Whodunnit Stories

Ashford, West Virginia, is drowning in fog-and fear. A string of killings rips through the town, and five friends uncover secrets better left buried. Strange visions. Midnight howls. A strange symbol drawn with blood. Something is hunting. Something is killing. And it's coming for them... whether they're ready or not. --- Carlos Hernandez expects nothing from his sophomore year. His mom works overtime, leaving him to wrangle his little brother Nico and survive another day in sleepy Ashford. Nothing ever happens here. Nothing exciting. Nothing strange. Until she arrives. And people start turning up dead. Ashley Vale walks into school, and Carlos's world tilts. The darkness he's spent years pretending doesn't exist stirs the moment he meets her eyes-recognizing something inside her. Something dangerous. Something ancient. Ashley is hiding a secret dark enough to swallow them both... a secret that could leave its mark on everyone. ---

She never left Rosewood. She just faded into the background. Jamie Beckett was always the quiet one-Alison's secret, the Liars' shadow, the girl who saw everything and said nothing. But when A comes back with a vengeance, silence won't protect her anymore. As secrets unravel, lies collapse, and old ghosts return, Jamie is pulled deeper into the Liars' world than ever before. She's not just a witness now. She's a piece of the puzzle. Because in Rosewood, even the quiet ones have something to hide

It's a fantasy read with a slow burn in the style of a documentary. The documentary takes place now but people are forced to relive the days where, time bent and impossible supernatural things were proven to be true, only people who were there will actually belive what happened.

In the small town of Woodvale, Rebecca and Leyland Dowling's lives are about to change as they become the primary targets for a new wave of killings led by the famous Ghostface. But something in their past is targeting them. Why? And who?

When two girls disappear from Sanderwood Valley, the whole town goes into panic mode. For Laine, it's worse-because the second girl is her twin sister, Lana. The one everyone loved. The one she could never quite measure up to. The police have no leads. The town wants to forget. But Laine refuses to move on. Armed with her curiosity and her determination to become a detective someday, she starts her own investigation. What she finds isn't what she expected. Lies. Secrets. People she trusted with blood on their hands. Beneath the whispers, the lies, and the shadow of the willow tree where they used to meet, Laine begins to see that everyone is hiding something. And some people will do anything to keep their secrets buried.

Tony Dawson's death shatters the lives he touched - some devastated, some liberated, all irrevocably changed. As his loved ones, rivals, and victims grapple with his absence, they soon discover Tony's manipulative grip extends even beyond the grave. But as the tangled threads of his past begin to unravel, the question remains: are they finally being set free or is the knot beginning to tighten? *** Chapter Headings by Samantha Puchacz

25 year old Grace Avery is a stunning women working as a detective/investigator. Due to her looks she often gets sexist remarks from her colleagues, seen only as a object of praise and beauty rather than a fellow detective. Annoyed and frustrated, she goes to an old friend for help and assistance, asking for a partner who doesn't care about her looks and has the brains to work with her, to which she learns that there is a person who could help her, the problem lays in the fact that, that person is the very same man who Grace knew and hated in high school, Basil M. House. Will Grace continue to hate his guts? is Basil the same man who Grace knew in High school? and will their relationship change? This is a reimagining of Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. besides being a reimagining, it's also a composite of different mystery stories and movies that I loved so don't be surprised if some of the cases or puzzles look familiar. really enjoyed writing this:)

One night. One bullet. One wrong name. Ten years after surviving a shooting that left an innocent boy behind bars, Coryn crosses paths with the real shooter-the man she's unknowingly falling in love with. When the truth comes out, both of their lives will be torn apart again... only this time, love might not save them.

Jordana arrives at a small town called Pietrofalls, where everyone knows everyone. She befriends a barkeep who is mysteriously killed the night they meet. The barkeep's death seems to have been caused by a wild animal, but there might be something more to it. More people in town start dying in mysterious ways, and Jordana seems suspicious to the townspeople. Jordana has to solve the murders before the townspeople lynch her. The novel is a murder mystery involving werewolves, which most of the townspeople don't even know exist.

A hardworking janitor; A cunning thief; A self-absorbed mother; An aspiring journalist A doting husband; And a dead primadonna.... Elizabeth Claire was described as a well-renowned performer, adored all throughout the quiet, sleepless city of Widrom. Until, she unexpectedly met her demise on the very platform she considered her second home, on stage. With investigations flying through and news buzzing with possible suspects, the city of lights were now filled with questions and doubts. The entertainment industry shook with lies and truths became indistinguishable between the thin lines of the performance, vaguely titled "The Last Concert of Madamé Elizabeth Claire".

I'm Claire Joseph, and I'm living with a killer. Emma is everything I'm not she's brilliant, magnetic, and effortlessly beloved. But perfection is just her mask. Beneath it hides a darkness that's closing in on me. Strange whispers. Missing students. Footsteps in the hall that don't belong to anyone. My dorm has become a prison of paranoia, and I'm running out of time. To live, I have to expose who she really is... before she decides I know too much

Noa Drury isn't your average teenager. She passes messages on from the "other side" to the living, but when she gets a cryptic message to deliver to someone about to be convicted of a murder he might not have committed, she and her best friend/spirit guide, Max, must race to save Jake Burchell from a lifetime of imprisonment by solving the original crime. But can she believe everything Jake says?

Holly Winslow is missing. Her parents insist she's a runaway, mixed up with the wrong crowd. But P.I.'s daughter, Noa Drury, isn't buying it. She's had a 'visitor' who has suggested otherwise: Holly's ghost. 16-year-old Noa has a 'gift' - the ability to see and speak to spirits. Her job is to pass on messages to the living from the spirit world, and while there are plenty of people who'd rather she kept quiet, this is one message she is determined to see delivered. You see, Noa's been waiting for a message from a very special person and if figuring out the mystery of Holly Winslow's disappearance means making it happen then she'll do whatever it takes, no matter the danger, no matter the trouble she gets into with her spirit guide, Max, and no matter the threat to her own life.

Everyone at Rayworth Academy knows the story of The Council Murders the four student council members found brutally murdered in Room 257 six years ago. The police never solved the case, and the truth remains buried beneath whispers and ghost stories. Among the victims was Jasmin Flynn Madden, a star student whose tragic death still haunts her younger sister, Lila. Now at Rayworth herself, Lila is determined to uncover the truth. But the deeper she digs, the more she realizes her sister wasn't as perfect as she seemed. Secrets, lies, and hidden dangers lurk beneath Rayworth's polished surface because everyone has something to hide. And some secrets are worth killing for.

Short story by A.J. Hamilton - One Part. Completed. Ten minute read. Some swearing and minor sexual content - 15 years + recommended. Gretchen is not exactly warm and fuzzy. She has been cast in a show and has been giving it her all in the role of "Flapper Girl". But she just hasn't bonded with the cast except for Rodney. The share a mutual disdain for the very lovely Celia - who seems to emanate warmth and beauty. She gets all the attention, flowers, adulation and she is dead for most of the play! She just lies there on the floor. "Acting". Neil the director thinks Celia is just the bees' knees. It isn't fair! And someone is going to pay. Murder Mystery with a twist.

"Red". That's what people call me. I mean... literally, it's my name. A story full of absurd events, chaotic mishaps, and a young girl navigating her own unconventional path to adulthood. But hey, that's what makes it special.

Everyone at Lockwood Hall has a secret. One of them is dead. The rest might be next. When Raven Quinn arrives at the elite Lockwood Boarding School, she's just looking for a fresh start. But on her first night, a student goes missing-her scream echoing through the ancient halls just before lightning knocks out the power. The next day, everyone acts like nothing happened. No missing posters. No search parties. Nothing. Raven knows what she heard. And she's not alone. With the help of Theo, the headmaster's brooding son, and Piper, a paranoid genius with cameras hidden all over campus, Raven starts uncovering something twisted: Lockwood was built over something old-something that should've stayed buried. Now students are disappearing, and the school is covering it up. Each clue leads to a deeper horror. Each night, the whispers grow louder. Something is hunting them. And it's been waiting a long time.

Four best friends-Clara, Max, Ivy, Tom, and their astute dog Biscuit-find themselves restless in their quaint village during summer vacation. They start The Midnight Mystery Club to combat boredom. Unexpectedly, their first case occurs when Maestro Renaldi's precious Stradivarius violin disappears during the town's major celebration. The companions must rely on wit, bravery, and one another as half the town whispers secrets and every hint points to another dead end. They start to question, though, if someone closer to them is concealing the truth as the mystery grows.

"There's been a murder." When eccentric mansion owner Ezekiel Evermourne Jr. is found dead in his locked, triple-secured room, the obvious question isn't who did it-it's how. Enter Augustus Charlemagne The 3rd, a 14-year-old genius detective with an IQ so high, it's a wonder he hasn't solved life itself. But this case? It's messy. Twisted. Impossible. Everyone in the mansion has a motive. Everyone has an alibi. And yet... the body's right there. With his only allies being two airheaded twins who accidentally stumble onto clues, Augustus must navigate a crumbling mansion filled with society's outcasts-each more suspicious than the last. But one name keeps popping up: the Clown. Depressed, sarcastic, and always with a drink in hand, he's the obvious scapegoat. Maybe too obvious. As night turns to chaos, secrets unravel, alibis shatter, and nothing is what it seems. In a house built for freaks, anyone could be the killer. The real twist? Even the detective could be a suspect. Who do you blame?

Sonic and friends all went on a road trip. But when the lights go out and the blue ball is dead, but know one knows who did it