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 Landlord's Ledger
Author:Silas Thorne
For ten years, Leo was the perfect tenant, living by one rule: never bother the landlord. But when his landlord's greed shatters their agreement, stealing his money and his trust, Leo's quiet life ends. He doesn't get mad, he gets even. From the shadows of the very same building, he orchestrates a meticulous takedown, turning social circles into battlegrounds and a building-wide group chat into his ultimate weapon. This is the story of a landlord who picked the wrong tenant to swindle and paid for it with his reputation, his fortune, and his pride.
The Slumlord's Downfall
Author:Calvin Campbell
He was a model tenant, quiet and reliable. His landlord was a monster, greedy and cruel. For three years, Liam endured illegal fees, theft, and constant harassment. But when the slumlord pushes him one step too far with a crippling rent hike, he unleashes a meticulously planned revenge. Using the law as his weapon and the landlord's own crimes as ammunition, Liam proves that even the quietest man, when cornered, can become the most dangerous predator.
The 8-Ball Vendetta
Author:Ryder Thorne
A former intelligence operative, seeking a quiet life, has his peace shattered by the arrogant son of a corrupt local tycoon. A stolen 8-ball from a pool table ignites a simple act of revenge that spirals into a high-stakes war. Using his elite skills, he and his friends must dismantle a criminal empire that owns their town, or be crushed by it. It's not just about getting even anymore; it's about taking back their lives.
Resonance of Sharam
Author:Anne Reed
In the city of Sharam, magic is power, and power is divided. The noble Aether-weavers of the Spire, the pragmatic Technomancers of the Ironworks, the wild Geomancers of the Maze, and the forbidden mages of the Penumbra all vie for control. Kael is a nobody, a low-level cog in the industrial machine, until a magical catastrophe awakens a power within him: Resonance, the ability to feel and mimic all forms of magic. Now hunted by every faction, Kael must forge an alliance with his enemies to uncover the city's darkest secret before the Aether Blight consumes them all.
The Vault of Vengeance
Author:Ryan Patterson
When brilliant but disgraced lawyer Leo Vance discovers a greedy billionaire landlord, Silas Croft, trying to ruin a hardworking family man over an impossible contract, he hatches a plan. The weapon: a 100-ton bank vault. The battlefield: the law. Croft thinks he’s playing chess, but Leo is playing a different game entirely—one where the landlord's own greed is the bait, the trap, and his ultimate undoing. This is not just about a contract; it's about payback, served cold and heavy as steel.
The Balcony Echo
Author:Rhys Caden
Every morning, my wife served me green tea, a ritual of love I cherished. Until the day I watched my own hands push her from our balcony across the street. When she walked back through our door, unharmed, I discovered our ritual was a lie, the tea was poison, and our home was a prison. I am trapped in a time loop, forced to relive her betrayal and my monstrous revenge. Now, I'm not just fighting for my sanity—I'm fighting the echo of the man I'm forced to become, over and over again.
The Somnus Protocol
Author:Connie Perez
To escape the ghosts of his past and the grip of addiction, veteran Ethan Hayes enrolls in a revolutionary treatment at the isolated Gerry Gardens. He hopes for a cure, but finds a prison. The staff are all identical, their smiles never reaching their eyes. The therapy involves a machine that doesn't just treat the mind, it opens it. When patients become vessels for a terrifying cosmic entity, Ethan realizes the only cure is escape. But even if he gets out, the thing they put inside him is coming along for the ride.
The Devil's Last Deal
Author:Micheal Reyes
Lucifuge Faust, the exiled prince of Hell's most powerful soul-trading dynasty, just wanted a quiet life. But when his terrified cousin appears with news of a vanished soul and a two-day deadline from the demonic CEO Mammon, his retirement is officially over. Now, hunted by celestial enforcers who want to burn his contracts and infernal assassins who want his head, Lucifuge must dive back into the neon-drenched underworld of Blackstone. He was the best acquisitions specialist in the business, but to survive this weekend, he'll have to become something much more dangerous.
Forty-Five Minutes to Ruin
Author:Quinn Steele
When a predator threatens her best friend, high-powered attorney Elara Vance unleashes a storm of digital vengeance. He thought he was anonymous, hiding behind a screen in another country. He thought he could use a young woman’s trust against her. He didn’t count on Elara. In less than an hour, she uncovers his identity, his job, his secrets. Now, with a single email, she’s about to dismantle his entire life, proving that some lines should never be crossed, especially when her friend’s safety is on the line.
Verminous
Author:R. M. Nidus
A trip to the vet with a dying mouse was supposed to be a break from Reagan's dreary pet store job. But when the euthanized creature returns as a hissing, goo-spewing monster, her day takes a dark turn. After a desperate battle, they destroy it. They think it's over. But the nightmare is just beginning. Now, a strange itch is crawling under her skin, a new hunger gnaws at her belly, and something is starting to grow... something that wiggles.
The Crimson Cipher of Everglow
Author:R.J. Thorne
In the neon-drenched streets of Everglow, where elves scheme in crystalline towers and trolls rule the undercity, half-troll Detective Jade Hawkins is an outcast with a badge. She didn't ask to be a hero, but when a high-ranking official is murdered by impossible magic, leaving behind a cryptic cosmic message, Jade is the only one with the unique senses to decipher it. Now, hunted by a shadowy cult and framed for a crime she's trying to solve, she and her all-too-human partner must unravel a conspiracy that threatens to tear their magically-charged city apart at the seams.
The Scribe of Shadows
Author:Bernard Webb
I'm a horror author with a secret: I write in total darkness, a ritual to ward off a crippling paranoia that someone is stealing my words. But my paranoia has become my terrifying reality. I just received a letter from the main character of my unpublished novel. He's alive. He thinks I'm God. And he's trying to break through the page to meet his maker. Now, every word I write ripples into the real world, and I'm losing control of the story... and my sanity.