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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 3 months ago
Deja View
Brrr....I have the feeling I have been here before...
Rated: E
~1,284 Words
Mystery, Paranormal, Ghost
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
It Takes a Heart
A fictional short story written for a contest about what it takes to be a hero, 3rd place
Rated: E
~1,329 Words
Educational, Action/Adventure, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Pink Cooper
A story of a dog relating to the movie The Pink Panther.
Rated: E
~881 Words
Animal, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Preface of a Life
A short story about a not so simple life
Rated: E
~3,235 Words
Mystery, Family, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
THE BURDEN OF LIFE
When Kurt awoke, he dressed up hastily as if something awaited for him.
Rated: 13+
~2,307 Words
Melodrama, Mystery, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 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
What Happened?
Bradley isn’t rich. But his four friends are. What has happened to them?
Rated: 18+
~1,892 Words
Young Adult, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Out of the Woods
I was injured and lost in the woods. But the worst of the ordeal was yet to come.
Rated: 13+
~1,467 Words
Contest Entry, Action/Adventure, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Message in a Bottle
A man finds a bottle on a beach with a desperate plea for help
Rated: E
~625 Words
Mystery, Ghost
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
*Dollar* 150 GPs per review
Ruby (Newsletter ft.)
Ruby's mysterious captor knows all about her, or does he? Will Ruby survive his clutches?
Rated: ASR
~1,635 Words
Contest, Contest Entry, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
The Mirror
A mirror that vividly shows emotions.
Rated: 13+
~572 Words
Emotional, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Heart Knows
February Short Story - mystery romance?
Rated: 13+
~5,813 Words
Contest Entry, Mystery, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
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Timid souls
In the future, after the fall, the new society hunts.
Rated: 18+
~1,256 Words
Contest Entry, Dark, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
In The Moonlight
A Detective gets a surprise in one of his cases.
Rated: 18+
~921 Words
Mystery, Sci-fi, Adult
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Lion Dance
Love is where you find it
Rated: E
~1,010 Words
Romance/Love, Cultural, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Inheritance Game
Who will win $50 million?
Rated: 18+
~1,830 Words
Mystery, Detective, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Gray Haunted House
Old house with ghost.
Rated: E
~710 Words
Mystery, Paranormal, Supernatural
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Lake and the Cabin
Winter storm and frozen lake.
Rated: E
~1,550 Words
Mystery, Drama, Paranormal
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
The Girl Beside Me
A kidnapping that could only happen in NYC
Rated: 13+
~848 Words
Crime/Gangster, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 5 years ago
Case of the Missing Captain O’Leary!
First Place answer to the Cop Shop Mystery set by Bards Hall to mark WDC's 18th birthday.
Rated: 18+
~951 Words
Mystery, Crime/Gangster, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
BANG!
Or how NOT to write a story. Unfortunately, I failed even in this contest...
Rated: 13+
~471 Words
Contest Entry, Mystery, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
The Two Siblings
Basically a short story about two siblings who fought, just to never show up again.
Rated: 13+
~178 Words
Dark, Family, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
The Building
Curiosity gets the better of me as I noticed a strange building in downtown Seattle.
Rated: 13+
~1,126 Words
Horror/Scary, Contest Entry, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
The Call
A call from beyond the grave sets in motion some complex emotions
Rated: 13+
~811 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Mystery, Satire
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Sonny Came Home
Based on a true story
Rated: E
~556 Words
Ghost, Family, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
The Husband's Murder
A fictional theory of Agatha Christie's missing days
Rated: 13+
~1,743 Words
History, Mystery, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
A Picture is Worth Two Thousand Words
A mysterious picture appears in a locked car. Can Victoria solve this mystery?
Rated: 18+
~1,788 Words
Mystery, Horror/Scary, Holiday
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Telepathy of Mr. S
It is mystery story about Brain Telepathy
Rated: E
~536 Words
Mystery, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Salaryman
A whimsical man gradually recovers his memory of his part in a sting.
Rated: 13+
~2,102 Words
Mystery, Crime/Gangster, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
It's that man
Short story that will be followed by others.
Rated: 13+
~338 Words
Drama, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Being Young Only Once Isn't Always True
It was a very strange case for Detective Henry Waters. The strangest one he has ever had.
Rated: 18+
~1,758 Words
Mystery, Detective, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Our Mission Girls
Fictional short story
Rated: E
~2,687 Words
Young Adult, Mystery, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
The Naked Eye
Dancing with someone you love isn't fair if they don't love you back.
Rated: 13+
~1,409 Words
Romance/Love, Young Adult, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
The Letter
While sorting through old keepsakes, Elizabeth finds an envelope with her name on it...
Rated: 13+
~723 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Mystery, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Happy Nights Inn
Bone chilling tale of a man lost in an unknown town, set against the backdrop of winter.
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Rated: 13+
~5,127 Words
Horror/Scary, Ghost, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
18 Yellow Roses Arrived Today
A mystery... 18 yellow roses arrived today.... with no note.
Rated: 13+
~856 Words
Contest Entry, Mystery, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Last Full Moon
From the Writing Prompt "The last time I saw a full moon..."
Rated: E
~54 Words
Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Tommy
A woman's son disappears and she races to find him in time.
Rated: E
~899 Words
Mystery, Dark
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Happy Birthday WDC
For the past seventeen years that happened. Was it going to happen again?
Rated: 18+
~1,691 Words
Mystery, Ghost, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Second Honeymoon
A lovely fishing trip
Rated: 13+
~2,519 Words
Drama, Mystery, Contest
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Vanishing Children
Something supernatural is causing children to disapear from a large group home.
Rated: 13+
~2,428 Words
Mystery, Supernatural, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
*Dollar* 750 GPs per review
The Witches of Dogtown
A detective is unwittingly drawn into a conspiracy and discovers a horrible secret.
Rated: 13+
~3,708 Words
Gothic, Horror/Scary, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Mexico Bound
This story is based on a song. Any mistakes I have made within it are not intentional.
Rated: 13+
~1,879 Words
Mystery, Thriller/Suspense, Music
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Closed Doors
Written for 6/29 flash fiction contest. Theme: family secret
Rated: 13+
~250 Words
Contest, Contest Entry, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Moon Face (HM Twisted Tales Contest)
She learned that mistakes are stepping stones to an evolving life.
Rated: ASR
~2,790 Words
Mystery, Ghost, Spiritual
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Plain stalker
A short story with a twisted ending.
Rated: 13+
~166 Words
Thriller/Suspense, Dark, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Gathering at The North Ridge Hotel
Five state medical directors are anonymously summoned to meet at an isolated hotel.
Rated: 13+
~2,257 Words
Mystery, Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Girl Fears Ghost Girl
Can he truly get past that other girl who was once so wonderful and so alive?
Rated: E
~1,573 Words
Romance/Love, Action/Adventure, Mystery
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
The Nuts on Maple Street
A short story I wrote for the Crime Writer's Association(CWA). What do you think?
Rated: E
~3,013 Words
Mystery, Thriller/Suspense, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
Blast Caste
When serial blasts destroy their father's company, two boys set out to catch the culprit.
Rated: E
~809 Words
Mystery, Action/Adventure, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
The Sale
A woman goes garage sale shopping and gets more than she could bargain for.
Rated: E
~831 Words
Mystery, Contest Entry, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 6 years ago
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