truth. Now, trapped in the city, I still hear the ghostly siren wailing my name. It saved me once, but I fear its next arrival won't be a rescue. It's a reminder of a debt I never agreed to pay.
Codex of the Changing Moon
Author:Avery Codex
In a world where science defines the curse of shapeshifting, twins Lyra and Kael face the terror of the full moon. He craves the power of the wolf; she fears the cage. But on the night of his ritual, a genetic anomaly triggers, and Lyra transforms not into a beast, but into a perfect copy of her brother. This impossible shift plunges them into a conspiracy of clandestine science, ancient bloodlines, and a government that doesn't just regulate Weres—it hunts them for their secrets. To survive, they must unlock the truth hidden in their own DNA, a codex that could either save their kind or become their ultimate extinction.
The Walker's Woods
Author:Jenny Barrett
Liam sought solace in the Vermont wilderness to escape the ruins of his life. But the woods have their own master. He is not a guest, but prey in a twisted game run by a creature that walks like a man, hunts like a demon, and smiles with the cold promise of a leisurely, terrifying death. Lost and tormented, Liam must fight not just the monster in the trees, but the one in his mind, before the forest claims him forever.
The Viper's Patience
Author:Silas Vance
When a billionaire's arrogant son vandalizes his car, ordinary family man Alexios Thorne unleashes a cold, calculated fury they never saw coming. They had money, lawyers, and influence. He had something more powerful: unwavering patience and a thirst for justice. Over two years, he'll dismantle their world of privilege, proving that for some transgressions, no amount of money can buy forgiveness. This isn't just about two flat tires; it's a war against entitlement, and Alex is prepared to burn their empire down to win.
The Vulture's Debt
Author:Vera Sterling
Grieving her father's death, Elara Vance is trapped in a nightmare. The tenants in her father's house, a manipulative couple and their corrupt contractor friend, are holding her inheritance hostage. They stole from the dead, forged documents, and tried to extort her for thousands. Pushed to the brink of foreclosure and despair, Elara uncovers their final, most audacious scam. But they underestimated her. She's not just a grieving daughter; she's a meticulous auditor, and she's about to make them pay every last cent of their vulture's debt. The audit of her revenge has just begun.
The Keepsake
Author:Terri Mckinney
On his fifth anniversary, Simon receives a gift: a box of letters detailing his wife's five-year deception. But the lies don't stop there. As he unravels a conspiracy of stolen identities, a phantom child, and a vanished fortune, he discovers the woman he married was a ghost in a much larger machine. Now, the real predators are coming for him, and the only truth left is the child she abandoned on his doorstep. He thought he was the victim; he's about to become the hunter.
The Shaker of Dust
Author:Steven Burns
Dr. Eddie Vance, a brilliant but disgraced seismologist, is exiled to the Mojave Desert to study a series of baffling, localized tremors. His instruments read nonsense, but the locals whisper of a god who slumbers beneath the sand—The Shaker of Dust, the ghost of a long-dead ocean. When a simple offering of water during a storm unleashes a power that defies all scientific law, Eddie is dragged into a world where fault lines are the veins of a sleeping titan, and the fate of the desert rests on appeasing a lonely, primordial god.
Crimson Masquerade: The London Veil
Author:Cameron Anderson
Trapped in the gilded cage of Victorian society, Elara Vance's life is upended by the enigmatic Lady Seraphina Beaumont. Drawn into a secret world of gothic splendor and vampiric intrigue, Elara is offered a taste of forbidden power and a passion that defies life and death. But this alluring darkness comes at a price. Caught between a mortal lover who hunts the night and an immortal who covets her soul, Elara must navigate the treacherous Sanguine Court of London, where a single misstep could lead to an eternity of damnation or a throne of shadows.
Aethelgard Archives: The Case of the Fading Phantom
Author:Elias Blackwood
In the rain-slicked, gaslit streets of Aethelgard, a city where magic and mortal coexist in a fragile truce, resides Agnes 'Aggie' McPherson. A private investigator with the unique and dangerous ability to read the memories of objects, she runs 'Spectral Analysis,' an agency for cases that go beyond human comprehension. Her world is turned upside down when a desperate, fading ghost walks through her door, claiming he was murdered. With no body, no evidence, and the city's magical authorities declaring the case closed, Aggie must navigate a labyrinth of corrupt nobles, forbidden magic, and ancient secrets to find a killer who can erase a soul from existence.
Wrong Number, Right Revenge
Author:Roger Burns
A cybersecurity expert's life is turned upside down by a single 'wrong number' call from an obsessive stalker. When the law fails her, Elara Vance unleashes a digital storm of vengeance that her tormentor never saw coming. She thought she was just stopping a creep, but her methods attract the attention of a shadowy world that wants to recruit her. She sought peace, but found power.