Mystery Stories

Luc Devereaux

Rain slaps against my fedora. The Grand Palais looms, a dark giant awakened by the storm. I'm not here for the view. I'm here for the glove. It's a single, blac…

Sofia Verlanti

As I rummage through my grandmother's attic, now mine to sort through after her passing, my fingers stumble upon something unexpected. Tucked away in a pocket o…

Dr. H. Ashford

Being the private diary of Miss Emmeline Foss, engaged as governess to the Haverstock household, Dunmore Hall, North Yorkshire, commencing the fourteenth day of…

Luc Devereaux

Cobblestones dig into my knees. Prague at 3 am is all shadows and echoes. The alley smells of old rain and newer piss. I'm looking for something that shouldn't …

Yuki Kazehara

The ink was still wet. Satomi touched it, almost without thinking, then regretted the smudge blossoming on her fingertip. Beside the scroll, the renowned callig…

Cass Ferren

The wing is not fragile the way you expect. It does not crumble. It sits against the page like a thing that chose to stay. You find it on a Tuesday. Not a signi…

Elara Nightwood

The Tenth of Thaw I have accepted the position. The Admiralty thinks me qualified to chart the Drifting Isles, which tells you everything you need to know about…

Marcus Veil

1.0001 The anomaly registered at 03:17 Sol time. Station log Stellar Vigil 4.6.2, designation XV-3, logged the event. Elias Thorne, sole occupant, ran the prima…

Sofia Verlanti

As she climbed the creaky stairs to the attic, Emily felt a thrill of excitement mixed with a hint of trepidation. The old house, with its worn wooden floors an…

Dr. H. Ashford

From the personal diary of Mr. Edmund Crale, formerly employed as Head Groundskeeper at Blackwood Manor, Shropshire. The diary was discovered in the potting she…

Yuki Kazehara

The clocks had stopped, of course. That was how she found him. Ms. Ishikawa, whose floral arrangements graced the lobby of the Seishin Municipal Police Station …

Luc Devereaux

The key is cold in my palm. Too cold for Prague in May. I should know. I've been working the Charles Bridge for three weeks now, lifting wallets from tourists w…