List of short stories in the Mystery category at short fiction - back to our genre list

List of short stories by our resident authors within the Mystery genre. Please do leave comments for the writers! Or how about chatting about the stories in the forum?

Mystery fiction is a distinct subgenre of detective fiction that entails the occurrence of an unknown event which requires the protagonist to make known (or solve). It is similar to the whodunit in that the clues may often be given to the reader by subtle means. Though it is often confused with detective fiction, it does not require a crime to have occurred or the involvement of law enforcement.

Don't Sleep, by kinkykiki, Length in chars; 7,474
Date added: 2010-09-03 Total reads: 273

Done for a short story contest - a little bit of mystery

Not Entirely Alone, by SabreWriter, Length in chars; 7,350
Date added: 2010-07-01 Total reads: 298

Fifteen and followed by an older man (Based on a true story)

One Winters Day In June, by SabreWriter, Length in chars; 16,676
Date added: 2010-06-24 Total reads: 183

Boy With A Past Life Memory (Based On A True Story)

Mysterious Mess, by mckale101, Length in chars; 4,343
Date added: 2010-06-09 Total reads: 204

Sherlock Holmes solves a very mysterious mess of a murder

The Wanderer , by tomovjunior, Length in chars; 4,081
Date added: 2010-06-09 Total reads: 167

short fiction, fiction, mistery, fantasy,

Scrap yard challenge, by lorryhorry, Length in chars; 5,458
Date added: 2010-04-16 Total reads: 243

derrick was the constant worker, work was everything to him, he would give up his life for it.

Time......, by JavaDeano, Length in chars; 1,936
Date added: 2010-04-14 Total reads: 270

A Chilling Experience Forces A Young Drug Addict To Reflect On The Consequences Of His Lifestyle

skipper, by aceofspades, Length in chars; 3,976
Date added: 2010-04-12 Total reads: 153

Lady of the ring, by vickyreynolds1, Length in chars; 4,719
Date added: 2010-03-02 Total reads: 359

A mysterious ring changes Sarah's life

Alone, by WillowHawk89, Length in chars; 1,236
Date added: 2010-02-14 Total reads: 380

just a depressing story/poem

CHILDREN OF THE CHURCH 1909, by Inveigh, Length in chars; 4,217
Date added: 2010-02-05 Total reads: 292

Putting all trust in the ministers hand disappointment appears.

RED WORDS ON A BLACK PAPER, by ishengomaf, Length in chars; 8,170
Date added: 2010-01-03 Total reads: 272

The prince of Gwalior, by deepak.harsha, Length in chars; 18,439
Date added: 2009-11-15 Total reads: 283

A charming prince from an Indian royal family is out in a different city for a purpose...What does he want?

The Lady of the Lake, by LadyOtilia, Length in chars; 13,705
Date added: 2009-11-02 Total reads: 534

A young teacher goes on a trip at a lake; there she has an unexpected affair with... and things get complicated in a would-be modern society

Caught in between, by LadyOtilia, Length in chars; 2,630
Date added: 2009-10-29 Total reads: 357

Her mother was abducted by the beautiful sidhe

The Greek mistress., by kitosdad, Length in chars; 3,803
Date added: 2009-10-29 Total reads: 625

Oh yes, she deserved to die!

Ilana in between, by LadyOtilia, Length in chars; 3,423
Date added: 2009-10-27 Total reads: 243

An ordinary girl who surpasses and is turned into something else, eluding her love story.

PREDICTION, by jgikas13, Length in chars; 17,126
Date added: 2009-10-06 Total reads: 523

Billy, by emi159@hotmail.co.uk, Length in chars; 3,438
Date added: 2009-09-24 Total reads: 418

Journey of misadventure, by joshua10, Length in chars; 3,397
Date added: 2009-09-09 Total reads: 526

A friendship shattered in one night of bad decisions.

Working girl, by joshua10, Length in chars; 2,612
Date added: 2009-09-04 Total reads: 644

A womans work is never done.

Monday morning preparations, by asilverton, Length in chars; 6,853
Date added: 2009-08-29 Total reads: 419

Hayley and Karen set off to do evil work.

I Still Fear, by Rajasir, Length in chars; 22
Date added: 2009-08-24 Total reads: 411

Have you ever experienced the real fear, I mean, the actually horrifying duration of time with deathly eerie silence within and without, the darkness within and without, which has so often been mentioned in stories, or described by the writers of the stories of the genre which have the power to shak

The Locket, by AnneMarie, Length in chars; 23,473
Date added: 2009-07-10 Total reads: 548

I was only three, when the event happened, that the death of my mother, and now at sixteen i have her locket.

Now You See It, by dawnb, Length in chars; 2,257
Date added: 2009-06-27 Total reads: 493

A singer and her pianist encounter an unusual audience member.

Heartbeats, by baboni, Length in chars; 9,813
Date added: 2009-06-15 Total reads: 549

Hooked, by jdeAnn, Length in chars; 15,769
Date added: 2009-04-15 Total reads: 436

A detective must face the sorrow of her husband�s murder (6 months prior to opening) when another body is found with the obviously identical M.O. to that of her husband�s killer and soon enough Natalie will find herself confined in a room face to face with the one she has been all too eager to find.

anna's story, by matt.croxford, Length in chars; 5,888
Date added: 2009-04-06 Total reads: 546

A teenage girl moves with her mother to start a fresh only to be haunted by her past

The Man with the White Handkerchief , by boomer, Length in chars; 1,506
Date added: 2009-03-28 Total reads: 774

Imagine being approached by a man asking for directions and having no recollection of what took place after that encounter.

Clementine, by mastorakos, Length in chars; 35,960
Date added: 2009-03-22 Total reads: 473

A human in quest for her identity

Y.P.S. Incorporated, by J.L.WHITEHOUSE, Length in chars; 12,411
Date added: 2009-03-13 Total reads: 414

A stranger offers to solve Philips' problems - by killing his wife

The Sunshine Girl, by mr brightside, Length in chars; 7,547
Date added: 2009-03-11 Total reads: 642

The sweet wonder of the Sunshine Girl will refuse to be captured by the most determined of languages.

The Tale of the Cobbled Street, by annaridley, Length in chars; 5,612
Date added: 2009-03-10 Total reads: 444

Tom Lee stood gazing out onto his favourite view, across the cobbled street.

The Chasing Clouds Parade, by mr brightside, Length in chars; 25,151
Date added: 2009-03-08 Total reads: 301

The question is not what The Parade is, but what it can do to you.

The Letter, by Lee, Length in chars; 15,912
Date added: 2009-02-20 Total reads: 549

Will our heroine finally get to lay ghosts from the past to rest?

Delivered, by charlette-leslie, Length in chars; 2,705
Date added: 2009-02-14 Total reads: 596

The End of the World, by DLCostaRica, Length in chars; 5,755
Date added: 2009-01-04 Total reads: 485

A flash fiction piece about a young man, Jack, who finds himself and his purpose. He learns how to take control of his bored life and the odd situation he has been forced into. A very short story by an aspiring journalist.

The Perfect Cut, by Terri2303, Length in chars; 5,434
Date added: 2008-12-07 Total reads: 429

Dangerous crazy K is selling drugs to youngsters again. Will Helen & Steve save the day?

COUP DE GRACE, by octagon sinker, Length in chars; 7,934
Date added: 2008-12-01 Total reads: 425

A pivotal event in a couple's Australian road trip

In the shadow of the shaft, by BARNEY2, Length in chars; 6,069
Date added: 2008-12-01 Total reads: 379

This is a story focusing on the human tragedy in the wake of the Gresford mining disaster of 1934

The Werewolf, by jayfelonz, Length in chars; 3,026
Date added: 2008-10-04 Total reads: 706

A short story about a werewolf with a shocking twist

Two Weeks, by sukkusu, Length in chars; 17,872
Date added: 2008-08-17 Total reads: 605

Spiritual Scythe, by Jamesr, Length in chars; 16,033
Date added: 2008-08-03 Total reads: 495

Houston Homicide Detective Faces His Own Mortality

Hastings Hospital, by celtic1888, Length in chars; 6,408
Date added: 2008-04-13 Total reads: 730

A mysterious death...

Thanks To You, by kinkykiki, Length in chars; 876
Date added: 2008-04-13 Total reads: 1429

Do you really want to know what it's like without you in my life?

Trang, by ralphq1, Length in chars; 7,063
Date added: 2008-03-02 Total reads: 565

Trang Phan sat listening to the slow ripple of water from the small pond...

'Xenophon', by Total-Blam-Blam, Length in chars; 5,053
Date added: 2008-02-02 Total reads: 674

My first piece of writing that I'm actually proud of! :D (Extract: ...Whoosh! I glanced up, "What in the world was that?" I said to myself. I should have said, "What in the Underground," but I didn’t know that. Not then.)

Distorted Future Visions, by oscube, Length in chars; 3,352
Date added: 2008-02-02 Total reads: 677

Ever met you from the future?

What, by onime4u, Length in chars; 40,846
Date added: 2008-01-18 Total reads: 617

“You good for nothing girl, you are no different from your father,” Yemi screamed “I will not bear the shame with you, you will bear it on your own. You are a big disappointment.

DISAPPEARANCE, by Burnside, Length in chars; 9,837
Date added: 2008-01-13 Total reads: 1063

Andy Hay is about to disappear, forever.

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