Whodunit Stories

[COMPLETED] Two women. One name. Too many secrets to count. Married to her high school sweetheart, Calista Hargrove thought she had the perfect life. She never imagined she'd be the victim of an attempted murder. When she wakes up in a hospital bed mistaken as the wealthy Calista Dover, she quickly realizes her old life wasn't everything it seemed to be. Is someone trying to murder her? Was her husband really having an affair? And more importantly, where is the real Calista Dover?

WATTY WINNER! Life has dealt city girl Olivia Porter a series of bad hands, but just as she's about to fold, fate intervenes and leaves her with a full house. Out of other options, she takes a gamble and moves to the countryside, hoping Lady Luck will follow along. Olivia's decision to embrace the single life is soon challenged by the arrival of local ace, Tate, and wild card, Warren, but little villages can hide big secrets and somebody thinks Olivia is holding the key to theirs. As her opponent ups his game, Olivia gets one last roll of the dice with the arrival of a leather-clad stranger. Will she hit the jackpot or go bust? Joker in the Pack is a standalone romantic suspense novel from the Blackwood UK series - no cliffhanger! FEATURED by Wattpad. Highest ranking: Mystery/Thriller #2

Six former high school overachievers-now burned-out professionals in their mid-thirties-drive up to a secluded mountain Airbnb called Casa Alta to finish a research proposal on heritage and adaptive reuse. The house is beautiful, old, and quiet... almost too quiet. There are six bedrooms on the second floor. Six keys waiting in a basket. A cracked family portrait on the wall. Fog that curls around the terrace but never quite touches the house. The caretaker says they're the first guests in a long time. On the first night, someone hears a key turning in the corridor. On the second night, one door locks itself-and the person inside swears they weren't alone. Trapped without signal in the middle of the mountains, the group begins to remember the classmate who vanished years ago, the retreat they never talk about, and the secrets they've built their adult lives around. Casa Alta knows what they did. And it hasn't forgiven them. In this Filipino ghost-whodunit, every room holds a piece of the truth- and every locked door chooses its next confession.

When Aarika Rao, a broke 24-year-old graphic designer, rants on social media about a viral kidnapping case, she never expects the internet to take her seriously- especially not when her sarcastic "theory" accidentally turns out to be 100% true. Overnight, she becomes an online sensation. People start begging her to solve their cheating spouses, stolen pets, missing phones... even a haunted house. To manage the chaos, Aarika reluctantly opens "The Accidental Detective Agency" with her two equally unhinged best friends: Mira - an aspiring actress who can lie better than she can breathe Shanaya - a hacker who claims she's "not hacking, just borrowing information" But the fun ends when a real criminal begins leaving clues specifically for Aarika, challenging her with twisted mysteries she never asked for. As the cases grow darker and the city grows obsessed with her "abilities," Aarika realizes someone is watching her... learning her patterns... and turning her jokes into deadly games. She started this by accident. But escaping it won't be that easy.

When Savannah Hamilton hears about the body found at St. Luke Senior High's uncompleted building, she expects tragedy, but not this. Not him, cold and lifeless. The school erupts with whispers: suicide, they say. Every finger points at Savannah. But she knows better. The suicide was staged. Someone at St. Luke is a killer, and they're letting her take the fall. As regret turns to fury, one truth burns in Savannah's mind: someone in this school is no saint. Someone planned this. Watched. Waited. Struck. Now Savannah must uncover which face in the crowded hallways hides a murderer's eyes before she becomes the next body found. watch the trailer now on YouTube 👇: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4B6SXUEW2TA My social media account: YouTube: DreamWalter1 Instagram: dreamwalter1 SnapChat; pawoulladream1

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

𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝙝𝙖𝙬𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙨, 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖, 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺, 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘳. 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙭 𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙭 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘤 [𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣] 𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙖𝙪

When the King of Denmark dies under suspicious circumstances, the royal court calls in an unlikely investigator: Lieutenant Columbo, a rumpled homicide detective from the LAPD who seems completely out of his depth among the scheming nobility of Elsinore Castle. Content warnings: Murder, suicide, family dysfunction, political corruption, existential crises, and at least one staged play that's designed to give a king a guilt-induced panic attack.

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

By sunrise, the queen was dead. They found Chloe Monroe's body behind the football bleachers-her signature pink nails caked with dirt, her phone shattered beside her like glass promises. The police said it was murder. The students said it was karma. At Crescent High, Chloe wasn't just popular-she was power wrapped in perfume and cruelty. The kind of girl who smiled at you just before she ruined your life. She could make someone disappear from the social food chain with a single rumor, and she loved doing it. But beneath the perfect hair, the designer bags, and the fake apologies, Chloe had built herself an army of enemies. Everyone had a story, a reason, a scar. A girl she exposed. A boy she humiliated. A friend she betrayed. A teacher she made loose his job. So when word spread that she was gone, nobody cried. Not really. They whispered. They speculated. Some even smiled. Because in Crescent High, everyone hated Chloe Monroe. The only mystery left- was who hated her enough to kill her.

--- When Eleanor Hawthorne returns from Paris, she expects frosty dinners, tense family silences, and perhaps the occasional passive-aggressive comment from her eldest brother. What she doesn't expect is for their powerful and enigmatic father to vanish without a trace. While her brother insists on doing things "properly"-meaning slowly, ineffectively, and with all the imagination of a brick-Eleanor takes matters into her own hands. Unfortunately, she's not alone. Sherlock Holmes, called in behind her back, arrives with his insufferable charm, unbearable deductions, and a maddening habit of always being *just* a step ahead. Thrown together in a reluctant alliance, Eleanor and Holmes clash through drawing rooms, solicitor offices, and the grimiest corners of London society in search of answers. Their only clues? A missing man, a name no one wants to speak, and a trail of secrets that everyone seems desperate to keep buried. This is personal. And Eleanor Hawthorne is not the type to sit quietly and sew while men make all the decisions. ---

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Arden Heights was meant to be a retreat-a quiet place where faculty could plan the future of their college. Instead, it becomes a confession chamber. As a violent storm traps eight educators inside, old grudges and buried scandals claw their way into the open. When the power dies and a man collapses with a knife in his ribs, the house becomes a map of motives: debt, betrayal, jealousy, lost recognition, and a secret that should have been buried long ago. But death is only the beginning. Someone else in the house is willing to kill to protect what remains of a ruined legacy. Someone whose devotion twists into violence. Someone who knows the hallways too well. With the storm raging and the truth tightening like a noose, The House at Arden Heights becomes a story not just of murder, but of the terrifying ways people justify their sins when the walls close in.

At thirteen, Hannah Lockridge witnessed her twin brother's brutal death - and the shadowy figure who fled the scene. Everyone called it an accident. Hannah never believed them. Now eighteen, she searches for the truth behind Harry's final whisper, uncovering secrets her powerful family would kill to keep buried.

Halloween is truly a festive time of year. Spooky stories, haunted houses and vampires that you can't help but thirst over because you're weird like that. That's why Hale Woodsen's inviting you to the Traitre Museum. You know, that weirdly atmospheric place near 86th, the one with the dome ceiling? Yeah. There'll be music. Shadows. Smoke machines. Candlelight that definitely isn't safe. Maybe even a Ouija board or two. Costumes are absolutely mandatory - don't come dressed like a civilian unless you want to be sacrificed mid-party for the aesthetic. For everyone has suffered a tragedy recently, the disappearance of Luca Almirez. For those who don't know (you're living under a rock), the basketballer disappeared a month or two ago, after the biggest game of his life. Nothing's been found about him, and to be honest? We're not sure if there ever will be. He was a best friend, a gifted sportsman, and overall a beloved member of society. Perhaps this is Hale's way of battling the grief. Since, you know, he was Luca's best friend. He's trying just as hard as everyone else to get to the bottom of this. His list of suspects is never ending, from Cady Lovaine to Ruel Cruz, to even Reverie Vale and Leslie Wilde. But they have hunches too, and so the story continues, dangerous and twisted. But that's not everything. If you want to get all the details, let's leave the Halloween party. Let's go to the 2nd of August, where everything began.

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:)

"Dear Giles, I'm sure you already know what this note is going to say. Please, do find solace in this as it once again means your life is spared, but for many of this next set of guests, they will be scared. Not only for their lives but scared quite literally. I have enclosed some information on the back of this letter. Follow the rules and no harm will come to you or your staff." ~Delightfully yours, the Killer. Once again, Giles the butler finds himself stranded in a mysterious manor with an evil killer. The killer has invited eleven guests including themself to stay a few weeks at Dawson Cove in Devonshire, England. The rules are simple. Each week, one person will die and the other guests have to solve the crime of how they were murdered. They will then make their cases and the game will continue. Until there is only one winner and the killer. This may just be the sickest most vile killer yet and it could be any one of them. Might it be the the inquisitive therapist, the dog trainer, the CEO of a multi-million dollar company, or could it be the definition of a broadway star? Trust no one. Good luck.

Originally published in July 2024. Gray Early is a detective and he needs to solve the case of a wealthy businessman named Jay Jones. The victim has been murdered last night. He interrogates his colleagues and his wife, Katie Jones. Will they find the culprit? Find out in this short story.

What would you do if you found out nothing in your life is as it seems? Grace never expected to be attacked after a night out, let alone wake up in a stranger's house the morning after. But that's only the beginning. When she discovers her family has been receiving threatening letters from an anonymous writer, Grace realizes the safety her wealthy life once provided is completely gone. As more secrets begin to surface, she starts questioning everything and everyone she thought she knew, deciding to take matters into her own hands. A decision made to save her father, her only family. A decision that will bring her closer to danger, but one she won't walk away from. Even if it means risking her life. The stakes have never been higher: is Grace ready to face what's coming?

Rae Innes never planned on raising her niece and nephew alone, but she's determined to keep Jordyn and Marcus safe-no matter what. A weekend retreat at the sprawling, high-tech Sunnyside Estate should have been a chance to catch their breath. Instead, it becomes a labyrinth of secrets, shadows, and sudden danger. When socialite guest Lila Anderson meets a mysterious fate, Rae finds herself swept into a puzzle that challenges her wit, courage, and trust. Her sharp observations, Jordyn's keen eye, and Marcus's restless energy draw them all into a web of intrigue-suspicion doesn't spare anyone. Every sleek hallway, every modern smart-home glitch, and every whispered secret brings them closer to the truth...if they can survive long enough to uncover it. ⸻ ©️ _RelleLebby_