Mystery Stories
Explore our collection of 267 amazing stories tagged with mystery. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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The Watcher's Game
Author:Manuel Lopez
My wife started a terrifying game. She would stand in the dark, motionless, for hours. She told me the rules were simple: I had to keep watching her. If I looked away, she would forget how to stop. Now, she's gone, and the house is filled with smashed mirrors and bloody secrets. I thought the game was over. But I just found videos of me sleeping on my own phone, and in the last one, her body is on the floor, mouthing two simple words: You blinked.
The Tyrant of Willow Creek
Author:Albert Butler
To escape a high-stakes past, former corporate investigator Leo Vance sought tranquility in the suburbs. Instead, he found a petty kingdom ruled by a corrupt HOA president. A thousand-dollar fine over a painted mailbox was the declaration of war. Now, Leo must unleash the skills he tried to bury, not just to fight a fine, but to dismantle a tyrant's empire, one secret at a time. He thought he wanted peace, but what he's about to deliver is a reckoning.
Shadowbound Heroes: The Fiend's Gambit
Author:William Pena
They were the saviors of humanity, the Radiant Slayer and the Astral Vixen, who ended the decade-long Scourge War. But when the source of their god-like power was revealed—a forbidden pact with abyssal entities—they were branded as Fiends. Hunted by the very people they swore to protect, they must now embrace their monstrous nature to save the world again. They will build a new empire from the shadows, a syndicate of outcasts and monsters. To protect humanity, they must first conquer it. These heroes are now for hire.
He Came Back Wrong
Author:Silas Thorne
Eight years ago, my father died in a hit-and-run. I buried him. Last week, I saw him again, lurking in the shadows of my childhood home. Now, he's followed me back. He stands in the dark, just outside the light, wearing my father's face but with a smile that's too wide and eyes that glow. This thing isn't my father's ghost; it's a predator wearing his memory as a mask, and it's hunting me. The light keeps it at bay, but for how long? Every flicker, every shadow, brings it closer to my bed.
The Princess's Forbidden Tutors
Author:Wilma Brewer
I'm a princess in a dying kingdom, and my body is the last hope for my people. My parents want me to marry a powerful heir to save us, but my only escape is the secret, punishing lessons from my sinfully older magic tutor. Now, three powerful, predatory suitors—a werewolf, a fae, and a vampire—have arrived to compete for my hand. They all want to claim me, but my tutor was here first, and he's not willing to share his favorite student.
Virtus Draconis: The Regent's Gambit
Author:Sharlene Evans
A neurodivergent dragonkin mercenary, haunted by a forbidden power he can't control, becomes the last hope for a desperate world. When a tyrannical princess declares war, he must join forces with the very regent who served her—a stoic alligator lord burdened by guilt. Together, they are the only ones who can stop her conquest, but first, they must survive the assassins, forbidden magic, and their own conflicting natures.
Whispers of the Void Academy
Author:Anthony Oliver
Kaelen Vance thought he'd won the scholarship of a lifetime to the prestigious Miskatonic University. He just wanted a normal college experience—friends, classes, a future. But when his first lecture shatters his sanity and reveals a world of cosmic horrors lurking just behind the ivy-covered walls, he's forced to accept a new curriculum: survival. Teamed up with a reanimator's descendant, a runaway fish-man from a deep-sea cult, and a witch from a cursed bloodline, Kael must navigate deadly artifacts, campus rivalries, and the constant threat of losing his mind to the whispers from the void.
The Chirping Man
Author:Shelly Martin
For Elias, understanding birds was a secret comfort, a private language that colored his world. But when a tiny finch delivers a chilling message—'Master wants human'—his unique gift becomes a terrifying beacon. Now, he's being hunted by a man who shares his ability, a 'Master' who commands a feathered army of spies and sees Elias not as a peer, but as a prize. Trapped in a web of avian surveillance, Elias must unravel the mystery of their shared power before his hunter's flock turns his own screams into their new favorite song.
Echo Knight of the Concrete Jungle
Author:Knox Thorne
In life, Sergeant Dean Robinson was a soldier. After being slain by a fallen angel in a designer suit, he's drafted into a cosmic war. Resurrected with a divine 'System' interface only he can see, Dean becomes an Echo Knight, Heaven's last-ditch effort to save Earth. Guided by a stoic, beautiful Seraphim, he must battle monstrous giants and demonic forces on the streets of Boston. But his greatest weapon might be the very darkness the enemy injected into his soul, a corruption that could save humanity or damn him forever.
The Anniversary Gift
Author:Eleanor Croft
For seven years, Elara Vance meticulously watered the seeds of her revenge. After slick real estate mogul Marcus Thorne sold her a dream home built on a foundation of lies, she decided to dismantle his perfect life, piece by piece. Her weapons weren't bombs or bullets, but a bouquet of flowers and a simple, chilling note sent once a year on their 'special day.' Marcus thought it was a joke, a prank from a forgotten fling. But as the gifts keep arriving, his web of deceit begins to unravel, and he learns that hell hath no fury like a woman whose sanctuary has been violated.
The Calendar of Whispers
Author:Silas Thorne
Alex and Tobi believe they've found their forever home, but a mysterious calendar left by previous owners dictates their fate. With three dates marked "Don't Go Out," they soon discover this is no prank. Neighbors vanish, reality warps, and whispers from the walls promise paradise to those who disobey. When Tobi succumbs to the house's siren call, Alex is left trapped with a loving husband whose smile no longer reaches his eyes, racing against the final marked date to uncover the truth before he's the next to be replaced.
Cleric of the Concrete Jungle
Author:Silas Vance
In the neon-drenched metropolis of Calathon, Arthur Tala’thel is just another elf stocking shelves, his medical degree gathering dust. But a fatal encounter in a back alley changes everything. Offered a second chance by a forgotten god, Arthur is reborn as a Cleric, his hands now conduits for divine power. Plunged into a world of shadow corporations wielding forbidden magic and ancient monsters haunting the subways, he must team up with a grizzled dwarf detective and a rebellious gnome technomancer. To survive, he must embrace his new power, or the city's forgotten evils will devour them all.