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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 4 months 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
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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 19 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
*Dollar* 750 GPs per review
Reflection of Confusion (Extended)
The reflection of a woman who's on the road to death's door.
Rated: ASR
~893 Words
Action/Adventure, Dark, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Stolen Within my Grip
I haven't really got a description for this one... Or a real title, please read though!
Rated: 18+
~402 Words
Emotional, Death, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Things Happen
What would you call this marriage?
Rated: 18+
~349 Words
Mystery, LGBTQ+
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Six Minutes
when you walk into a room you never know what you will find
Rated: 13+
~191 Words
Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 375 GPs per review
Reflection of Confusion
The reflection of a woman who's standing at death's door and attempting to understand why.
Rated: ASR
~255 Words
Mystery, Dark, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Thief
A brief but chilling encounter on a night like every other.
Rated: E
~380 Words
Dark, Mystery, Gothic
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
The Man and the Lamb
"And the blood of the Lamb was smeared across the door" God said.
Rated: 13+
~318 Words
Religious, Mystery, Psychology
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Mr Rumpels Tiltskin
Who is that mysterious man whose boots clatter so heavily upon the attic stairs?
Rated: E
~1,383 Words
Children's, Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
*Dollar* 150 GPs per review
Dreamer
A work in progress. Please review so I can add/finish
Rated: ASR
~1,232 Words
Mystery, Romance/Love, Psychology
Type: Short Story
Updated 13 years ago
Stalking Richard
Sneaky characters with different intentions (Chara cters from the book The Secret History)
Rated: E
~993 Words
Mystery, Young Adult, Writing
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Flash Fiction Entry 3.1
Flash Fiction entry. Prompt: clock, bowl, flag. Word count: 299.
Rated: E
~249 Words
Young Adult, Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Flash Fiction Entry 2.28
Flash Fiction Entry. Prompt: tea, footprints, book. Word count: 299.
Rated: E
~238 Words
Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Spector of Beech Hill
Writing prompt: Haunted House
Rated: E
~363 Words
Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Shadows
Previously unpublished short story: a teen witnesses and escapes a massive disappearance.
Rated: E
~5,110 Words
Supernatural, Mystery, Teen
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Circle of Sisters
This is a desperate act trying to right past wrongs.
Rated: 13+
~652 Words
Drama, Thriller/Suspense, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
THE PARCEL
Taken in by her grace, I was puzzled by her aloofness..who was she and where did she go?
Rated: E
~1,036 Words
Emotional, Family, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
My Mountain, My Phobia
This is a story about me climbing my mountain, and trying to overcome my phobia.
Rated: E
~508 Words
Mystery, Action/Adventure, Writing
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 150 GPs per review
Four
A story of a man trying to get out of captivity.
Rated: E
~447 Words
Horror/Scary, Thriller/Suspense, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Rated: E
~165 Words
Horror/Scary, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Little Boxes
She chose to change at the risk of leaving the ones she loved behind.
Rated: E
~9,638 Words
Drama, Family, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Mr. Linden's Library
A death of a stranger, antiques and an old book lead a young women on an adventure.
Rated: ASR
~4,213 Words
Dark, Drama, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 225 GPs per review
The Stranger
We all have strangers
Rated: E
~907 Words
Dark, Mystery, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Destiny
Two sisters come to a devastating fate, though which one is real...?
Rated: E
~2,511 Words
Tragedy, Drama, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Hallowell Forest: A Slender Man Story
All Steph wants is her brother, all mom wants is to forget, all SlenderMan wants..he gets.
Rated: 13+
~1,496 Words
Mystery, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
(BEKALE) II. The Graves Kiss
Second part of a story I did some time ago, not very well done.
Rated: 13+
~672 Words
Occult, Mystery, Mythology
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
(BEKALE) I. The Other
First part of a story I wrote quite some time ago, its not very well done.
Rated: 13+
~735 Words
Mystery, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
The Victim
The violent become a victim of their own cruelty
Rated: 13+
~1,435 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Mystery, Occult
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Waiting
A man is in someone's house, waiting...
Rated: 13+
~297 Words
Dark, Mystery, Adult
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
18 Westview
A dark story of a detective in search of a missing girl...
Rated: 18+
~1,201 Words
Adult, Dark, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
The Stranger
A violent encounter has an unexpected result.
Rated: E
~993 Words
Supernatural, Mystery, Emotional
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 188 GPs per review
entry for FLASH 10/17
Before the "I DO", She Did!
Rated: 13+
~289 Words
Contest Entry, Mystery, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
TheTwist
A simple job interview, what could possibly go wrong?
Rated: E
~1,390 Words
Detective, Experience, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
The Last Painting
A painting at an Auction Gallery has gone unsold for years, until now.
Rated: E
~1,318 Words
Mystery, Tragedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
Gray House
Suffering from writer's block, Aaron experiences a bizarre trip into truth and fiction.
Rated: 13+
~9,362 Words
Psychology, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 200 GPs per review
Rated: 13+
~5,117 Words
Action/Adventure, Thriller/Suspense, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
*Dollar* 101 GPs per review
The hunt of the witch
A somewhat dark tale of a man's encounter with a witch.
Rated: 13+
~1,489 Words
Mystery, Thriller/Suspense, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 14 years ago
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