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All Mystery/Suspense Short Stories

25 Most Recent Mystery/Suspense Short Stories

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The stranger by Henrik Holmgren
Fredrik is waiting for his date, when a stranger sits down beside him...
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Read excerpt from The Suitcase The Suitcase by Lavender Leigh
I have no idea where this came from. It just poured out on the page...
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Read excerpt from The Sweet Wagon The Sweet Wagon by Tim Rouse
I wrote the initial "bulk" of this story in a couple of hours, just to submit it to a contest. Turns out, I liked it. Let me know what you think...
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The Tapestry we Unfolded Wrong by Richard Kallao
original..
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The Theatre Of Life by Paul Mc Cann
A special group of children put on a play for their parents and teachers with the help of a gifted man..
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The Ton-up Run by Peter Hedge
First broadcast on SABC radio in their series "Short Stories from Near and Far"...
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The Touch Stone by Paul Mc Cann
Story about the journey of a stone and how it changed the lives of those who touched it..
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The Tower by Janice Scott
The man drags himself and the sack upwards, ever upwards.....
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The traffic Patrol by John Townsend
In the middle of nowhere a stranger warns...
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The Trap Door (Part I) by Mary Lacey Desertrat
Were you ever curious about something, than forbidden to pursue it? This story takes place in the 1960s..
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The Trap Door (Part II) by Mary Lacey Desertrat
This is the second part of my first mystery story. It will not make sense unless you have read the first part. The story takes place in the 1960s...
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The Trap Door Part III (Revised) by Mary Lacey Desertrat
The third part where Mrs. Davis takes us back 100 years...
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The Trap Door Part IV (revised) by Mary Lacey Desertrat
The Truth comes out..
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The Trashman Cometh by Diana Lambson
This is the prologue and first section for an 11,000 word "short" story. Would like some comment on how to edit it down or add to it to make it long enough for a novella. As it stands, the whole story is too long to be considered short...
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The Traveler by Paul Mc Cann
Story of a man with extraordinary gifts ..
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The Travellers Farewell by Paul Mc Cann
A visiting community gather to give a special farewell ..
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The tree by rite
No posessions, no money, no status, just the love for nature and nothing to limit the scope of imagination. ..
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The Truth About Tomorrow…Love Letters From The Other Side. by J. Allen Wilson
President Chelsea Clinton was quoted as saying that “The United States will launch a full unadulterated retaliatory strike on Syria for its wanton destruction of Israel.” ..
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The Twelve Days of Christmas by Suzanne Flaig
Published in anthology "How NOT to Survive the Holidays" (Desert Sleuths Sisters in Crime, 2009)..
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The Unexplained by Declan Crosson
There isn't a category called Weird so this got put under Mystery...:)..
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The Vanishing Of Father Fabian by Regis Auffray
A mysterious disappearance still not solved...
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The Visit by Paul Mc Cann
The death of a young boy prevented by a visit from beyond . ..
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The Visitor by Sandra Mushi
"In Love You Died," read the grave stone ... .....
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The Way the Cookie Crumbles by Bob Liter
Some guys get nothing but crumbs ..
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The Weary Traveller by Anna M
Things aren't always what they seem......
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The White Boy by Michael Hogan
Paradise is nearly lost for a young boy in the rain forest...
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The White House Agenda part l by Richard Kallao
original..
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The Wicked Stepcar by L C Evans
This story was first published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and later republished in France...
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Read excerpt from The Window The Window by Laura Graham
It's the small top window in the boarded up house across the garden that becomes Jean's obsession. There was somebody there, she was certain of it; she could almost see a face through the murky glass. And surely, the hand that waved was no trick of light?..
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The Witness Stand part 1: The Evidence by Richard Kallao
original..
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The Witness Stand part 2: Reflections by Richard Kallao
original..
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The Woman in the Red Scarf by Y. Washington
A family reunion picnic is going to change a journalists life forever. ..
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The Woods Murder Case part 1 by Richard Kallao
original..
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The Woods Murder Case part 2:How many Skeletons Do you Have ? by Richard Kallao
original..
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The Writer’s Itch by John Speeking
Weird things transpire with the onset of a mysterious itch, especially when a circus comes to town...
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View Photo of The Yellow Flowers Read excerpt from The Yellow Flowers The Yellow Flowers by Jason Thrift
The story of a man that could live forever, who's life is coming to an end.....
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The Zero Harm Principle by Paul Mc Cann
School teacher starts a safety first campaign at the school where many strange events are taking place ..
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There were others: Mrs. Boldrey's dreams, part II by Steve Joos
This is the follow-up to an original story posted elsewhere on this site. In this installment, Mrs. Boldrey is now a counselor at her old high school. She has a new job at a new school, but there are still plenty of old, dark secrets which must be dealt with..
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THIRST - Chapter 5 by Wa Conner
Cash thought that St. Paul’s Episcopal Church had once probably been a sight to behold during its glory days but it was clear those days were clearly behind it and the fading building that slumped in front of him was rapidly sinking into disrepair. It seemed, particularly in this gloomy rain to be a..
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THIRST - Chapter Two excerpt by Wa Conner
This is an excerpt from my cyberpunk/science fiction/suspense thriller novel "THIRST"...
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Thoughts by Paul Mc Cann
A man started to hear people speaking to him in empty rooms and went seeking an answer why ..
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Tick. Tick.Tick by Richard Kallao
original..
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Time by Steve Doyle
A teenage ghost fears for the new family her twin brothers intend to haunt...
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Time To Go by Paul Mc Cann
A once in a life time journey for an old man ..
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To Kill A Rat by Gwen Madoc
Revenge is the oldest motive to kill. And Samantha is consumed by revenge...
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Tom's Tall Tales Told Truthfully - Part 5 - by Tom poesyco.th@gmail.com
I must apologize, as this post includes almost an entire month of these various and sundry shennanigans. As you read - if you read - and become confused - it's OKAY - it is not you - confusion is an integral part of the plan - it helps to get the cobwebs out of your mind - i.e. there is a ..
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Too Sweet by Ken Kuhlken
Tom Hickey and sons, from the Hollywood and Crime anthology. ..
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Tracks by sARA QUESt
(2400 words) “The belief in immortality rests not very much on the hope of going on. Few of us want to do that, but we would like very much to begin again.” – Heywood Broun, Pieces of Hate The elderly woman next door was the..
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Trumpet Of The Unicorn by E Detetcheverrie
The first five chapters.....
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Twisted by Amy Black
Becky really likes Sam. But so does someone else. Someone is out to get Becky if she doesn't let Sam go. Will Sam and Becky's relationship live?..
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7. Hanging with Stanley pt. 1
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