Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is. ***** A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche? *2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller* [[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque

In Ronan's story, the tragic event of his family being killed serves as a pivotal moment that deeply impacts him. The loss of his loved ones plunges Ronan into a whirlwind of emotions, including profound grief and an overwhelming sense of vengeance. As he sets out to pursue the killer, his feelings of anger and sorrow drive his actions, fueling his determination to seek justice for his family. The weight of his grief and the burning desire for retribution shape Ronan's character, propelling him on a path fraught with challenges and moral dilemmas. Ronan's journey is a roller-coaster of emotions and challenges. From the moment he sets out to avenge his family, he embarks on a path filled with twists and turns. His quest for justice is not just a physical one but also an emotional and psychological one. Along the way, Ronan faces inner demons and external obstacles that test his resolve and values. His interactions with various characters add layers to his journey, shaping his decisions and outlook. As Ronan navigates through the complexities of his mission, he undergoes personal growth and transformation, making his journey a profound exploration of grief, vengeance, and the pursuit of justice.

✨A WATTYS 2022 PARANORMAL & "BEST CHARACTERS" WINNER✨ A college basketball star risks everything to prove his innocence with a girl who can communicate with ghosts. *** Ace Jones isn't certain about a lot of things in life, but basketball has always come easy. This is until he finds himself as the prime suspect of a murder he knows he didn't commit. Lucky for him, Devyn Brooks knows he didn't commit it either. But not because she witnessed it--she simply sees the victim as plain as day and even endures her incessant talking. Though Devyn usually does everything in her power to hide her supernatural ability, she'll have to start embracing it in order to save Ace from a common fate. And Ace will discover a deeper part of his identity that challenges his notions of the world. Will they be able to solve a case that America is so eager to pin on another Black man? ✨| FEATURED ON WATTPAD READING LISTS | ✨ 💕 Wattpad Editor's Choice Dec. 2022 💕 @StoriesUndiscovered, Thrills N Spills 2022 @SpeculativeFiction, The Crypt 2022 ⛈ A Stormy Nights Challenge Participant 2022 ⛈

Detective Inspector Amber Rames investigates a series of murder cases in 2185 with the help of her new sergeant. Her attraction to him is hard to ignore, but having a relationship with a subordinate is illegal. ***** Four murder mysteries. One epic romance. It's 2185, and British civilization has moved underground after a nuclear war. In a city of bright lights and body-hacking, a wealthy woman is found dead in a dark alleyway, her throat slit. Detective Inspector Amber Rames is given the investigation...and a new partner to work with. Tall, dark, and a technological saviour, Detective Sergeant Alex Sullivan stirs feelings in her that she should ignore. Having a relationship with a subordinate is illegal. But as they work closely over several different murder cases, boundaries start to blur... WATTY AWARDS 2020 WINNER

Ever wondered what hides in the shadows of the quietest minds? In a small, unsuspecting town, people start disappearing-first one, then another. At first, it seems random, but every victim has something in common. Each carries a secret so dark, it could ruin their lives... if they were still alive. Meet Eren. The charming barista who remembers your favorite coffee order. The polite neighbor who waters your plants when you're away. The guy everyone trusts. But behind his warm smile is a mind that thrives on chaos and blood-a predator hiding in plain sight. As Detective Mira Lane digs deeper into the cases, her gut tells her there's more to these murders than meets the eye. But how do you catch a killer who knows how to blend in so perfectly? Someone who could be the person you'd least suspect? Dark, twisted, and chillingly personal, "Whispers of the Crimson Shadow" will make you question the faces you trust and the secrets you keep. Care to step into the mind of a monster?

[SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATTPAD INDIA AWARDS 2021!] [FEATURED ON YA, TEENFICTION, AND YA MYSTERY!] ❝These aren't suicides, but cold-blooded murders cleverly disguised as suicides.❞ +++ Blackwood was always known for its extremely low crime rates, where the only complaints police get are regarding lost cats and petty fights. But as people start disappearing like clockwork, the citizens of Blackwood find themselves in the midst of chaos. With children getting kidnapped, the suicide rates hitting their peak, and nothing being said by the media concerning these matters, the small population of Blackwood find themselves even more scared. Will and Shay are trying to get away from their dark past, reconstructing their lives. But both of them notice a pattern in all the mystifying occurrences. Will, Shay, and their best friends are convinced that the suicides are planned murders. They are determined to reveal the truth and set out to investigate these deaths with the help of their best friends. What is really happening beneath the Blackwood sky?

🔅WATTYS 2022 book Winner of the August 2021 -The Mystique Circle Awards -Second place ( Highest Ranking - 2# in #spinechilling! ) "My mom's the reason I became a detective... Her killer was never caught." Ariana said. ☆ Big Bucharest is a town of mystery, your typical almost podunk town that nobody really cares about. Until one day when a woman ventures to the station ane vanishes. Forever. And then more and more people gradually disappear as if they've never existed. Ariana Johnson, 24, daughter of a CEO settles with a detective job in Big Bucharest, living an apparently simple life despite her riches. She meets Joseph, a musky guy with a piercing, whose only family seems to be a white Persian cat. But at the same time a serial murderer emerges in town to kill the fun, playing a cruel revenge game. Rankings: 20.08.21 : ♤6 in #spinechilling 21.08.21: ♤166 in #kill 22.08.21: ♤3 in #spinechilling 23.08.21: ♤2 in #spinechilling

With her life hanging by a thread from a massacre shootout at her wedding, Jazmine, realizes that she has nothing left in her life to live for until a female spirit in the form of a naked woman named Banshee, arrives with a contract offering her immortality & powers. Jazmine, signs it but at the cost of being possessed by the spirit into becoming a guilty killer with killing instincts against abusive men during the night & as a innocent woman during the day until she die peacefully after she achieved her vengeance which not only leaves her possessive spirit Banshee, without a host but also her dear friends with sorrow in there hearts & many memories of her in there minds as she is lowered six feet within the ground of a cemetery right beside her dead husband Taylor King, who she married a couple months ago before disaster struck on that same day which changed her life forever. Thank u all for your support ladies & gentlemen!!

At King's Dominion, there are no choices. Kill or be killed. Aria Lennox is trapped in a game of blood, secrets, and lies, where every move is a fight for survival. Here, one wrong choice doesn't just mean losing. It means dying. And Aria will have to decide quickly where she stands. ★·.·'¯'·.·★ marcus lopez arguello x fem¡oc -I do not own Deadly Class or its storyline. -cover by me -the gifs and photos have all been taken from Pinterest and belong to their rightful owners. #1marcuslopezarguello #1lex #1petrayolga

A quiet sixteen year old girl with violet eyes, who has no idea where her family comes from. Having a mom with a job that moves them around often. She doesn't make friends. A mom who's sometimes referred as "Creepy'. Because of her job? No, the way she solves them. For those who know. A silent, dark looking and with an even darker character young man that most who have seen him would say he is a teenage. He's the strongest Vampire to have been born in his family's lineage. Some knows. Others test it and finds out. Pulled together by a "prophecy" passed down the past 17 years. Human age. One will need the help of her friends that aren't so different from her. The other, having to make a choice between family and himself.

WINNER OF WATTPAD STUDIO'S PITCH-TO-OPTION CONTEST!!! Millions believe she's a murderer. One man believes she's innocent. The Internet would see her hang for a crime she didn't commit, but Tam Martin isn't going down without a fight... When Tam, the assistant of a popular social media influencer is pinned for the influencer's murder, the seemingly unscrupulous man who'd made her work life hell is the only one willing to help prove her innocence. With fans, stans, cops, and criminals out for blood, proving Tam's innocence may also prove her demise.

Nova West, a girl who's bad at making friends, decides to opt it off and become a loner. She's an insecure girl, although she's too guarded to admit that to anyone but herself. Everything changes when she falls for the bad boy heartthrob, Derek Spears. Although Nova's reputation as a loser and loner hinders Derek's "not to be messed with" aura. The more Nova Learns about Derek the more she can't stay away, but what happens when a series of unexplained murders makes Nova discover a dark secret of Derek's? A secret that could wind up getting her killed.

2022 Watty Winner || At the age of ten, Sanford Crow discovers the worst secret of all--his father is a serial killer. It was the year 1969. Sanford's dream was to grow up to be a detective. Putting his intuitions to the test, he conducts an investigation into his father. The discovery he makes brings his whole world crashing down, and to the culmination of one terrible Christmas morning. Twenty five years later, it's 1994. Sanford is a divorced and a recovering alcoholic, with an eight-year-old daughter named Sadie. His dreams of becoming a detective never came to fruition. Instead, he lives vicariously through his job of being a crime scene cleaner. As therapy begins to open up doors to his past that he'd rather keep shut, the same string of murders that his father committed when he was a child are happening again all around him. Sanford starts questioning his grip on reality. The answers he finds brings his past rushing back, and has him doubting everything he thought he knew about himself, his past, and his own sanity.

Lexington Robinson has been blacking out for as long as she can remember. Ever since she suffered a head injury as a child, there are pieces of her mind that don't seem to be completely intact, despite her best efforts. As a series of gruesome murders begin to rattle the people of Dallas and her alibi begins to disappear, she has reason to believe she could be responsible. After turning herself in, she believes it should be case closed. However, Agent Nolan Foster has a different idea. He thinks someone else is putting her in the middle of the crimes to frame her, and it's up to them to figure out who it is to prove her innocence. He may be a rookie and may have very few people on his side, but he's determined to follow his instincts on this one, come what may. copyright © epicmishamigo 2021

A suicide or a murder? Who, how and why? Love is beautiful. But it can make you do things you would have never done otherwise. It can break a person down, shatter them into a million pieces. But it also has the capacity to build them up again. It can make them sacrifice a lot. And that was what happened. This story is filled with intrigue, different perspectives, their stories, secrets and lies. Filled with emotions; love, regret, grief, hopelessness, vengefulness and vulnerability, 'The Killer' is a typical murder mystery with numerous twists and turns. Nobody will find out what happened, they won't know. Hillary Richards, a betrayed, loving wife dies one night, only for her husband to be tangled in a web of lies, tales and complications. There is no escape for him. And there is nothing he wouldn't do for her.

In the riveting sequel to "How To Find a Killer," Rowan finds herself grappling with depression and anxiety as she continues her relentless pursuit for justice, haunted by the person who torments her from the shadows. Meanwhile, Avery uncovers shocking family secrets that makes her question everything she's been told. However, Rowan's relationship with Brielle faces new challenges as her struggles with anxiety and depression worsen due to Ghost torments. Brielle struggles to understand and support Rowan amidst the chaos and danger, leading to tensions and misunderstandings between them. As Rowan and Avery navigate through a treacherous maze of deceit and danger, they realize that the truth is far more sinister than they ever imagined. With each twist and turn, their relationship is tested to its limits. In "How To Catch a Killer," secrets unravel, and the truth proves to be more elusive than ever. And as Ghost continues to haunt them, driving them ever closer to the edge of madness, Rowan must confront her own inner demons while racing against time to unmask the killer before they strike again.

Just when they thought about ending the case, I made my preparation of beginning the chase and that's where I always won, for I never stopped when they started and never paused when they departed ~ The Stalker Imagine getting invited to a grand feast, which serves mass-murder as dessert. All eyes are upon SHO Syna, the lead investigator who stakes her career over the case, when she receives letters from The Stalker. Ten years, three mass-murders, one serial Killer, an undiscovered pattern and just one name ; The Stalker. A comeback after 5 years! Evidence pointed in the direction of the psycho genius, too many similarities to be ruled out! New quotes with hidden messages are uncovered, there lies just one question for Syna and Akash, after all these years, will they be able to make a difference and end the chase? Or would the identity of The Stalker remain undiscovered forever? Can you handle the thrill waiting for you inside this story?

Surviving in juvenile prison? Tough. Surviving in juvenile prison with the added bonus of seeing ghosts? Tougher. Bailey has a sixth sense, a criminal record and no appetite for trouble; serving a year-long prison sentence already sucks enough in and of itself. If only the spirits would leave her in peace. A strange warning, an inexplicable injury, a disturbing message written on her cell's wall in blood: Bailey has no choice but to conclude a ghost is out to get her. To save her life, she must find out why. But in a place where restriction is everything and escape impossible, that may be harder than it seems. ~ONC 2020 shortlister and honourable mention~ ~Featured on 'Die Young, Stay Pretty' reading list on @Horror~ -Featured on 'Horror/Paranormal' reading list on @CommunityTeam~ ~Featured on 'Life after death' reading list on @Paranormal~ ~Featured on 'Wicked little creatures' reading list on @TeenFiction~ ~Featured on 'I see dead people' on @fright~ ~Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered, may 2022~ ~Featured on 'The Rebels' reading list on @Badassreads~ ~Amby Awards 2023 Top Pick~ Written for ONC 2020. Cover by @agraveyardhag

He kills people for pleasure. She kills people for work. He has a dark past, she has secrets. He is fascinated by her. She just wants to go back to her routine. To save her head and her job, he makes a deal with her. She should work for him. What chances are there for a mere downtown criminal to work with a notorious serial killer? Find out what a serial killer harbours on the other side of his personality. *** Have you ever wondered what a serial killer does when he is not on a killing spree? There's always two sides to a person and there is also an other side to a serial killer. [Extended description inside] Started 12 Feb 2020 Completed 8th Aug 2020 Republished 30 Sept 2020 after it got deleted. 16 sept 2020 _7k reads. No sexual themes, moderate Violence, strong language, no known sensitive themes. #1 in projectwomanup #6 in BadassReads #8 in serialkiller #2 in psychopath ®All rights reserved © Aurora_thoughts™ Original draft 2020