Mystery Stories
Explore our collection of 221 amazing stories tagged with mystery. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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The Cartoonist's Lament
Author:Troy Anderson
Jack Vektor, a disgraced Arcanum Investigator, is exiled to the shimmering, surreal metropolis of Aethelburg. He thought he'd escaped the ghosts of his past, but when a living, breathing Toon—a creature of pure belief—is found murdered, Jack is dragged back into the game. The suspects are reality-warping celebrities, the murder weapon is a forgotten memory, and the only clue is a cryptic Pez dispenser that hums with divine power. To solve this impossible crime, Jack must confront the very trauma that gave him his powers, a force that threatens to unmake him before the city's weeping mirrors swallow him whole.
She Is My Soulmate, And I Am Her Keeper
Author:Merrick Thorne
Jake finally married Ella, the woman of his dreams since childhood. Their life is perfect, a fairy tale come true. But when a teenage girl flirts with him, Jake discovers the dark truth behind his wife's smile. The freezer in their basement holds a horrific secret, and Jake learns he isn't Ella's first husband... nor is she willing to lose another. Trapped in a perfect home that has become a gilded cage, he must unravel the bloody secrets of her past to avoid becoming her next victim.
The Rose that Devours
Author:Rhys Thorne
When Elias finds his sister cradling their mother's severed head, he believes it is an act of madness. But a cryptic warning from his dying father and a forced communion with a strange "rose water" reveals a truth far more terrifying. His family does not suffer from insanity; they are the chosen caretakers of a cosmic entity that feeds on blood. They are the Shearwielders, and the harvest has just begun. In a house of secrets and whispers, Elias must confront an inheritance written in blood and bloom.
It Knows Your Name
Author:Silas Thorne
For overworked IT specialist Michael, a secluded cabin was supposed to be an escape. But a terrifying, unnaturally tall creature with a carved smile found him. It tapped on his window. It whispered his name. Now, back in the city, safe on the third floor of his apartment, the tapping has returned. Every night. The creature followed him home, proving that no lock, no wall, and no height can keep it out. It knows where he is. And it's patient.
Contract of Crimson
Author:Ruby Roberts
Kaelen Vance isn't a warrior; he's a loophole in human form. As a mortal consultant to the supernatural, his mind is his only weapon in a world of fangs and spells. When he's hired to solve a series of impossible murders targeting ancient vampire nobility, he's thrown into the orbit of Lady Seraphina, a centuries-old vampire bound by archaic laws. The killer is exploiting the vampires' most sacred vow, and only Kaelen can see the flaw. To survive, they must bridge the chasm between their worlds, unaware that their investigation will unearth a conspiracy threatening to drown the city in blood.
The Asphalt Ocean
Author:Steve Freeman
For years, Leo's dream of an endless bridge was a harmless, recurring nightmare. But when the dream bleeds into reality, leaving him with wet floors and a cryptic toll receipt, he discovers he's not just dreaming—he's been drafted. The bridge is a real place, a purgatory for lost souls, and the toll is more than money. Now, hunted by a twisted version of himself and armed with a strange app on his phone, Leo must navigate the rules of the Asphalt Ocean, where every passenger is a debt and every destination has a horrifying price.
The Roadside Collection
Author:Harvey Moore
For twelve years, Jack Riley cleaned up the dead from Route 340. It was a simple, gruesome job. But then, the bodies started disappearing before he could get to them. Something unseen, something silent and impossibly fast, was doing his job for him. He ran, burying the secret for years under the Arizona sun. Now, a new disappearance has pulled him back to the haunted Virginia blacktop. He was the road's keeper once, but he's about to discover what happens when the road, and the things that hunt it, decide to collect.
The Soul-Alchemist of Aethelgard
Author:Isaiah Steeves
Caelen McDowell, last heir to a disgraced line of alchemists, is a gilded prisoner of a fanatical religious empire. To escape execution, he must embrace his forbidden heritage and orchestrate a public murder. But his plan is overseen by the one man he can't fool: a beautiful, ruthless Inquisitor whose own faith is beginning to crack. Hunted and desperate, they are forced into an unholy alliance, discovering a conspiracy that could either liberate the city or drown it in blood and fire. Survival is no longer enough; now, they crave revolution.
Blood & Balance Sheets
Author:Felicia Sutton
Caleb Helsing, legendary slayer and war hero, thought conquering vampires was the hard part. Now, he's the reluctant CEO of a supernatural empire, armed with a sharp suit and a sharper stake. He'd rather be sipping whiskey than signing memos, but his hyper-competent human assistant won't let him off the hook. When a favor for the vampiric Doge of Venice uncovers a conspiracy reaching the highest echelons of his own company, Caleb must trade his boardroom battles for the ones he truly understands. The war may be over, but for a slayer in a corner office, survival is a hostile takeover.
Radiant Rot
Author:Silas Thorne
A man of faith and reason, Julian Knight, watches in horror as his best friend twists an academic interest into a deadly sun-worshipping cult. After his friend's ritual suicide, Julian is haunted by his ghost and marked by a supernatural, hand-shaped burn. Now, a malevolent entity that calls itself a god wants Julian to be its next sacrifice. He must fight the encroaching darkness with his own light, before he too is consumed by the blinding, rotting radiance of a god that should not exist.
What the River Takes
Author:Morgan Thorne
Four friends embark on a camping trip, seeking an escape from their city lives. But the serene river by their campsite holds a chilling secret. One by one, they are drawn to its banks by an irresistible, whispering compulsion, only to vanish. Alex is the last one left, his mind fraying as he pieces together the horrifying truth. The river is hungry, and it wears the faces of his friends. He can hear it calling his name, and he knows it's getting harder and harder to resist the urge to look into the water.
The Queen of Bones
Author:Asher Stone
A childhood game in a forbidden cave ends in tragedy when Kai's cousin vanishes. The adults blame the mountain; the elders whisper of ancient things that steal children. Fifteen years later, another child is gone, and Kai must return to the reservation to confront the guilt that haunts him and the terrifying truth behind the game they played—a truth that now calls him the new king for its Queen of Bones.